Set IPv4 network configuration for specific network interface.
Version added: 2.0.0
- Set IPv4 network configuration for specific network interface.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- vSphere 7.0.3 or greater
- python >= 3.6
- aiohttp
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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address
string
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The IPv4 address, for example, "10.20.80.191".
This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of mode is STATIC.
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default_gateway
string
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The IPv4 address of the default gateway. This configures the global default gateway on the appliance with the specified gateway address and interface. This gateway replaces the existing default gateway configured on the appliance. However, if the gateway address is link-local, then it is added for that interface. This does not support configuration of multiple global default gateways through different interfaces.
If unset, the defaultGateway was never set.
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interface_name
string
/ required
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Network interface to update, for example, "nic0".
The parameter must be the id of a resource returned by vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_networking_interfaces_info. This parameter is mandatory.
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mode
string
/ required
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The mode enumerated type defines different IPv4 address assignment modes. This parameter is mandatory.
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prefix
integer
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The IPv4 CIDR prefix, for example, 24. See http://www.oav.net/mirrors/cidr.html for netmask-to-prefix conversion.
This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of mode is STATIC.
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session_timeout
float
added in 2.1.0
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Timeout settings for client session.
The maximal number of seconds for the whole operation including connection establishment, request sending and response.
The default value is 300s.
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state
string
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vcenter_hostname
string
/ required
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The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
VMWARE_HOST will be used instead. |
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vcenter_password
string
/ required
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The vSphere vCenter password
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead. |
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vcenter_rest_log_file
string
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You can use this optional parameter to set the location of a log file.
This file will be used to record the HTTP REST interaction.
The file will be stored on the host that run the module.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of
environment variable
VMWARE_REST_LOG_FILE will be used instead. |
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vcenter_username
string
/ required
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The vSphere vCenter username
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
VMWARE_USER will be used instead. |
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vcenter_validate_certs
boolean
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Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to
false when certificates are not trusted.If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead. |
Note
- Tested on vSphere 7.0.3
- name: Set the IPv4 network information of nic99 (which does not exist)
vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_networking_interfaces_ipv4:
interface_name: nic99
config:
address: 10.20.80.191
prefix: '32'
mode: STATIC
failed_when:
- not(result.failed)
- result.value.messages[0].default_message msg == "The interface is unknown."
register: result
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
- Ansible Cloud Team (@ansible-collections)