vmware_migrate_vmk - Migrate a VMK interface from VSS to VDS

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Status
- Author

Synopsis

Migrate a VMK interface from VSS to VDS

Requirements

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

python >= 2.6
PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
current_portgroup_name required		Portgroup name VMK interface is currently on
current_switch_name required		Switch VMK interface is currently on
device required		VMK interface name
esxi_hostname required		ESXi hostname to be managed
hostname		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 supported added in version 2.6.
migrate_portgroup_name required		Portgroup name to migrate VMK interface to
migrate_switch_name required		Switch name to migrate VMK interface to
password		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 supported added in version 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd
port (added in 2.5)	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 supported added in version 2.6.
username		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 supported added in version 2.6. aliases: user, admin
validate_certs	Choices: no yes Default: True	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 supported added in version 2.6.

Notes

Note

Tested on vSphere 5.5

Examples

# Example from Ansible playbook

    - name: Migrate Management vmk
      local_action:
        module: vmware_migrate_vmk
        hostname: vcsa_host
        username: vcsa_user
        password: vcsa_pass
        esxi_hostname: esxi_hostname
        device: vmk1
        current_switch_name: temp_vswitch
        current_portgroup_name: esx-mgmt
        migrate_switch_name: dvSwitch
        migrate_portgroup_name: Management

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author

Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac), Russell Teague (@mtnbikenc)

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.5/modules/vmware_migrate_vmk_module.html