vmware_host_ipv6 – Enables/Disables IPv6 support for an ESXi host system

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status

Synopsis

This module can be used to enable or disable IPv6 support for ESXi host systems in given vCenter infrastructure.
It also checks if the host needs to be restarted.

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 is required parameter if `esxi_hostname` is not specified.
esxi_hostname string		Name of the host system to work with. This is required parameter 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.
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.
proxy_host string added in 2.9		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 added in 2.9		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	enabled ← disabled	Enable or disable IPv6 support. You need to reboot the ESXi host if you change the configuration.
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

Examples

- name: Enable IPv6 for an host system
  vmware_host_ipv6:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: enabled
    validate_certs: no
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Disable IPv6 for an host system
  vmware_host_ipv6:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: disabled
    validate_certs: no
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Disable IPv6 for all host systems from cluster
  vmware_host_ipv6:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
    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
result dictionary	always	metadata about host system's IPv6 configuration Sample: {'esxi01': {'changed': False, 'msg': "IPv6 is already enabled and active for host 'esxi01'"}}

Status

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

Christian Kotte (@ckotte) <[email protected]>

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/vmware_host_ipv6_module.html