vmware_dvswitch - Create or remove a distributed vSwitch

New in version 2.0.

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

Synopsis

Create or remove a distributed vSwitch

Requirements (on host that executes module)

python >= 2.6

PyVmomi

Options

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
datacenter_name	yes			The name of the datacenter that will contain the dvSwitch
discovery_operation	no		both none advertise listen	Select the discovery operation
discovery_proto	yes		cdp lldp	Link discovery protocol between Cisco and Link Layer discovery
hostname	yes			The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter
mtu	yes			The switch maximum transmission unit
password	yes			The password of the vSphere vCenter aliases: pass, pwd
state	no	present	present absent	Create or remove dvSwitch
switch_name	yes			The name of the switch to create or remove
uplink_quantity	yes			Quantity of uplink per ESXi host added to the switch
username	yes			The username of the vSphere vCenter aliases: user, admin

Examples

- name: Create dvswitch
  local_action:
    module: vmware_dvswitch
    hostname: vcenter_ip_or_hostname
    username: vcenter_username
    password: vcenter_password
    datacenter_name: datacenter
    switch_name: dvSwitch
    mtu: 9000
    uplink_quantity: 2
    discovery_proto: lldp
    discovery_operation: both
    state: present

Notes

Note

Tested on vSphere 5.5

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