community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown – Manage administrator permission for the local administrative account for the ESXi host

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_lockdown.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

This module can be used to manage administrator permission for the local administrative account for the host when ESXi hostname is given.
All parameters and VMware objects values are case sensitive.
This module is destructive as administrator permission are managed using APIs used, please read options carefully and proceed.
Please specify hostname as vCenter IP or hostname only, as lockdown operations are not possible from standalone ESXi server.

Requirements

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

python >= 2.6
PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
cluster_name string		Name of cluster. All host systems from given cluster used to manage lockdown. Required parameter, if `esxi_hostname` is not set.
esxi_hostname list / elements=string		List of ESXi hostname to manage lockdown. Required parameter, if `cluster_name` is not set. See examples for specifications.
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	present ← absent	State of hosts system If set to `present`, all host systems will be set in lockdown mode. If host system is already in lockdown mode and set to `present`, no action will be taken. If set to `absent`, all host systems will be removed from lockdown mode. If host system is already out of lockdown mode and set to `absent`, no action will be taken.
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	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

Tested on vSphere 6.5

Examples

- name: Enter host system into lockdown mode
  community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Exit host systems from lockdown mode
  community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Enter host systems into lockdown mode
  community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname:
        - '{{ esxi_hostname_1 }}'
        - '{{ esxi_hostname_2 }}'
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Exit host systems from lockdown mode
  community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname:
        - '{{ esxi_hostname_1 }}'
        - '{{ esxi_hostname_2 }}'
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Enter all host system from cluster into lockdown mode
  community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
    state: present
  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 state of Host system lock down Sample: {'host_lockdown_state': {'DC0_C0': {'current_state': 'present', 'desired_state': 'present', 'previous_state': 'absent'}}}

Authors

Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

© 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_lockdown_module.html