vmware_guest_disk – Manage disks related to virtual machine in given vCenter infrastructure

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status

Synopsis

• This module can be used to add, remove and update disks belonging to given virtual machine.
• All parameters and VMware object names are case sensitive.
• This module is destructive in nature, please read documentation carefully before proceeding.
• Be careful while removing disk specified as this may lead to data loss.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Add disks to virtual machine using UUID
  vmware_guest_disk:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    validate_certs: no
    uuid: 421e4592-c069-924d-ce20-7e7533fab926
    disk:
      - size_mb: 10
        type: thin
        datastore: datacluster0
        state: present
        scsi_controller: 1
        unit_number: 1
        scsi_type: 'paravirtual'
      - size_gb: 10
        type: eagerzeroedthick
        state: present
        autoselect_datastore: True
        scsi_controller: 2
        scsi_type: 'buslogic'
        unit_number: 12
      - size: 10Gb
        type: eagerzeroedthick
        state: present
        autoselect_datastore: True
        scsi_controller: 2
        scsi_type: 'buslogic'
        unit_number: 1
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: disk_facts

- name: Remove disks from virtual machine using name
  vmware_guest_disk:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    validate_certs: no
    name: VM_225
    disk:
      - state: absent
        scsi_controller: 1
        unit_number: 1
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: disk_facts

- name: Remove disks from virtual machine using moid
  vmware_guest_disk:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    validate_certs: no
    moid: vm-42
    disk:
      - state: absent
        scsi_controller: 1
        unit_number: 1
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: disk_facts

Return Values

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

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde) <akasurde@redhat.com>