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vmware_datacenter - Manage VMware vSphere Datacenters

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

Manage VMware vSphere Datacenters

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Options

parameter required default choices comments
datacenter_name
 yes
    The name of the datacenter the cluster will be created in.
    hostname
    		 yes
      The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter
      password
      		 yes
        The password of the vSphere vCenter

        aliases: pass, pwd
        state
        		 no present
        • present
        • absent
        If the datacenter should be present or absent
        username
        		 yes
          The username of the vSphere vCenter

          aliases: user, admin

          Examples

          # Example vmware_datacenter command from Ansible Playbooks
- name: Create Datacenter
      local_action: >
        vmware_datacenter
        hostname="{{ ansible_ssh_host }}" username=root password=vmware
        datacenter_name="datacenter" state=present

          Notes

          Note

          Tested on vSphere 6.0

          This is an Extras Module

          For more information on what this means please read Extras Modules

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