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diff --git a/ansible_collections/community/vmware/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/ansible_collections/community/vmware/changelogs/changelog.yaml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..33af538ad --- /dev/null +++ b/ansible_collections/community/vmware/changelogs/changelog.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,1591 @@ +ancestor: null +releases: + 1.0.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - Added 'compose' and 'groups' feature in vmware_vm_inventory plugin. + - Added keyed_groups feature in vmware_vm_inventory plugin. + - Added support to vmware_tag_manager module for specifying tag and category + as dict if any of the name contains colon (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/65765). + - Check for virtualNicManager in Esxi host system before accessing properties + in vmware_vmkernel_info (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/62772). + - Fixed typo in vmware_guest_powerstate module (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/65161). + - Handle Base64 Binary while JSON serialization in vmware_vm_inventory. + - Handle NoneType error when accessing service system info in vmware_host_service_info + module (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67615). + - Handle list items in vSphere schema while handling facts using to_json API + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/33). + - Handle multiple tags name with different category id in vmware_tag module + (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/66340). + - Handle slashes in VMware network name (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/64399). + - In inventory plugin, serialize properties user specifies which are objects + as dicts (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/pull/58). + - In vmware_guest_network module use appropriate network while creating or reconfiguring + (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/65968). + - Made vmnics attributes optional when creating DVS as they are optional on + the API and GUI as well. + - VMware Guest Inventory plugin enhancements and features. + - VMware guest inventory plugin support for filters. + - Vmware Fix for Create overwrites a VM of same name even when the folder is + different(https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/43161) + - '`vmware_content_deploy_template`''s `cluster` argument no longer fails with + an error message about resource pools.' + - return correct datastore cluster placement recommendations during when adding + disk using the vmware_guest_disk module + - vmware - Ensure we can use the modules with Python < 2.7.9 or RHEL/CentOS + < 7.4, this as soon as ``validate_certs`` is disabled. + - vmware_category - fix associable datatypes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/197). + - vmware_content_deploy_template - Added param content_library to the main function + - vmware_deploy_ovf - Fixed ova deploy error occur if vm exists + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Implemented configuration changes on an existing Distributed + vSwitch portgroup. + - vmware_dvs_portgroup_find - Cast variable to integer for comparison. + - vmware_guest - Add ability to upgrade the guest hardware version to latest + fix issue (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/56273). + - vmware_guest - Allow '-' (Dash) special char in windows DNS name. + - vmware_guest - Exclude dvswitch_name from triggering guest os customization. + - vmware_guest - Updated reference link to vapp_properties property + - vmware_host_capability_facts - Fixed vSphere API legacy version errors occur + in pyvmomi 7.0 and later + - vmware_host_capability_info - Fixed vSphere API legacy version errors occur + in pyvmomi 7.0 and later + - vmware_host_facts - handle facts when ESXi hostsystem is poweredoff (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/183). + - vmware_host_firewall_manager - Ensure we can set rule with no ``allowed_hosts`` + key (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/61332) + - vmware_host_firewall_manager - Fixed creating IP specific firewall rules with + Python 2 (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67303) + - vmware_host_vmhba_info - fixed node_wwn and port_wwn for FC HBA to hexadecimal + format(https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/63045). + - vmware_vcenter_settings - Fixed when runtime_settings parameters not defined + occur error(https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/66713) + - vmware_vcenter_statistics - Fix some corner cases like increasing some interval + and decreasing another at the same