vmware_guest_network – Manage network adapters of specified virtual machine in given vCenter infrastructure¶
New in version 2.9.
Synopsis¶
- This module is used to add, reconfigure, remove network adapter of given virtual machine.
- All parameters and VMware object names are case sensitive.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters¶
Examples¶
- name: Change network adapter settings of virtual machine
  vmware_guest_network:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    validate_certs: no
    name: test-vm
    gather_network_info: false
    networks:
      - name: "VM Network"
        state: new
        manual_mac: "00:50:56:11:22:33"
      - state: present
        device_type: e1000e
        manual_mac: "00:50:56:44:55:66"
      - state: present
        label: "Network adapter 3"
        connected: false
      - state: absent
        mac: "00:50:56:44:55:77"
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: network_info
- name: Change network adapter settings of virtual machine using MoID
  vmware_guest_network:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    validate_certs: no
    moid: vm-42
    gather_network_info: false
    networks:
      - state: absent
        mac: "00:50:56:44:55:77"
  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¶
- Diane Wang (@Tomorrow9) <dianew@vmware.com>
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