community.vmware.vmware_host_powermgmt_policy – Manages the Power Management Policy of an ESXI host system
community.vmware.vmware_host_powermgmt_policy – Manages the Power Management Policy of an ESXI host system
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_powermgmt_policy
.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to manage the Power Management Policy of ESXi host systems in given vCenter infrastructure.
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 the cluster from which all host systems will be used. This is required parameter if | |
esxi_hostname string |
Name of the host system to work with. This is required parameter 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.
| |
policy string |
|
Set the Power Management Policy of the host system. |
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: Set the Power Management Policy of a host system to high-performance
community.vmware.vmware_host_powermgmt_policy:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_host }}'
policy: high-performance
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Set the Power Management Policy of all host systems from cluster to high-performance
community.vmware.vmware_host_powermgmt_policy:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
policy: high-performance
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 Power Management Policy
Sample: {'changed': True, 'result': {'esxi01': {'changed': True, 'current_state': 'high-performance', 'desired_state': 'high-performance', 'msg': 'Power policy changed', 'previous_state': 'balanced'}}} |
Authors
- Christian Kotte (@ckotte) <[email protected]>
© 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_powermgmt_policy_module.html