vmware_vm_vm_drs_rule - Configure VMware DRS Affinity rule for virtual machine in given cluster¶

New in version 2.5.

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

Synopsis ¶

This module can be used to configure VMware DRS Affinity rule for virtual machine in given cluster.

Requirements ¶

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

python >= 2.6
PyVmomi

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
affinity_rule bool	Choices: no yes ←	If set to `True`, the DRS rule will be an Affinity rule. If set to `False`, the DRS rule will be an Anti-Affinity rule. Effective only if `state` is set to `present`.
cluster_name required		Desired cluster name where virtual machines are present for the DRS rule.
drs_rule_name required		The name of the DRS rule to manage.
enabled bool	Choices: no ← yes	If set to `True`, the DRS rule will be enabled. Effective only if `state` is set to `present`.
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.
mandatory bool	Choices: no ← yes	If set to `True`, the DRS rule will be mandatory. Effective only if `state` is set to `present`.
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: present ← absent	If set to `present`, then the DRS rule is created if not present. If set to `present`, then the DRS rule is deleted and created if present already. If set to `absent`, then the DRS rule is deleted if present.
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.
vms		List of virtual machines name for which DRS rule needs to be applied. Required if `state` is set to `present`.

Notes ¶

Note

Tested on vSphere 6.5

Examples ¶

- name: Create DRS Affinity Rule for VM-VM
  vmware_vm_vm_drs_rule:
    hostname: "{{ esxi_server }}"
    username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
    password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
    cluster_name: "{{ cluster_name }}"
    validate_certs: no
    vms:
        - vm1
        - vm2
    drs_rule_name: vm1-vm2-affinity-rule-001
    enabled: True
    mandatory: True
    affinity_rule: True
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create DRS Anti-Affinity Rule for VM-VM
  vmware_vm_vm_drs_rule:
    hostname: "{{ esxi_server }}"
    username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
    password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
    cluster_name: "{{ cluster_name }}"
    validate_certs: no
    vms:
        - vm1
        - vm2
    drs_rule_name: vm1-vm2-affinity-rule-001
    enabled: True
    mandatory: True
    affinity_rule: False
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Delete DRS Affinity Rule for VM-VM
  vmware_vm_vm_drs_rule:
    hostname: "{{ esxi_server }}"
    username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
    password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
    cluster_name: "{{ cluster_name }}"
    validate_certs: no
    drs_rule_name: vm1-vm2-affinity-rule-001
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
result dict	when state is present	metadata about DRS VM and VM rule Sample: {'rule_name': 'drs_rule_0014', 'rule_mandatory': True, 'rule_key': 20, 'rule_uuid': '525f3bc0-253f-825a-418e-2ec93bffc9ae', 'rule_enabled': False, 'rule_vms': ['VM_65', 'VM_146']}

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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