vmware_host_firewall_manager - Manage firewall configurations about an 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 firewall configurations about an ESXi host when ESXi hostname or Cluster name is given.

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. Firewall settings are applied to every ESXi host system in given cluster. If `esxi_hostname` is not given, this parameter is required.
esxi_hostname		ESXi hostname. Firewall settings are applied to this ESXi host system. 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.
rules	Default: []	A list of Rule set which needs to be managed. Each member of list is rule set name and state to be set the rule. Both rule name and rule state are required parameters. Please see examples for more information.
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: Enable vvold rule set for all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  vmware_host_firewall_manager:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name
    rules:
        - name: vvold
          enabled: True
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Enable vvold rule set for an ESXi Host
  vmware_host_firewall_manager:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    rules:
        - name: vvold
          enabled: True
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Manage multiple rule set for an ESXi Host
  vmware_host_firewall_manager:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    rules:
        - name: vvold
          enabled: True
        - name: CIMHttpServer
          enabled: False
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
rule_set_state dict	success	dict with hostname as key and dict with firewall rule set facts as value Sample: {'rule_set_state': {'localhost.localdomain': {'CIMHttpServer': {'current_state': True, 'desired_state': True, 'previous_state': True}, 'vvold': {'current_state': True, 'desired_state': True, 'previous_state': True}}}}

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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