New in version 2.0.
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| datacenter_name | yes | The name of the datacenter the cluster will be created in. | ||
| hostname | yes | The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter API server | ||
| password | yes | The password of the vSphere vCenter aliases: pass, pwd | ||
| state | no | present |
| If the datacenter should be present or absent |
| username | yes | The username of the vSphere vCenter aliases: user, admin | ||
| validate_certs | no | True |
| Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to false when certificates are not trusted. |
# Example vmware_datacenter command from Ansible Playbooks
- name: Create Datacenter
local_action:
module: vmware_datacenter
hostname: "{{ ansible_ssh_host }}"
username: root
password: vmware
datacenter_name: "datacenter"
state: present
Note
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/vmware_datacenter_module.html