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vmware_host_service_manager - Manage services on a given ESXi host

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to manage (start, stop, restart) services on a given ESXi host.
  • If cluster_name is provided, specified service will be managed on all ESXi host belonging to that cluster.
  • If specific esxi_hostname is provided, then specified service will be managed on given ESXi host only.

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.
Service settings are applied to every ESXi host system/s in given cluster.
If esxi_hostname is not given, this parameter is required.
esxi_hostname
ESXi hostname.
Service settings are applied to this ESXi host system.
If cluster_name is not given, this parameter is required.
hostname
required
The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter.
password
required
The password of the vSphere vCenter.

aliases: pass, pwd
port
(added in 2.5)
Default:
443
The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
service_name
required
Name of Service to be managed. This is brief identifier for the service, for example, ntpd, vxsyslogd etc.
This value should be a valid ESXi service name.
service_policy
    Choices:
  • automatic
  • off
  • on
Set of valid service policy strings.
If set on, then service should be started when the host starts up.
If set automatic, then service should run if and only if it has open firewall ports.
If set off, then Service should not be started when the host starts up.
state
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present
  • restart
  • start ←
  • stop
Desired state of service.
State value 'start' and 'present' has same effect.
State value 'stop' and 'absent' has same effect.
username
required
The username of the vSphere vCenter.

aliases: user, admin
validate_certs
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Default:
True
Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to false when certificates are not trusted.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 6.5

Examples

- name: Start ntpd service setting for all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  vmware_host_service_manager:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name
    service_name: ntpd
    state: present

- name: Start ntpd setting for an ESXi Host
  vmware_host_service_manager:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    service_name: ntpd
    state: present

- name: Start ntpd setting for an ESXi Host with Service policy
  vmware_host_service_manager:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    service_name: ntpd
    service_policy: on
    state: present

- name: Stop ntpd setting for an ESXi Host
  vmware_host_service_manager:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    service_name: ntpd
    state: absent

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@akasurde)

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