VMwareV2 Deprecated

Manage VMware vSphere Server, Guests, and ESXi Hosts. Deprecated. Use Ansible VMware (from the Ansible VMware pack) instead.

IT Services · Ansible Powered Integrations (Deprecated)

Configuration parameters

  • hostname — Hostname (required)
  • port — Port (required)
  • username — Username (required)
  • password — Password (required)
  • validate_certs — Validate Certs (required)

Commands (116)

  • vmware-about-info

    Provides information about VMware server to which user is connecting to

  • vmware-category

    Manage VMware categories

  • vmware-category-info

    Gather info about VMware tag categories

  • vmware-cfg-backup

    Backup / Restore / Reset ESXi host configuration

  • vmware-cluster

    Manage VMware vSphere clusters

  • vmware-cluster-drs

    Manage Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) on VMware vSphere clusters

  • vmware-cluster-ha

    Manage High Availability (HA) on VMware vSphere clusters

  • vmware-cluster-info

    Gather info about clusters available in given vCenter

  • vmware-cluster-vsan

    Manages virtual storage area network (vSAN) configuration on VMware vSphere clusters

  • vmware-content-deploy-template

    Deploy Virtual Machine from template stored in content library.

  • vmware-content-library-info

    Gather information about VMware Content Library

  • vmware-content-library-manager

    Create, update and delete VMware content library

  • vmware-datacenter

    Manage VMware vSphere Datacenters

  • vmware-datastore-cluster

    Manage VMware vSphere datastore clusters

  • vmware-datastore-info

    Gather info about datastores available in given vCenter

  • vmware-datastore-maintenancemode

    Place a datastore into maintenance mode

  • vmware-dns-config

    Manage VMware ESXi DNS Configuration

  • vmware-drs-group

    Creates vm/host group in a given cluster.

  • vmware-drs-group-info

    Gathers info about DRS VM/Host groups on the given cluster

  • vmware-drs-rule-info

    Gathers info about DRS rule on the given cluster

  • vmware-dvs-host

    Add or remove a host from distributed virtual switch

  • vmware-dvs-portgroup

    Create or remove a Distributed vSwitch portgroup.

  • vmware-dvs-portgroup-find

    Find portgroup(s) in a VMware environment

  • vmware-dvs-portgroup-info

    Gathers info DVS portgroup configurations

  • vmware-dvswitch

    Create or remove a Distributed Switch

  • vmware-dvswitch-lacp

    Manage LACP configuration on a Distributed Switch

  • vmware-dvswitch-nioc

    Manage distributed switch Network IO Control

  • vmware-dvswitch-pvlans

    Manage Private VLAN configuration of a Distributed Switch

  • vmware-dvswitch-uplink-pg

    Manage uplink portproup configuration of a Distributed Switch

  • vmware-evc-mode

    Enable/Disable EVC mode on vCenter

  • vmware-folder-info

    Provides information about folders in a datacenter

  • vmware-guest

    Manages virtual machines in vCenter

  • vmware-guest-boot-info

    Gather info about boot options for the given virtual machine

  • vmware-guest-boot-manager

    Manage boot options for the given virtual machine

  • vmware-guest-custom-attribute-defs

    Manage custom attributes definitions for virtual machine from VMware

  • vmware-guest-custom-attributes

    Manage custom attributes from VMware for the given virtual machine

  • vmware-guest-customization-info

    Gather info about VM customization specifications

  • vmware-guest-disk

    Manage disks related to virtual machine in given vCenter infrastructure

  • vmware-guest-disk-info

    Gather info about disks of given virtual machine

  • vmware-guest-find

    Find the folder path(s) for a virtual machine by name or UUID

  • vmware-guest-info

    Gather info about a single VM

  • vmware-guest-move

    Moves virtual machines in vCenter

  • vmware-guest-network

    Manage network adapters of specified virtual machine in given vCenter infrastructure

  • vmware-guest-powerstate

    Manages power states of virtual machines in vCenter

  • vmware-guest-screenshot

    Create a screenshot of the Virtual Machine console.

  • vmware-guest-sendkey

    Send USB HID codes to the Virtual Machine's keyboard.

  • vmware-guest-snapshot

    Manages virtual machines snapshots in vCenter

  • vmware-guest-snapshot-info

    Gather info about virtual machine's snapshots in vCenter

  • vmware-guest-tools-upgrade

    Module to upgrade VMTools

  • vmware-guest-tools-wait

    Wait for VMware tools to become available

  • vmware-guest-video

    Modify video card configurations of specified virtual machine in given vCenter infrastructure

