vmware_host_ntp – Manage NTP configurations about an ESXi host
New in version 2.5.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to manage NTP configuration information about an ESXi host.
 - User can specify an ESXi hostname or Cluster name. In case of cluster name, all ESXi hosts are updated.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
 - PyVmomi
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
|  cluster_name   -    |    Name of the cluster.  NTP settings are applied to every ESXi host system in the given cluster.  If   esxi_hostname is not given, this parameter is required. |  |
|  esxi_hostname   -    |    ESXi hostname.  NTP settings are applied to this ESXi host system.  If   cluster_name is not given, this parameter is required. |  |
|  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 version 2.6.   |  |
|  ntp_servers   - / required    |    IP or FQDN of NTP server/s.  This accepts a list of NTP servers. For multiple servers, please look at the examples.   |  |
|  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 version 2.6.  aliases: pass, pwd  |  |
|  port   integer   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 support added in version 2.6.   |  
|  state   -    |   
  |    present: Add NTP server/s, if it specified server/s are absent else do nothing.  absent: Remove NTP server/s, if specified server/s are present else do nothing.   |  
|  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 version 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 version 2.6.  If set to   yes, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine. |  
Notes
Note
- Tested on vSphere 6.5
 
Examples
- name: Set NTP setting for all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  vmware_host_ntp:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name
    state: present
    ntp_servers:
        - 0.pool.ntp.org
        - 1.pool.ntp.org
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Set NTP setting for an ESXi Host
  vmware_host_ntp:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: present
    ntp_servers:
        - 0.pool.ntp.org
        - 1.pool.ntp.org
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove NTP setting for an ESXi Host
  vmware_host_ntp:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: absent
    ntp_servers:
        - bad.server.ntp.org
  delegate_to: localhost
   Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
 - This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
 
Authors
- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
 
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