community.vmware.vmware_host_active_directory – Joins an ESXi host system to an Active Directory domain or leaves it
community.vmware.vmware_host_active_directory – Joins an ESXi host system to an Active Directory domain or leaves it
Note
This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.6.0).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_host_active_directory
.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to join or leave an ESXi host to or from an Active Directory domain.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
ad_domain string |
AD Domain to join.
| |
ad_password string |
Password for AD domain join. | |
ad_state string |
|
Whether the ESXi host is joined to an AD domain or not.
|
ad_user string |
Username for AD domain join. | |
cluster_name string |
Name of the cluster from which all host systems will be used. This parameter is required if | |
esxi_hostname string |
Name of the host system to work with. This parameter is required if | |
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 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 Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
| |
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 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 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 | |
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 Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
| |
validate_certs boolean |
|
Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to |
Notes
Note
- Tested on vSphere 6.5
Examples
- name: Join an AD domain
community.vmware.vmware_host_active_directory:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
ad_domain: example.local
ad_user: adjoin
ad_password: Password123$
ad_state: present
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Leave AD domain
community.vmware.vmware_host_active_directory:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
ad_state: absent
delegate_to: localhost
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
results dictionary |
always |
metadata about host system's AD domain join state
Sample: {'esxi01': {'ad_state': 'present', 'ad_state_current': 'present', 'ad_state_previous': 'absent', 'changed': True, 'domain': 'example.local', 'membership_state': 'ok', 'msg': 'Host joined to AD domain'}} |
Authors
- Christian Kotte (@ckotte)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.10/collections/community/vmware/vmware_host_active_directory_module.html