vmware_vcenter_settings – Configures general settings on a vCenter server

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

Synopsis

• This module can be used to configure the vCenter server general settings (except the statistics).
• The statistics can be configured with the module vmware_vcenter_statistics.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Configure vCenter general settings
  vmware_vcenter_settings:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    database:
      max_connections: 50
      task_cleanup: true
      task_retention: 30
      event_cleanup: true
      event_retention: 30
    runtime_settings:
      unique_id: 1
      managed_address: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }}"
      vcenter_server_name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
    user_directory:
      timeout: 60
      query_limit: true
      query_limit_size: 5000
      validation: true
      validation_period: 1440
    mail:
      server: mail.example.com
      sender: vcenter@{{ inventory_hostname }}
    snmp_receivers:
      snmp_receiver_1_url: localhost
      snmp_receiver_1_enabled: true
      snmp_receiver_1_port: 162
      snmp_receiver_1_community: public
    timeout_settings:
      normal_operations: 30
      long_operations: 120
    logging_options: info
    validate_certs: no
  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)