community.vmware.vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate – Migrates a virtual machine from a standard vswitch to distributed
community.vmware.vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate – Migrates a virtual machine from a standard vswitch to distributed
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_vm_vss_dvs_migrate
.
Synopsis
- Migrates a virtual machine from a standard vswitch to distributed
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
dvportgroup_name string / required |
Name of the portgroup to migrate to the virtual machine to | |
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 |
vm_name string / required |
Name of the virtual machine to migrate to a dvSwitch |
Notes
Note
- Tested on vSphere 5.5
Examples
- name: Migrate VCSA to vDS
community.vmware.vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
vm_name: '{{ vm_name }}'
dvportgroup_name: '{{ distributed_portgroup_name }}'
delegate_to: localhost
Authors
- Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)
© 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_vm_vss_dvs_migrate_module.html