vmware_host_ipv6 – Enables/Disables IPv6 support for an ESXi host system

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

Synopsis

• This module can be used to enable or disable IPv6 support for ESXi host systems in given vCenter infrastructure.
• It also checks if the host needs to be restarted.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Enable IPv6 for an host system
  vmware_host_ipv6:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: enabled
    validate_certs: no
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Disable IPv6 for an host system
  vmware_host_ipv6:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: disabled
    validate_certs: no
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Disable IPv6 for all host systems from cluster
  vmware_host_ipv6:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
    state: disabled
    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) <christian.kotte@gmx.de>