community.vmware.vmware_maintenancemode – Place a host into maintenance mode

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_maintenancemode.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

This module can be used for placing a ESXi host into maintenance mode.
Support for VSAN compliant maintenance mode when selected.

Requirements

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

python >= 2.6
PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
esxi_hostname string / required		Name of the host as defined in vCenter.
evacuate boolean	no ← yes	If set to `True`, evacuate all powered off VMs.
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	Enter or exit maintenance mode.
timeout integer	Default: 0	Specify a timeout for the operation.
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.
vsan string	ensureObjectAccessibility evacuateAllData noAction	Specify which VSAN compliant mode to enter. aliases: vsan_mode

Notes

Note

Tested on vSphere 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5

Examples

- name: Enter VSAN-Compliant Maintenance Mode
  community.vmware.vmware_maintenancemode:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    vsan: ensureObjectAccessibility
    evacuate: true
    timeout: 3600
    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
hostname string	always	Name of host in vCenter Sample: esxi.local.domain
hostsystem string	always	Name of vim reference Sample: 'vim.HostSystem:host-236'
status string	always	Action taken Sample: ENTER

Authors

Jay Jahns (@jjahns) <[email protected]>
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_maintenancemode_module.html