vmware_host - Add/remove ESXi host to/from vCenter

New in version 2.0.

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

Synopsis

This module can be used to add/remove an ESXi host to/from vCenter

Requirements (on host that executes module)

python >= 2.6

PyVmomi

Options

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
cluster_name	yes			Name of the cluster to add the host
datacenter_name	yes			Name of the datacenter to add the host
esxi_hostname	yes			ESXi hostname to manage
esxi_password	yes			ESXi password
esxi_username	yes			ESXi username
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	Add or remove the host
username	yes			The username of the vSphere vCenter aliases: user, admin

Examples

Example from Ansible playbook

    - name: Add ESXi Host to VCSA
      local_action:
        module: vmware_host
        hostname: vcsa_host
        username: vcsa_user
        password: vcsa_pass
        datacenter_name: datacenter_name
        cluster_name: cluster_name
        esxi_hostname: esxi_hostname
        esxi_username: esxi_username
        esxi_password: esxi_password
        state: present

Notes

Note

Tested on vSphere 5.5

This is an Extras Module

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