  • vmware-guest-vnc

    Manages VNC remote display on virtual machines in vCenter

  • vmware-host

    Add, remove, or move an ESXi host to, from, or within vCenter

  • vmware-host-acceptance

    Manage the host acceptance level of an ESXi host

  • vmware-host-active-directory

    Joins an ESXi host system to an Active Directory domain or leaves it

  • vmware-host-capability-info

    Gathers info about an ESXi host's capability information

  • vmware-host-config-info

    Gathers info about an ESXi host's advance configuration information

  • vmware-host-config-manager

    Manage advanced system settings of an ESXi host

  • vmware-host-datastore

    Manage a datastore on ESXi host

  • vmware-host-dns-info

    Gathers info about an ESXi host's DNS configuration information

  • vmware-host-facts

    Gathers facts about remote ESXi hostsystem

  • vmware-host-feature-info

    Gathers info about an ESXi host's feature capability information

  • vmware-host-firewall-info

    Gathers info about an ESXi host's firewall configuration information

  • vmware-host-firewall-manager

    Manage firewall configurations about an ESXi host

  • vmware-host-hyperthreading

    Enables/Disables Hyperthreading optimization for an ESXi host system

  • vmware-host-ipv6

    Enables/Disables IPv6 support for an ESXi host system

  • vmware-host-kernel-manager

    Manage kernel module options on ESXi hosts

  • vmware-host-lockdown

    Manage administrator permission for the local administrative account for the ESXi host

  • vmware-host-ntp

    Manage NTP server configuration of an ESXi host

  • vmware-host-ntp-info

    Gathers info about NTP configuration on an ESXi host

  • vmware-host-package-info

    Gathers info about available packages on an ESXi host

  • vmware-host-powermgmt-policy

    Manages the Power Management Policy of an ESXI host system

  • vmware-host-powerstate

    Manages power states of host systems in vCenter

  • vmware-host-scanhba

    Rescan host HBA's and optionally refresh the storage system

  • vmware-host-service-info

    Gathers info about an ESXi host's services

  • vmware-host-service-manager

    Manage services on a given ESXi host

  • vmware-host-snmp

    Configures SNMP on an ESXi host system

  • vmware-host-ssl-info

    Gather info of ESXi host system about SSL

  • vmware-host-vmhba-info

    Gathers info about vmhbas available on the given ESXi host

  • vmware-host-vmnic-info

    Gathers info about vmnics available on the given ESXi host

  • vmware-local-role-info

    Gather info about local roles on an ESXi host

  • vmware-local-role-manager

    Manage local roles on an ESXi host

  • vmware-local-user-info

    Gather info about users on the given ESXi host

  • vmware-local-user-manager

    Manage local users on an ESXi host

  • vmware-maintenancemode

    Place a host into maintenance mode

  • vmware-migrate-vmk

    Migrate a VMK interface from VSS to VDS

  • vmware-object-role-permission

    Manage local roles on an ESXi host

  • vmware-portgroup

    Create a VMware portgroup

  • vmware-portgroup-info

    Gathers info about an ESXi host's Port Group configuration

  • vmware-resource-pool

    Add/remove resource pools to/from vCenter

  • vmware-resource-pool-info

    Gathers info about resource pool information

  • vmware-tag

    Manage VMware tags

  • vmware-tag-info

    Manage VMware tag info

  • vmware-tag-manager

    Manage association of VMware tags with VMware objects

  • vmware-target-canonical-info

    Return canonical (NAA) from an ESXi host system

  • vmware-vcenter-extension

    Register/deregister vCenter Extensions

  • vmware-vcenter-extension-info

    Gather info vCenter extensions

  • vmware-vcenter-folder

    Manage folders on given datacenter

  • vmware-vcenter-license

    Manage VMware vCenter license keys

  • vmware-vcenter-settings

    Configures general settings on a vCenter server

  • vmware-vcenter-statistics

    Configures statistics on a vCenter server

  • vmware-vm-host-drs-rule

    Creates vm/host group in a given cluster

  • vmware-vm-info

    Return basic info pertaining to a VMware machine guest

  • vmware-vm-shell

    Run commands in a VMware guest operating system

  • vmware-vm-storage-policy-info

    Gather information about vSphere storage profile defined storage policy information.

  • vmware-vm-vm-drs-rule

    Configure VMware DRS Affinity rule for virtual machine in given cluster

  • vmware-vm-vss-dvs-migrate

    Migrates a virtual machine from a standard vswitch to distributed

  • vmware-vmkernel

    Manages a VMware VMkernel Adapter of an ESXi host.

  • vmware-vmkernel-info

    Gathers VMKernel info about an ESXi host

  • vmware-vmkernel-ip-config

    Configure the VMkernel IP Address

  • vmware-vmotion

    Move a virtual machine using vMotion, and/or its vmdks using storage vMotion.

  • vmware-vsan-cluster

    Configure VSAN clustering on an ESXi host

  • vmware-vspan-session

    Create or remove a Port Mirroring session.

  • vmware-vsphere-file

    Manage files on a vCenter datastore

  • vmware-vswitch

    Manage a VMware Standard Switch to an ESXi host.

  • vmware-vswitch-info

    Gathers info about an ESXi host's vswitch configurations