community.vmware.vmware_host_iscsi – Manage the iSCSI configuration of ESXi host

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Parameters
• Examples
• Return Values

Synopsis

• In this module, can manage the iSCSI configuration of ESXi host

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.7
• PyVmomi

Parameters

Examples

- name: Enable iSCSI of ESXi
  vmware_host_iscsi:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    validate_certs: no
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    state: enabled

- name: Add a dynamic target to iSCSI config of ESXi
  vmware_host_iscsi:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    validate_certs: no
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    iscsi_config:
      vmhba_name: vmhba65
      send_target:
        address: "{{ send_target_address }}"
    state: present

- name: Add a static target to iSCSI config of ESXi
  vmware_host_iscsi:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    validate_certs: no
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    iscsi_config:
      vmhba_name: vmhba65
      static_target:
        iscsi_name: iqn.2011-08.com.xxxxxxx:as6104t-8c3e9d.target001
        address: "{{ send_target_address }}"
    state: present

- name: Add VMKernels to iSCSI config of ESXi
  vmware_host_iscsi:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    validate_certs: no
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    iscsi_config:
      vmhba_name: vmhba65
      port_bind:
        - vmk0
        - vmk1
    state: present

- name: Use CHAP authentication
  vmware_host_iscsi:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    validate_certs: no
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    iscsi_config:
      vmhba_name: vmhba65
      authentication:
        chap_auth_enabled: true
        chap_authentication_type: chapPreferred
        chap_name: chap_user_name
        chap_secret: secret
    state: present

- name: Remove a dynamic target from iSCSI config of ESXi
  vmware_host_iscsi:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    validate_certs: no
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    iscsi_config:
      vmhba_name: vmhba65
      send_target:
        address: "{{ send_target_address }}"
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Authors

• sky-joker (@sky-joker)