vmware_dvswitch_pvlans – Manage Private VLAN configuration of a Distributed Switch

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

Synopsis

• This module can be used to configure Private VLANs (PVLANs) on a Distributed Switch.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Create PVLANs on a Distributed Switch
  vmware_dvswitch_pvlans:
    hostname: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    switch: dvSwitch
    primary_pvlans:
      - primary_pvlan_id: 1
      - primary_pvlan_id: 4
    secondary_pvlans:
      - primary_pvlan_id: 1
        secondary_pvlan_id: 2
        pvlan_type: isolated
      - primary_pvlan_id: 1
        secondary_pvlan_id: 3
        pvlan_type: community
      - primary_pvlan_id: 4
        secondary_pvlan_id: 5
        pvlan_type: community
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create primary PVLAN and secondary promiscuous PVLAN on a Distributed Switch
  vmware_dvswitch_pvlans:
    hostname: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    switch: dvSwitch
    primary_pvlans:
      - primary_pvlan_id: 1
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove all PVLANs from a Distributed Switch
  vmware_dvswitch_pvlans:
    hostname: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    switch: dvSwitch
    primary_pvlans: []
    secondary_pvlans: []
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Christian Kotte (@ckotte)