time. + - vmware_vm_inventory inventory plugin, use the port value while connecting + to vCenter (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/64096). + - vmware_vmkernel - Remove duplicate checks. + - vmware_vspan_session - Extract repeated code and reduce complexity of function. + deprecated_features: + - vmware_dns_config - Deprecate in favour of new module vmware_host_dns. + minor_changes: + - A `vmware` module_defaults group has been added to simplify parameters for + multiple VMware tasks. This group includes all VMware modules. + - Add a flag 'force_upgrade' to force VMware tools upgrade installation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/75). + - Add powerstates to match vmware_guest_powerstate module with vmware_guest + (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/55653). + - Added a timeout parameter `wait_for_ip_address_timeout` for `wait_for_ip_address` + for longer-running tasks in vmware_guest. + - Added missing backing_disk_mode information about disk which was removed by + mistake in vmware_guest_disk_info. + - Correct datatype for state in vmware_host_lockdown module. + - Correct example from doc of `vmware_local_role_info.py` to match the change + of returned structure. + - Correct example from doc of `vmware_local_role_info.py` to match the change + of returned structure. + - Handle exceptions raised in connect_to_vsphere_client API. + - Minor typo fixes in vmware_httpapi related modules and module_utils. + - Removed ANSIBLE_METADATA from all the modules. + - Return additional information about hosts inside the cluster using vmware_cluster_info. + - Update Module examples with FQCN. + - Update README.md for installing any third party required Python libraries + using pip (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/154). + - add storage_provisioning type into vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template. + - add vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template module for creating VMs from OVF templates + - new code module for new feature for operations of VCenter infra profile config. + - vmware.py - Only add configured network interfaces to facts. + - vmware_cluster_drs - Implemented DRS advanced settings (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/66217) + - vmware_cluster_ha - Implemented HA advanced settings (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/61421) + - vmware_cluster_ha - Remove a wrong parameter from an example in the documentation. + - vmware_content_deploy_template - added new field "content_library" to search + template inside the specified content library. + - vmware_datastore_cluster - Added basic SDRS configuration (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/65154). + - vmware_datastore_info - added ``properties`` and ``schema`` options. + - vmware_datastore_maintenancemode now returns datastore_status instead of Ansible + internal key results (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/62083). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup_info - Include the value of the Portgroup ``key`` in + the result + - vmware_dvswitch now returns the UUID of the switch + - vmware_dvswitch_info also returns the switch UUID + - vmware_export_ovf - increase default timeout to 30s + - vmware_export_ovf - timeout value is actually in seconds, not minutes + - vmware_guest - Don't search for VMDK if filename is defined. + - vmware_guest - Extracts repeated code from configure_vapp_properties() to + set_vapp_properties() in vmware_guest.py. + - vmware_guest - add support VM creation and reconfiguration with multiple types + of disk controllers and disks + - vmware_guest - add support for create and reconfigure CDROMs attaching to + SATA (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42995) + - vmware_guest - add support hardware version 17 for vSphere 7.0 + - vmware_guest_custom_attributes does not require VM name (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/63222). + - vmware_guest_disk - Add `destroy` option which allows to remove a disk without + deleting the VMDK file. + - vmware_guest_disk - Add `filename` option which allows to create a disk from + an existing VMDK. + - vmware_guest_disk - add support for setting the sharing/multi-writer mode + of virtual disks (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/212) + - vmware_guest_network - network adapters can be configured without lists + - vmware_guest_network - network_info returns a list of dictionaries for ease + of use + - vmware_guest_network - put deprecation warning for the networks parameter + - vmware_guest_tools_wait now exposes a ``timeout`` parameter that allow the + user to adjust the timeout (second). + - vmware_host_active_directory - Fail when there are unrecoverable problems + with AD membership instead of reporting a change that doesn't take place (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/59). + - vmware_host_dns - New module replacing vmware_dns_config with increased functionality. + - vmware_host_dns can now set the following empty values, ``domain``, ``search_domains`` + and ``dns_servers``. + - vmware_host_facts - added ``properties`` and ``schema`` options. + - vmware_host_firewall_manager - ``allowed_hosts`` excpects a dict as parameter, + list is deprecated + - vmware_host_kernel_manager now returns host_kernel_status instead of Ansible + internal key results (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/62083). + - vmware_host_logbundle - new code module for a new feature for ESXi support + log bundle download operation + - vmware_host_logbundle_info - new code module for a new feature for getting + manifests for ESXi support log bundle + - vmware_host_ntp now returns host_ntp_status instead of Ansible internal key + results (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/62083). + - vmware_host_service_manager now returns host_service_status instead of Ansible + internal key results (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/62083). + - vmware_rest_client - Added a new definition get_library_item_from_content_library_name. + - vmware_tag now returns tag_status instead of Ansible internal key results + (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/62083). + - vmware_vm_inventory inventory plugin, raise more descriptive error when all + template strings in ``hostnames`` fail. + removed_features: + - vmware_guest_find - Removed deprecated ``datacenter`` option + - vmware_vmkernel - Removed deprecated ``ip_address`` option; use sub-option + ip_address in the network option instead + - vmware_vmkernel - Removed deprecated ``subnet_mask`` option; use sub-option + subnet_mask in the network option instead + fragments: + - 109-vmware_host_logbundle.yml + - 110-vmware_host_logbundle_info.yml + - 113_vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template.yml + - 121-vpsan_session-reduce-complexity.yaml + - 129_vmware_vm_inventory.yml + - 141_Correct_doc_of_vmware_local_role_info + - 141_Correct_doc_of_vmware_local_role_info.yaml + - 145-vmware_dvs_portgroup_find-integer-cast.yaml + - 149-remove-duplicate-checks.yaml + - 153-vmware_guest.yml + - 154_update_doc.yml + - 166-vmware_deploy_ovf.yml + - 183_vmware_host_facts.yml + - 185-make_vnics_optional_for_dvs.yml + - 188-vmware_content_deploy_template-specify_content_library_name.yml + - 197_vmware_category.yml + - 214-add-disk-sharing.yaml + - 219-vmware_content_deploy_template_added_param_content_library.yml + - 225-vmware_vcenter_settings.yml + - 253-inventory_hostnames_fail_message.yml + - 33-vmware_guest_info_list_fix.yml + - 44957-vmware_guest.yml + - 46-Vcenter-infra-profile-config-operations.yml + - 55653-vmware_guest_powerstate.yml + - 56-vmware_rest.yml + - 57185-fix_vmware_modules_py_pre2.79.yaml + - 57535-vmware_vcenter_statistics_corner-cases.yml + - 58-non-json-properties.yml + - 58824-vmware_cluster_ha-advanced-settings.yml + - 58824-vmware_dvs_portgroup-implement-portgroup-updates.yml + - 59_vmware_host_active_directory.yml + - 62083-vmware-internal_results.yml + - 62188-VMware-Guest-Support-latest-version-while-upgrading-VM-hardware.yml + - 62616-vmware_cluster_ha-fix-documentation.yml + - 62772-vmware_vmkernel_info-fix.yml + - 62810-Vmware-Guest-Allow-DashInWindowsServerDNSName.yml + - 62916-add_properties_option_to_vmware_host_facts.yml + - 629400-add_properties_option_to_vmware_datastore_info.yml + - 63740-vmware_guest_disk_filename_destroy.yaml + - 63741-do_not_search_for_vmdk_if_filename_defined.yaml + - 64399_vmware_guest.yml + - 64458-vmware_host_dns.yaml + - 65-vmware_guest.yml + - 65154-vmware_datastore_cluster-configure-dns.yml + - 65715-vmware-content-deploy-template-fix-cluster.yml + - 65733-fix-vmware-guest-properties-doc.yaml + - 65765-vmware_tag_manager.yml + - 65922-filter-VMs-of-Same-name-on-the-basis-of-folder.yml + - 65968-vmware_guest_network.yml + - 65997-vmware_guest-exclude-dvswitch-name-from-os-customization.yml + - 66217-vmware_cluster_drs-advanced-settings.yml + - 66340-vmware_tag.yml + - 66692-vmware_host_vmhba_info_fix_63045.yml + - 66877-vmware_host_dns.yaml + - 66922-vmware_guest_network.yml + - 67221-vmware-guest-disk-storage-drs-fix.yml + - 67282-remove_options_from_some_vmware_modules_that_aren't_used_in_the_code.yml + - 67303-vmware_host_firewall_manager-fix_ip_specific_firewall_rules_for_python2.yml + - 67615-vmware_host_service_info_fix.yml + - 69-vmware-extract-repeat-code.yaml + - 7052_awx_handle_binary.yml + - 