vcenter_datacenter

Create a new datacenter in the vCenter inventory

Collection: vmware.vmware_rest

Full Name: vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_datacenter

Synopsis

Create a new datacenter in the vCenter inventory

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
vcenter_hostname	string	yes		The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_HOST) will be used instead.
vcenter_username	string	yes		The vSphere vCenter username
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_USER) will be used instead.
vcenter_password	string	yes		The vSphere vCenter password
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PASSWORD) will be used instead.
vcenter_validate_certs	bool		`true`	Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to C(false) when certificates are not trusted.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS) will be used instead.
vcenter_rest_log_file	string			You can use this optional parameter to set the location of a log file.
This file will be used to record the HTTP REST interaction.
The file will be stored on the host that runs the module.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of
environment variable C(VMWARE_REST_LOG_FILE) will be used instead.
session_timeout	float			Timeout settings for client session.
The maximal number of seconds for the whole operation including connection establishment, request sending and response.
The default value is 300s.
datacenter	string			Identifier of the datacenter to be deleted.
The parameter must be the id of a resource returned by M(vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_datacenter_info). Required with I(state=[‘absent’])
folder	string			Datacenter folder in which the new datacenter should be created.
This field is currently required. In the future, if this field is unset, the system will attempt to choose a suitable folder for the datacenter; if a folder cannot be chosen, the datacenter creation operation will fail.
When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be the id of a resource returned by M(vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_folder_info).
force	bool			If true, delete the datacenter even if it is not empty.
If unset a ResourceInUse error will be reported if the datacenter is not empty. This is the equivalent of passing the value false.
name	string			The name of the datacenter to be created. Required with I(state=[‘present’])
state	string		`present`	Operation to perform; allowed values: absent, present.

Example

yaml

- name: Get a list of all the datacenters
  register: existing_datacenters
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_datacenter_info:
- name: Force delete the existing DC
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_datacenter:
    state: absent
    datacenter: '{{ item.datacenter }}'
    force: true
  with_items: '{{ existing_datacenters.value }}'
  until:
  - _result is not failed
  retries: 7
- name: Create datacenter my_dc
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_datacenter:
    name: my_dc
    folder: '{{ my_datacenter_folder.folder }}'