vmware_host_acceptance - Manage acceptance level of ESXi host¶

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status
Maintenance
- Author

Synopsis ¶

This module can be used to manage acceptance level of an ESXi host.

Requirements ¶

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

python >= 2.6
PyVmomi

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
acceptance_level	Choices: community partner vmware_accepted vmware_certified	Name of acceptance level. If set to `partner`, then accept only partner and VMware signed and certified VIBs. If set to `vmware_certified`, then accept only VIBs that are signed and certified by VMware. If set to `vmware_accepted`, then accept VIBs that have been accepted by VMware. If set to `community`, then accept all VIBs, even those that are not signed.
cluster_name		Name of the cluster. Acceptance level of all ESXi host system in the given cluster will be managed. If `esxi_hostname` is not given, this parameter is required.
esxi_hostname		ESXi hostname. Acceptance level of this ESXi host system will be managed. If `cluster_name` is not given, this parameter is required.
hostname str		The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_HOST` will be used instead. Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.
password str		The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PASSWORD` will be used instead. Environment variable supported added in version 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd
port int (added in 2.5)	Default: 443	The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PORT` will be used instead. Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.
state	Choices: list ← present	Set or list acceptance level of the given ESXi host. If set to `list`, then will return current acceptance level of given host system/s. If set to `present`, then will set given acceptance level.
username str		The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_USER` will be used instead. Environment variable supported added in version 2.6. aliases: admin, user
validate_certs bool	Choices: no yes ←	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. Environment variable supported added in version 2.6. If set to `yes`, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

Notes ¶

Note

Tested on vSphere 6.5

Examples ¶

- name: Set acceptance level to community for all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  vmware_host_acceptance:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name
    acceptance_level: 'community'
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: cluster_acceptance_level

- name: Set acceptance level to vmware_accepted for the given ESXi Host
  vmware_host_acceptance:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    acceptance_level: 'vmware_accepted'
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: host_acceptance_level

- name: Get acceptance level from the given ESXi Host
  vmware_host_acceptance:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: list
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: host_acceptance_level

Return Values ¶

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
facts dict	facts	dict with hostname as key and dict with acceptance level facts, error as value Sample: {'facts': {'localhost.localdomain': {'error': 'NA', 'level': 'vmware_certified'}}}

Status ¶

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

Maintenance ¶

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author ¶

Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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