vmware_host_service_manager - Manage services on a given ESXi host¶

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Status
Maintenance
- Author

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 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.
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 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: 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
  delegate_to: localhost

- 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
  delegate_to: localhost

- 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
  delegate_to: localhost

- 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
  delegate_to: localhost

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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