75-vmware_guest_tool_upgrade.yml + - fix-vim-legacy-version-error-vmware_host_capability_facts.yml + - fix-vim-legacy-version-error-vmware_host_capability_info.yml + - metadata_removal.yml + - typo_fix_vmware_guest_powerstate.yml + - update_examples.yml + - vmware-module_fragments-group.yml + - vmware-only-add-configured-interfaces.yml + - vmware_cluster_info_hosts.yml + - vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template_add_storage_provision_type.yml + - vmware_dvs_portgroup_info_key.yaml + - vmware_dvswitch_uuid.yaml + - vmware_export_ovf.yaml + - vmware_guest.yaml + - vmware_guest_custom_attributes.yml + - vmware_guest_disk_info_disk_mode.yml + - vmware_guest_tools_wait_time.yaml + - vmware_host_firewall_manager_fix_61332.yaml + - vmware_host_lockdown_typo_fix.yml + - vmware_httpapi_fix.yml + - vmware_vm_inventory_compose.yml + - vmware_vm_inventory_filter.yml + - vmware_vm_inventory_keyed_groups.yml + - vmware_vm_inventory_port.yml + release_date: '2020-06-19' + 1.1.0: + changes: + breaking_changes: + - vmware_datastore_maintenancemode - now returns ``datastore_status`` instead + of Ansible internal key ``results``. + - vmware_guest_custom_attributes - does not require VM name which was a required + parameter for releases prior to Ansible 2.10. + - vmware_guest_find - the ``datacenter`` option has been removed. + - vmware_host_kernel_manager - now returns ``host_kernel_status`` instead of + Ansible internal key ``results``. + - vmware_host_ntp - now returns ``host_ntp_status`` instead of Ansible internal + key ``results``. + - vmware_host_service_manager - now returns ``host_service_status`` instead + of Ansible internal key ``results``. + - vmware_tag - now returns ``tag_status`` instead of Ansible internal key ``results``. + - vmware_vmkernel - the options ``ip_address`` and ``subnet_mask`` have been + removed; use the suboptions ``ip_address`` and ``subnet_mask`` of the ``network`` + option instead. + bugfixes: + - vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template - use datastore_id in deployment_spec (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/pull/287). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup_find - Fix comparison between str and int on method vlan_match + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/pull/52). + - vmware_guest - cdrom.controller_number, cdrom.unit_number are handled as integer. + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/274). + - vmware_vm_inventory - CustomFieldManager is not present in ESXi, handle this + condition (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/269). + deprecated_features: + - The vmware_dns_config module has been deprecated and will be removed in a + later release; use vmware_host_dns instead. + - vca - vca_fw, vca_nat, vca_app are deprecated since these modules rely on + deprecated part of Pyvcloud library. + - vmware_tag_info - in a later release, the module will not return ``tag_facts`` + since it does not return multiple tags with the same name and different category + id. To maintain the existing behavior use ``tag_info`` which is a list of + tag metadata. + minor_changes: + - Added module to be able to create, update, or delete VMware VM storage policies + for virtual machines. + - vmware_cluster_info - added ``properties`` and ``schema`` options and supported + the getting of clusters resource summary information. + - vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template - handle exception while deploying VM using + OVF template. + - vmware_content_deploy_template - handle exception while deploying VM (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/182). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Added support for distributed port group with private + VLAN. + - vmware_guest_snapshot_info - Document that `folder` is required if the VM + `name` is defined (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/243) + - vmware_host_iscsi - a new module for the ESXi hosts that is dedicated to the + management of the iSCSI configuration + - vmware_migrate_vmk - allow migration from a VMware vSphere Distrubuted Switch + to a ESXi Standard Switch + - vmware_vcenter_settings_info - a new module for gather information about vCenter + settings + removed_features: + - vmware_portgroup - removed 'inbound_policy', and 'rolling_order' deprecated + options. + fragments: + - 124-vmware-migrate-vmk-to-std-switch.yaml + - 182_content_library.yml + - 224-vmware_host_iscsi.yml + - 243_vmware_guest_snapshot_info.yml + - 269_vmware_vm_inventory.yml + - 274_vmware_guest.yml + - 275_vmware_vcenter_settings_info.yml + - 287_deploy_ovf_template.yml + - 321-vmware_cluster_info.yml + - 52-vmware_dvs_portgroup_find_fix.yml + - porting-guide.yml + - pvlan-config-vmware-dvs-portgroup.yml + - vca_deprecate.yml + - vmware_pg_options.yml + - vmware_vm_storage_policy_module.yml + release_date: '2020-08-01' + 1.10.