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.. _community.vmware.vmware_vswitch_module:
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community.vmware.vmware_vswitch
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**Manage a VMware Standard Switch to an ESXi host.**
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.. contents::
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Synopsis
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- This module can be used to add, remove and update a VMware Standard Switch to an ESXi host.
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Requirements
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The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
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- python >= 2.6
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- PyVmomi
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Parameters
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----------
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.. raw:: html
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
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<tr>
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<th colspan="1">Parameter</th>
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<th>Choices/<font color="blue">Defaults</font></th>
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<th width="100%">Comments</th>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>esxi_hostname</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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</td>
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<div>Manage the vSwitch using this ESXi host system.</div>
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<div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: host</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>hostname</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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<div>The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.</div>
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<div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>VMWARE_HOST</code> will be used instead.</div>
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<div>Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>mtu</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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<b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">1500</div>
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<td>
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<div>MTU to configure on vSwitch.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>nics</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">list</span>
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/ <span style="color: purple">elements=string</span>
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<b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">[]</div>
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<div>A list of vmnic names or vmnic name to attach to vSwitch.</div>
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<div>Alias <code>nics</code> is added in version 2.4.</div>
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<div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: nic_name</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>number_of_ports</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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<b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">128</div>
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<div>Number of port to configure on vSwitch.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>password</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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<div>The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.</div>
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<div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>VMWARE_PASSWORD</code> will be used instead.</div>
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<div>Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.</div>
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<div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: pass, pwd</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>port</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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<b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">443</div>
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<div>The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.</div>
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<div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>VMWARE_PORT</code> will be used instead.</div>
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<div>Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.</div>
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</td>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>proxy_host</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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</div>
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</td>
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<div>Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them.</div>
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<div>The format is a hostname or a IP.</div>
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<div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>VMWARE_PROXY_HOST</code> will be used instead.</div>
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<div>This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>proxy_port</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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<div>Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them.</div>
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<div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>VMWARE_PROXY_PORT</code> will be used instead.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>state</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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</div>
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</td>
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<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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<li>absent</li>
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<li><div style="color: blue"><b>present</b> ←</div></li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div>Add or remove the switch.</div>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>switch</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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/ <span style="color: red">required</span>
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</div>
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</td>
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<div>vSwitch name to add.</div>
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<div>Alias <code>switch</code> is added in version 2.4.</div>
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<div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: switch_name</div>
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</td>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>username</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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</div>
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</td>
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<div>The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.</div>
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<div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>VMWARE_USER</code> will be used instead.</div>
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<div>Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.</div>
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<div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: admin, user</div>
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</td>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>validate_certs</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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<li>no</li>
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<li><div style="color: blue"><b>yes</b> ←</div></li>
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</ul>
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<div>Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to <code>false</code> when certificates are not trusted.</div>
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<div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS</code> will be used instead.</div>
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<div>Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.</div>
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<div>If set to <code>true</code>, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.</div>
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<br/>
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Notes
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.. note::
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- Tested on vSphere 5.5 and 6.5
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- All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
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Examples
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.. code-block:: yaml
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- name: Add a VMware vSwitch
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community.vmware.vmware_vswitch:
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hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
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username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
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password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
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switch: vswitch_name
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nics: vmnic_name
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mtu: 9000
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delegate_to: localhost
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- name: Add a VMware vSwitch without any physical NIC attached
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community.vmware.vmware_vswitch:
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hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
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username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
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password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
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switch: vswitch_0001
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mtu: 9000
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delegate_to: localhost
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- name: Add a VMware vSwitch with multiple NICs
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community.vmware.vmware_vswitch:
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hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
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username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
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password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
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switch: vmware_vswitch_0004
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nics:
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- vmnic1
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- vmnic2
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mtu: 9000
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delegate_to: localhost
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- name: Add a VMware vSwitch to a specific host system
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community.vmware.vmware_vswitch:
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hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
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username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
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password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
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esxi_hostname: DC0_H0
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switch_name: vswitch_001
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nic_name: vmnic0
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mtu: 9000
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delegate_to: localhost
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- name: Delete a VMware vSwitch in a specific host system
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community.vmware.vmware_vswitch:
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hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
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username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
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password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
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esxi_hostname: DC0_H0
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switch_name: vswitch_001
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state: absent
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delegate_to: localhost
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Return Values
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Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:
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<b>result</b>
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<td>always</td>
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<div>information about performed operation</div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">vSwitch 'vSwitch_1002' is created successfully</div>
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<br/><br/>
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Status
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Authors
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~~~~~~~
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- Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)
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- Russell Teague (@mtnbikenc)
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- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde) <akasurde@redhat.com>
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