vmware_vm_vm_drs_rule – Configure VMware DRS Affinity rule for virtual machine in given cluster

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vmware_vm_vm_drs_rule – Configure VMware DRS Affinity rule for virtual machine in given cluster

New in version 2.5.


Synopsis

  • This module can be used to configure VMware DRS Affinity rule for virtual machine in given cluster.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

affinity_rule

boolean

  • no
  • yes

If set to True, the DRS rule will be an Affinity rule.

If set to False, the DRS rule will be an Anti-Affinity rule.

Effective only if state is set to present.

cluster_name

- / required

Desired cluster name where virtual machines are present for the DRS rule.

drs_rule_name

- / required

The name of the DRS rule to manage.

enabled

boolean

  • no

  • yes

If set to True, the DRS rule will be enabled.

Effective only if state is set to present.

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.

mandatory

boolean

  • no

  • yes

If set to True, the DRS rule will be mandatory.

Effective only if state is set to present.

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

-

  • present

  • absent

If set to present, then the DRS rule is created if not present.

If set to present, then the DRS rule is deleted and created if present already.

If set to absent, then the DRS rule is deleted if present.

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.

vms

-

List of virtual machines name for which DRS rule needs to be applied.

Required if state is set to present.



Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 6.5


Examples

- name: Create DRS Affinity Rule for VM-VM
  vmware_vm_vm_drs_rule:
    hostname: "{{ esxi_server }}"
    username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
    password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
    cluster_name: "{{ cluster_name }}"
    validate_certs: no
    vms:
        - vm1
        - vm2
    drs_rule_name: vm1-vm2-affinity-rule-001
    enabled: True
    mandatory: True
    affinity_rule: True
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create DRS Anti-Affinity Rule for VM-VM
  vmware_vm_vm_drs_rule:
    hostname: "{{ esxi_server }}"
    username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
    password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
    cluster_name: "{{ cluster_name }}"
    validate_certs: no
    vms:
        - vm1
        - vm2
    drs_rule_name: vm1-vm2-affinity-rule-001
    enabled: True
    mandatory: True
    affinity_rule: False
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Delete DRS Affinity Rule for VM-VM
  vmware_vm_vm_drs_rule:
    hostname: "{{ esxi_server }}"
    username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
    password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
    cluster_name: "{{ cluster_name }}"
    validate_certs: no
    drs_rule_name: vm1-vm2-affinity-rule-001
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description

result

dictionary

when state is present

metadata about DRS VM and VM rule


Sample:

{'rule_enabled': False, 'rule_key': 20, 'rule_mandatory': True, 'rule_name': 'drs_rule_0014', 'rule_uuid': '525f3bc0-253f-825a-418e-2ec93bffc9ae', 'rule_vms': ['VM_65', 'VM_146']}




Status

Authors

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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