vmware_dns_config - Manage VMware ESXi DNS Configuration

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis
Requirements (on host that executes module)
Options
Examples
Notes
This is an Extras Module

Synopsis

Manage VMware ESXi DNS Configuration

Requirements (on host that executes module)

python >= 2.6

PyVmomi

Options

parameter	required	comments
change_hostname_to	yes	The hostname that an ESXi host should be changed to.
dns_servers	yes	The DNS servers that the host should be configured to use.
domainname	yes	The domain the ESXi host should be apart of.
hostname	yes	The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter
password	yes	The password of the vSphere vCenter aliases: pass, pwd
username	yes	The username of the vSphere vCenter aliases: user, admin

Examples

# Example vmware_dns_config command from Ansible Playbooks
- name: Configure ESXi hostname and DNS servers
  local_action:
    module: vmware_dns_config
    hostname: esxi_hostname
    username: root
    password: your_password
    change_hostname_to: esx01
    domainname: foo.org
    dns_servers:
        - 8.8.8.8
        - 8.8.4.4

Notes

Note

Tested on vSphere 5.5

This is an Extras Module

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