New in version 2.0.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Comments |
---|---|---|
datacenter_name
required |
|
The name of the datacenter the cluster will be created in.
|
hostname
required |
|
The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter API server
|
password
required |
|
The password of the vSphere vCenter
aliases: pass, pwd |
port
(added in 2.5) |
Default:
443
|
The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
VMWARE_PORT will be used instead.Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.
|
state
|
|
If the datacenter should be present or absent
|
username
required |
|
The username of the vSphere vCenter
aliases: user, admin |
validate_certs
|
True
|
Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to
false when certificates are not trusted.If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead.Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.
|
Note
# Example vmware_datacenter command from Ansible Playbooks
- name: Create Datacenter
local_action:
module: vmware_datacenter
hostname: "{{ ansible_ssh_host }}"
username: root
password: vmware
datacenter_name: "datacenter"
state: present
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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