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware - fixed a bug that the guest_guestion in the facts doesn't convert + to the dictionary (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/825). + - vmware - handle exception raised in ``get_all_objs`` and ``find_object_by_name`` + which occurs due to multiple parallel operations (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/791). + - vmware_cluster_info - Fix a bug that returned enabled_vsan and vsan_auto_claim_storage + as lists instead of just true or false (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/805). + - vmware_evc_mode - fixed an issue that evc_mode is required when the state + parameter set to absent (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/764). + - vmware_guest - skip customvalues while deploying VM on a standalone ESXi (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/721). + - vmware_host_iscsi_info - fixed an issue that an error occurs gathering iSCSI + information against an ESXi Host with iSCSI disabled (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/729). + - vmware_vm_info - handle vApp parent logic (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/777). + - vmware_vm_shell - handle exception raised while performing the operation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/732). + - vmware_vm_storage_policy_info - fixed an issue that the module can't get storage + policy info when the policy has the tag base rules (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/788). + - vmware_vmotion - Provide an meaningful error message when providing a bad + ESXi node as ``destination_host`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/pull/804). + minor_changes: + - vmware_cluster_drs - Make enable_drs an alias of enable and add a warning + that the default will change from false to true in a future version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/766) + - vmware_cluster_ha - Make enable_ha an alias of enable and add a warning that + the default will change from false to true in a future version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/766) + - vmware_cluster_vsan - Make enable_vsan an alias of enable and add a warning + that the default will change from false to true in a future version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/766) + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Implement 'elastic' port group configuration (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/410). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Implement MAC learning configuration (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/644). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Implement configuration of active and standby uplinks + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/709). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Remove default for teaming_policy.inbound_policy (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/743). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup_info - Return information about MAC learning configuration + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/644). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup_info - Return information about uplinks (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/709). + - vmware_guest - add more documentation about ``is_template`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/794). + - vmware_host_iscsi_info - added a list(detected_iscsi_drives) of detected iscsi + drives to the return value after set an iscsi config (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/729). + - vmware_tag - modified the category_id parameter to required (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/790). + - vmware_vm_inventory - set default to ``True`` for ``with_nested_properties`` + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/712). + fragments: + - 644-vmware_dvs_portgroup.yml + - 712_vmware_vm_inventory.yml + - 721_vmware_guest.yml + - 729-vmware_host_iscsi_info.yml + - 732_vmware_vm_shell.yml + - 739-vmware_cluster_drs.yml + - 764-vmware_evc_mode.yml + - 777_vapp_info.yml + - 788-vmware_vm_storage_policy_info.yml + - 790-vmware_tag.yml + - 791_vmware.yml + - 803-vmware_vmotion-better-error-msg.yml + - 805-vmware_cluster_info.yml + - 825-vmware.yml + - is_template.yml + modules: + - description: Manage the TCP/IP Stacks configuration of ESXi host + name: vmware_host_tcpip_stacks + namespace: '' + release_date: '2021-05-05' + 1.11.