community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg module – Manage uplink portgroup configuration of a Distributed Switch

Note

This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 6.2.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg.

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

This module can be used to configure the uplink portgroup of a Distributed Switch.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
advanced aliases: port_policy dictionary	Dictionary which configures the advanced policy settings for the uplink portgroup. Default: `{"block_override": true, "netflow_override": false, "port_config_reset_at_disconnect": true, "traffic_filter_override": false, "vendor_config_override": false, "vlan_override": false}`
block_override boolean	Indicates if the block policy can be changed per port. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
netflow_override boolean	Indicates if the NetFlow policy can be changed per port. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
port_config_reset_at_disconnect boolean	Indicates if the configuration of a port is reset automatically after disconnect. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
traffic_filter_override boolean	Indicates if the traffic filter can be changed per port. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
vendor_config_override boolean	Indicates if the vendor config can be changed per port. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
vlan_override boolean	Indicates if the vlan can be changed per port. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
block_all_ports boolean	Indicates if all ports are blocked on the uplink portgroup. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
description string	The description of the uplink portgroup.
hostname string	The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_HOST` will be used instead.
lacp dictionary	Dictionary which configures the LACP settings for the uplink portgroup. The options are only used if the LACP support mode is set to ‘basic’. Default: `{"mode": "passive", "status": "disabled"}`
mode string	The negotiating state of the uplinks/ports. Choices: `"active"` `"passive"` ← (default)
status string	Indicates if LACP is enabled. Choices: `"enabled"` `"disabled"` ← (default)
name string	The name of the uplink portgroup. The current name will be used if not specified.
netflow_enabled boolean	Indicates if NetFlow is enabled on the uplink portgroup. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
password aliases: pass, pwd string	The password of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PASSWORD` will be used instead.
port integer	The port number of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PORT` will be used instead. Default: `443`
proxy_host string	The 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.
proxy_port integer	The 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.
switch aliases: dvswitch string / required	The name of the Distributed Switch.
username aliases: admin, user string	The username of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_USER` will be used instead.
validate_certs boolean	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. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
vlan_trunk_range list / elements=string	The VLAN trunk range that should be configured with the uplink portgroup. This can be a combination of multiple ranges and numbers, example: [ 2-3967, 4049-4092 ]. Default: `["0-4094"]`

Notes

Note

All modules require API write access and hence are not supported on a free ESXi license.
All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.
Modules may rely on the ‘requests’ python library, which does not use the system certificate store by default. You can specify the certificate store by setting the REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE environment variable. Note having this variable set may cause a ‘false’ value for the ‘validate_certs’ option to be ignored in some cases. Example: ‘export REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/path/to/your/ca_bundle.pem’

Examples

- name: Configure Uplink portgroup
  community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg:
    hostname: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcsa_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcsa_password }}'
    switch: dvSwitch
    name: dvSwitch-DVUplinks
    advanced:
      port_config_reset_at_disconnect: true
      block_override: true
      vendor_config_override: false
      vlan_override: false
      netflow_override: false
      traffic_filter_override: false
    vlan_trunk_range:
      - '0-4094'
    netflow_enabled: false
    block_all_ports: false
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Enabled LACP on Uplink portgroup
  community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg:
    hostname: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcsa_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcsa_password }}'
    switch: dvSwitch
    lacp:
      status: enabled
      mode: active
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
result string	information about performed operation Returned: always Sample: `"{'adv_block_ports': True, 'adv_netflow': False, 'adv_reset_at_disconnect': True, 'adv_traffic_filtering': False, 'adv_vendor_conf': False, 'adv_vlan': False, 'block_all_ports': False, 'changed': False, 'description': None, 'dvswitch': 'dvSwitch', 'lacp_status': 'disabled', 'lacp_status_previous': 'enabled', 'name': 'dvSwitch-DVUplinks', 'netflow_enabled': False, 'result': 'Uplink portgroup already configured properly', 'vlan_trunk_range': ['2-3967', '4049-4092']}"`

Key

Description

result

string

information about performed operation

Returned: always

Sample: "{'adv_block_ports': True, 'adv_netflow': False, 'adv_reset_at_disconnect': True, 'adv_traffic_filtering': False, 'adv_vendor_conf': False, 'adv_vlan': False, 'block_all_ports': False, 'changed': False, 'description': None, 'dvswitch': 'dvSwitch', 'lacp_status': 'disabled', 'lacp_status_previous': 'enabled', 'name': 'dvSwitch-DVUplinks', 'netflow_enabled': False, 'result': 'Uplink portgroup already configured properly', 'vlan_trunk_range': ['2-3967', '4049-4092']}"

Authors

Christian Kotte (@ckotte)

Collection links

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/collections/community/vmware/vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg_module.html