community.vmware.vmware_host_powerstate – Manages power states of host systems in vCenter
community.vmware.vmware_host_powerstate – Manages power states of host systems in vCenter
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_powerstate
.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to manage power states of host systems in given vCenter infrastructure.
- User can set power state to ‘power-down-to-standby’, ‘power-up-from-standby’, ‘shutdown-host’ and ‘reboot-host’.
- State ‘reboot-host’, ‘shutdown-host’ and ‘power-down-to-standby’ are not supported by all the host systems.
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 | |
force boolean |
|
This parameter specify if the host should be proceeding with user defined powerstate regardless of whether it is in maintenance mode. If If If Not applicable 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 | |
state string |
|
Set the state of the host system. |
timeout integer |
Default: 600 |
This parameter defines timeout for Ignored if This parameter is defined in seconds. |
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 |
Examples
- name: Set the state of a host system to reboot
community.vmware.vmware_host_powerstate:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
state: reboot-host
delegate_to: localhost
register: reboot_host
- name: Set the state of a host system to power down to standby
community.vmware.vmware_host_powerstate:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
state: power-down-to-standby
delegate_to: localhost
register: power_down
- name: Set the state of all host systems from cluster to reboot
community.vmware.vmware_host_powerstate:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
state: reboot-host
delegate_to: localhost
register: reboot_host
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 state
Sample: {'esxi01': {'error': , 'msg': "power down 'esxi01' to standby"}} |
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_powerstate_module.html