community.vmware.vmware_maintenancemode – Place a host into maintenance mode

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_maintenancemode.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used for placing a ESXi host into maintenance mode.
  • Support for VSAN compliant maintenance mode when selected.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
esxi_hostname
string / required
Name of the host as defined in vCenter.
evacuate
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
If set to True, evacuate all powered off VMs.
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.
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.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Enter or exit maintenance mode.
timeout
integer
Default:
0
Specify a timeout for the operation.
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
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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.
vsan
string
    Choices:
  • ensureObjectAccessibility
  • evacuateAllData
  • noAction
Specify which VSAN compliant mode to enter.

aliases: vsan_mode

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5
  • All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.

Examples

- name: Enter VSAN-Compliant Maintenance Mode
  community.vmware.vmware_maintenancemode:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    vsan: ensureObjectAccessibility
    evacuate: true
    timeout: 3600
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
hostname
string
always
Name of host in vCenter

Sample:
esxi.local.domain
hostsystem
string
always
Name of vim reference

Sample:
'vim.HostSystem:host-236'
status
string
always
Action taken

Sample:
ENTER


Authors

© 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_maintenancemode_module.html