# vmware_guest_powerstate – Manages power states of virtual machines in vCenter

New in version 2.5.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Examples
- Status

## Synopsis

- Power on / Power off / Restart a virtual machine.

## Requirements

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

- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---

folder
string

Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest.
The folder should include the datacenter. ESX's datacenter is ha-datacenter
Examples:
folder: /ha-datacenter/vm
folder: ha-datacenter/vm
folder: /datacenter1/vm
folder: datacenter1/vm
folder: /datacenter1/vm/folder1
folder: datacenter1/vm/folder1
folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm
folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm
folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2

force
boolean
added in 2.5

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

Ignore warnings and complete the actions.
This parameter is useful while forcing virtual machine state.

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. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
moid string added in 2.9 |  | Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance. This is required if `name` or `uuid` is not supplied.
name string |  | Name of the virtual machine to work with. Virtual machine names in vCenter are not necessarily unique, which may be problematic, see `name_match`.

name_match
string

Choices:
- first ←
- last

If multiple virtual machines matching the name, use the first or last found.

password 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. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd
port integer added in 2.5 | Default: 443 | 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. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
proxy_host string added in 2.9 |  | 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. This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12
proxy_port integer added in 2.9 |  | 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.
schedule_task_description string added in 2.9 |  | Description of schedule task. Valid only if `scheduled_at` is specified.

schedule_task_enabled
boolean
added in 2.9

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

Flag to indicate whether the scheduled task is enabled or disabled.

schedule_task_name string added in 2.9 |  | Name of schedule task. Valid only if `scheduled_at` is specified.
scheduled_at string |  | Date and time in string format at which specified task needs to be performed. The required format for date and time - 'dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm'. Scheduling task requires vCenter server. A standalone ESXi server does not support this option.

state
string

Choices:
- powered-off
- powered-on
- reboot-guest
- restarted
- shutdown-guest
- suspended
- present ←

Set the state of the virtual machine.

state_change_timeout integer added in 2.6 | Default: 0 | If the `state` is set to `shutdown-guest`, by default the module will return immediately after sending the shutdown signal. If this argument is set to a positive integer, the module will instead wait for the VM to reach the poweredoff state. The value sets a timeout in seconds for the module to wait for the state change.

use_instance_uuid
boolean
added in 2.8

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.

username 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. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: admin, user
uuid string |  | UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's unique identifier. This is required if `name` or `moid` is not supplied.

validate_certs
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

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.
Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
If set to `yes`, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

## Examples

    - name: Set the state of a virtual machine to poweroff
      vmware_guest_powerstate:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        validate_certs: no
        folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/my_folder"
        name: "{{ guest_name }}"
        state: powered-off
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: deploy

    - name: Set the state of a virtual machine to poweron using MoID
      vmware_guest_powerstate:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        validate_certs: no
        folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/my_folder"
        moid: vm-42
        state: powered-on
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: deploy

    - name: Set the state of a virtual machine to poweroff at given scheduled time
      vmware_guest_powerstate:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/my_folder"
        name: "{{ guest_name }}"
        state: powered-off
        scheduled_at: "09/01/2018 10:18"
        schedule_task_name: "task_00001"
        schedule_task_description: "Sample task to poweroff VM"
        schedule_task_enabled: True
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: deploy_at_schedule_datetime

    - name: Wait for the virtual machine to shutdown
      vmware_guest_powerstate:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        name: "{{ guest_name }}"
        state: shutdown-guest
        state_change_timeout: 200
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: deploy

## 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>

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