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community.vmware.vmware_cluster module – Manage VMware vSphere clusters

Note

This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 5.7.2).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_cluster.

DEPRECATED
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Status

DEPRECATED

Removed in:: version 6.0.0
Why:: This module has been moved to the new vmware.vmware collection
Alternative:: Use vmware.vmware.cluster instead.

Synopsis

Adds or removes VMware vSphere clusters.
To manage DRS, HA and VSAN related configurations, use the modules vmware_cluster_drs, vmware_cluster_ha and vmware_cluster_vsan.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
cluster_name string / required	The name of the cluster to be managed.
datacenter aliases: datacenter_name string / required	The name of the datacenter.
hostname string	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.
password aliases: pass, pwd string	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.
port integer	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. Default: `443`
proxy_host string	Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. The format is a hostname or a IP. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PROXY_HOST` will be used instead.
proxy_port integer	Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PROXY_PORT` will be used instead.
state string	Create `present` or remove `absent` a VMware vSphere cluster. Choices: `"absent"` `"present"` ← (default)
username aliases: admin, user string	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.
validate_certs boolean	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. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)

Notes

Note

All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.

Examples

- name: Create Cluster
  community.vmware.vmware_cluster:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datacenter_name: datacenter
    cluster_name: cluster
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Delete Cluster
  community.vmware.vmware_cluster:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter_name: datacenter
    cluster_name: cluster
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

Status

This module will be removed in version 6.0.0. [deprecated]
For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)
Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

Collection links

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2025 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/vmware/vmware_cluster_module.html