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vmware_vsan_cluster - Configure VSAN clustering on an ESXi host

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to configure VSAN clustering on an ESXi host

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cluster_uuid
Desired cluster UUID
hostname
The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.
Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.
password
The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.
Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.

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.
username
The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.
Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.

aliases: user, admin
validate_certs
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Default:
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.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 5.5

Examples

# Example command from Ansible Playbook

- name: Configure VMware VSAN Cluster
  hosts: deploy_node
  gather_facts: False
  tags:
    - vsan
  tasks:
    - name: Configure VSAN on first host
      vmware_vsan_cluster:
         hostname: "{{ groups['esxi'][0] }}"
         username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
         password: "{{ site_password }}"
      register: vsan_cluster

    - name: Configure VSAN on remaining hosts
      vmware_vsan_cluster:
         hostname: "{{ item }}"
         username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
         password: "{{ site_password }}"
         cluster_uuid: "{{ vsan_cluster.cluster_uuid }}"
      with_items: "{{ groups['esxi'][1:] }}"

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author

  • Russell Teague (@mtnbikenc)

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