vmware_datastore_maintenancemode - Place a datastore into maintenance mode

• Synopsis
  • Requirements
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status
• Maintenance
  • Author

Synopsis

• This module can be used to manage maintenance mode of a datastore.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Enter datastore into Maintenance Mode
  vmware_datastore_maintenancemode:
    hostname: vc_host
    username: vc_user
    password: vc_pass
    datastore: datastore1
    state: present

- name: Enter all datastores under cluster into Maintenance Mode
  vmware_datastore_maintenancemode:
    hostname: vc_host
    username: vc_user
    password: vc_pass
    cluster_name: DC0_C0
    state: present

- name: Enter all datastores under datastore cluster into Maintenance Mode
  vmware_datastore_maintenancemode:
    hostname: vc_host
    username: vc_user
    password: vc_pass
    datastore_cluster: DSC_POD0
    state: present

- name: Exit datastore into Maintenance Mode
  vmware_datastore_maintenancemode:
    hostname: vc_host
    username: vc_user
    password: vc_pass
    datastore: datastore1
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Status

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

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

• Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)