community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_lacp – Manage LACP configuration on a Distributed Switch
Note
This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.15.0).
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_lacp
.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to configure Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) support mode and Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs).
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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hostname string | The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. | ||
link_aggregation_groups list / elements=dictionary | Can only be used if lacp_support is set to enhanced . | ||
load_balancing_mode string | Default: "srcDestIpTcpUdpPortVlan" | Load balancing algorithm. Valid values are as follows - srcTcpUdpPort: Source TCP/UDP port number. - srcDestIpTcpUdpPortVlan: Source and destination IP, source and destination TCP/UDP port number and VLAN. - srcIpVlan: Source IP and VLAN. - srcDestTcpUdpPort: Source and destination TCP/UDP port number. - srcMac: Source MAC address. - destIp: Destination IP. - destMac: Destination MAC address. - vlan: VLAN only. - srcDestIp: Source and Destination IP. - srcIpTcpUdpPortVlan: Source IP, TCP/UDP port number and VLAN. - srcDestIpTcpUdpPort: Source and destination IP and TCP/UDP port number. - srcDestMac: Source and destination MAC address. - destIpTcpUdpPort: Destination IP and TCP/UDP port number. - srcPortId: Source Virtual Port Id. - srcIp: Source IP. - srcIpTcpUdpPort: Source IP and TCP/UDP port number. - destIpTcpUdpPortVlan: Destination IP, TCP/UDP port number and VLAN. - destTcpUdpPort: Destination TCP/UDP port number. - destIpVlan: Destination IP and VLAN. - srcDestIpVlan: Source and destination IP and VLAN. Please see examples for more information. | |
mode string |
| The negotiating state of the uplinks/ports. | |
name string | Name of the LAG. | ||
uplink_number integer | Number of uplinks. Can 1 to 30. | ||
password string | The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd | ||
port integer | Default: 443 | The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PORT will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. | |
proxy_host string | 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.This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12 | ||
proxy_port integer | 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. | ||
support_mode string |
| The LACP support mode. basic : One Link Aggregation Control Protocol group in the switch (singleLag).enhanced : Multiple Link Aggregation Control Protocol groups in the switch (multipleLag). | |
switch string / required | The name of the Distributed Switch to manage. aliases: dvswitch | ||
username string | The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: admin, user | ||
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.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to true , please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine. |
Notes
Note
- Tested on vSphere 6.7
- You need to run the task two times if you want to remove all LAGs and change the support mode to ‘basic’
- All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
Examples
- name: Enable enhanced mode on a Distributed Switch community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_lacp: hostname: '{{ inventory_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' switch: dvSwitch support_mode: enhanced validate_certs: "{{ validate_vcenter_certs }}" delegate_to: localhost loop_control: label: "{{ item.name }}" with_items: "{{ vcenter_distributed_switches }}" - name: Enable enhanced mode and create two LAGs on a Distributed Switch community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_lacp: hostname: '{{ inventory_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' switch: dvSwitch support_mode: enhanced link_aggregation_groups: - name: lag1 uplink_number: 2 mode: active load_balancing_mode: srcDestIpTcpUdpPortVlan - name: lag2 uplink_number: 2 mode: passive load_balancing_mode: srcDestIp validate_certs: "{{ validate_vcenter_certs }}" delegate_to: localhost loop_control: label: "{{ item.name }}" with_items: "{{ vcenter_distributed_switches }}"
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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result string | always | information about performed operation Sample: {'changed': True, 'dvswitch': 'dvSwitch', 'link_aggregation_groups': [{'load_balancing_mode': 'srcDestIpTcpUdpPortVlan', 'mode': 'active', 'name': 'lag1', 'uplink_number': 2}, {'load_balancing_mode': 'srcDestIp', 'mode': 'active', 'name': 'lag2', 'uplink_number': 2}], 'link_aggregation_groups_previous': [], 'result': 'lacp lags changed', 'support_mode': 'enhanced'} |
Authors
- Christian Kotte (@ckotte)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/vmware/vmware_dvswitch_lacp_module.html