vmware_host_ntp – Manage NTP server configuration of an ESXi host

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vmware_host_ntp – Manage NTP server configuration of an ESXi host

New in version 2.5.


Synopsis

  • This module can be used to configure, add or remove NTP servers from an ESXi host.
  • If state is not given, the NTP servers will be configured in the exact sequence.
  • User can specify an ESXi hostname or Cluster name. In case of cluster name, all ESXi hosts are updated.

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 parameter is required if esxi_hostname is not specified.

esxi_hostname

string

Name of the host system to work with.

This parameter is required if cluster_name is not specified.

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.

ntp_servers

list / required

IP or FQDN of NTP server(s).

This accepts a list of NTP servers. For multiple servers, please look at the examples.

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

added in 2.5

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.

state

string

  • present
  • absent

present: Add NTP server(s), if specified server(s) are absent else do nothing.

absent: Remove NTP server(s), if specified server(s) are present else do nothing.

Specified NTP server(s) will be configured if state isn't specified.

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 yes, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

verbose

boolean

added in 2.8

  • no

  • yes

Verbose output of the configuration change.

Explains if an NTP server was added, removed, or if the NTP server sequence was changed.



Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 6.5


Examples

- name: Configure NTP servers for an ESXi Host
  vmware_host_ntp:
    hostname: vcenter01.example.local
    username: [email protected]
    password: SuperSecretPassword
    esxi_hostname: esx01.example.local
    ntp_servers:
        - 0.pool.ntp.org
        - 1.pool.ntp.org
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Set NTP servers for all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  vmware_host_ntp:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
    state: present
    ntp_servers:
        - 0.pool.ntp.org
        - 1.pool.ntp.org
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Set NTP servers for an ESXi Host
  vmware_host_ntp:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: present
    ntp_servers:
        - 0.pool.ntp.org
        - 1.pool.ntp.org
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove NTP servers for an ESXi Host
  vmware_host_ntp:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: absent
    ntp_servers:
        - bad.server.ntp.org
  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 host system's NTP configuration


Sample:

{'esx01.example.local': {'ntp_servers_changed': ['time1.example.local', 'time2.example.local', 'time3.example.local', 'time4.example.local'], 'ntp_servers': ['time3.example.local', 'time4.example.local'], 'ntp_servers_previous': ['time1.example.local', 'time2.example.local']}, 'esx02.example.local': {'ntp_servers_changed': ['time3.example.local'], 'ntp_servers_current': ['time1.example.local', 'time2.example.local', 'time3.example.local'], 'state': 'present', 'ntp_servers_previous': ['time1.example.local', 'time2.example.local']}}




Status

Authors

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
  • Christian Kotte (@ckotte)

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