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community.vmware.vmware_host_ipv6

Enables/Disables IPv6 support for an ESXi host system

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to enable or disable IPv6 support for ESXi host systems in given vCenter infrastructure.
  • It also checks if the host needs to be restarted.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cluster_name
string
Name of the cluster from which all host systems will be used.
This is required parameter if esxi_hostname is not specified.
esxi_hostname
string
Name of the host system to work with.
This is required parameter if cluster_name is not specified.
hostname
string
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 support added in Ansible 2.6.
password
string
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 support added in Ansible 2.6.

aliases: pass, pwd
port
integer
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 support added in Ansible 2.6.
proxy_host
string
Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them.
The format is a hostname or a IP.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PROXY_HOST will be used instead.
This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12
proxy_port
integer
Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PROXY_PORT will be used instead.
state
string
    Choices:
  • enabled ←
  • disabled
Enable or disable IPv6 support.
You need to reboot the ESXi host if you change the configuration.
username
string
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 support added in Ansible 2.6.

aliases: admin, user
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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 support added in Ansible 2.6.
If set to true, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

Notes

Note

  • All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.

Examples

- name: Enable IPv6 for an host system
  community.vmware.vmware_host_ipv6:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: enabled
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Disable IPv6 for an host system
  community.vmware.vmware_host_ipv6:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: disabled
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Disable IPv6 for all host systems from cluster
  community.vmware.vmware_host_ipv6:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
    state: disabled
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
result
dictionary
always
metadata about host system's IPv6 configuration

Sample:
{'esxi01': {'changed': False, 'msg': "IPv6 is already enabled and active for host 'esxi01'"}}


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