vmware_dvs_portgroup – Create or remove a Distributed vSwitch portgroup

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Status

Synopsis

• Create or remove a Distributed vSwitch portgroup.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Create vlan portgroup
  vmware_dvs_portgroup:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    portgroup_name: vlan-123-portrgoup
    switch_name: dvSwitch
    vlan_id: 123
    num_ports: 120
    portgroup_type: earlyBinding
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create vlan trunk portgroup
  vmware_dvs_portgroup:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    portgroup_name: vlan-trunk-portrgoup
    switch_name: dvSwitch
    vlan_id: 1-1000, 1005, 1100-1200
    vlan_trunk: True
    num_ports: 120
    portgroup_type: earlyBinding
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create no-vlan portgroup
  vmware_dvs_portgroup:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    portgroup_name: no-vlan-portrgoup
    switch_name: dvSwitch
    vlan_id: 0
    num_ports: 120
    portgroup_type: earlyBinding
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create vlan portgroup with all security and port policies
  vmware_dvs_portgroup:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    portgroup_name: vlan-123-portrgoup
    switch_name: dvSwitch
    vlan_id: 123
    num_ports: 120
    portgroup_type: earlyBinding
    state: present
    network_policy:
      promiscuous: yes
      forged_transmits: yes
      mac_changes: yes
    port_policy:
      block_override: yes
      ipfix_override: yes
      live_port_move: yes
      network_rp_override: yes
      port_config_reset_at_disconnect: yes
      security_override: yes
      shaping_override: yes
      traffic_filter_override: yes
      uplink_teaming_override: yes
      vendor_config_override: yes
      vlan_override: yes
  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

• Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)
• Philippe Dellaert (@pdellaert) <philippe@dellaert.org>