vmware_host_snmp – Configures SNMP on an ESXi host system

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vmware_host_snmp – Configures SNMP on an ESXi host system

New in version 2.8.


Synopsis

  • This module can be used to configure the embedded SNMP agent on an ESXi host.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

community

list

List of SNMP community strings.

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.

hw_source

string

  • indications

  • sensors

Source hardware events from IPMI sensors or CIM Indications.

The embedded SNMP agent receives hardware events either from IPMI sensors sensors or CIM indications indications.

log_level

string

  • debug
  • info

  • warning
  • error

Syslog logging level.

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.

send_trap

boolean

  • no

  • yes

Send a test trap to validate the configuration.

snmp_port

integer

Default:

161

Port used by the SNMP agent.

state

string

  • disabled

  • enabled
  • reset

Enable, disable, or reset the SNMP agent.

trap_filter

list

A list of trap oids for traps not to be sent by agent, e.g. [ 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.4.1.1.0, 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.4.1.1.1 ]

Use value reset to clear settings.

trap_targets

-

Default:

[]

A list of trap targets.

You need to use hostname, port, and community for each trap target.

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.



Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 6.5
  • You need to reset the agent (to factory defaults) if you want to clear all community strings, trap targets, or filters
  • SNMP v3 configuration isn’t implemented yet


Examples

- name: Enable and configure SNMP community
  vmware_host_snmp:
    hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
    password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
    community: [ test ]
    state: enabled
    validate_certs: no
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Configure SNMP traps and filters
  vmware_host_snmp:
    hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
    password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
    community: [ test ]
    trap_targets:
      - hostname: 192.168.1.100
        port: 162
        community: test123
      - hostname: 192.168.1.101
        port: 162
        community: test1234
    trap_filter:
      - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.4.1.1.0
      - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.4.1.1.1
    state: enabled
    validate_certs: no
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Disable SNMP
  vmware_host_snmp:
    hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
    password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
    state: disabled
    validate_certs: no
  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 SNMP configuration


Sample:

{'esxi01': {'changed': False, 'community': ['test'], 'hw_source': 'indications', 'msg': 'SNMP already configured properly', 'port': 161, 'state': 'enabled', 'trap_targets': []}}




Status

Authors

  • Christian Kotte (@ckotte)

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