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware - fix that the return value should be returned None if moId doesn't + exist of a virtual machine (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/867). + - vmware_vmotion - implement new parameter named destination_datacenter to fix + failure to move storage when datastores are shared across datacenters (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/858) + major_changes: + - vmware_object_custom_attributes_info - added a new module to gather custom + attributes of an object (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/851). + minor_changes: + - vmware - added a new method to search Managed Object based on moid and object + type (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/879). + - vmware_dvswitch - Dynamically check the DVS versions vCenter supports (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/839). + - vmware_dvswitch - Implement network_policy parameter with suboptions promiscuous, + forged_transmits and mac_changes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/833). + - vmware_guest - Make the requirements for Virtualization Based Security explicit + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/816). + - vmware_guest - New parameter ``secure_boot`` to manage (U)EFI secure boot + on VMs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/816). + - vmware_guest - New parameter ``vvtd`` to manage Intel Virtualization Technology + for Directed I/O on VMs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/816). + - vmware_guest_controller - added bus_sharing property to scsi controllers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/878). + - vmware_guest_instant_clone - added the the guestinfo_vars parameter to provide + GuestOS Customization functionality in instant cloned VM (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/796). + - vmware_host_custom_attributes - new module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/838). + - vmware_host_inventory - added ability for username to be a vault encrypted + variable, and updated documentation to reflect ability for username and password + to be vaulted. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/854). + - vmware_host_passthrough - added a new module to enable or disable passthrough + of PCI devices with ESXi host has (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/872). + - vmware_host_tcpip_stacks - added ipv6_gateway parameter and nsx_overlay as + an alias of vxlan (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/834). + - vmware_host_vmnic_info - add LLDP information to output when applicable (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/828). + - vmware_object_custom_attributes_info - added a new parameter to support moid + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/879). + - vmware_vcenter_settings.py - Add advanced_settings parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/819). + - vmware_vm_inventory - added ability for username to be a vault encrypted variable, + and updated documentation to reflect ability for username and password to + be vaulted. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/854). + fragments: + - 796-vmware_guest_instant_clone.yml + - 816-vmware_guest.yml + - 819-vmware_vcenter_settings-advanced_setting.yml + - 828_vmware_host_vmnic_info.yml + - 833-vmware_dvswitch-network_policy.yml + - 834-vmware_host_tcpip_stacks.yml + - 838_vmware_host_custom_attributes.yml + - 851-vmware_object_custom_attributes_info.yml + - 855_vmware_host_inventory.yml + - 855_vmware_vm_inventory.yml + - 858_vmware_vmotion_add_destination_datacenter_parameter.yml + - 867-vmware.yml + - 872-vmware_host_passthrough.yml + - 878_vmware_guest_controller.yml + - 879-vmware_object_custom_attributes_info.yml + modules: + - description: Manage custom attributes from VMware for the given ESXi host + name: vmware_host_custom_attributes + namespace: '' + - description: Manage PCI device passthrough settings on host + name: vmware_host_passthrough + namespace: '' + - description: Gather custom attributes of an object + name: vmware_object_custom_attributes_info + namespace: '' + - description: Gather information about object's permissions + name: vmware_object_role_permission_info + namespace: '' + - description: Returns the recommended datastore from a SDRS-enabled datastore + cluster + name: vmware_recommended_datastore + namespace: '' + plugins: + inventory: + - description: VMware ESXi hostsystem inventory source + name: vmware_host_inventory + namespace: null + release_date: '2021-06-11' + 1.12.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template - no longer requires host, datastore, resource_pool. + - vmware_content_deploy_xxx - deploys to recommended datastore in specified + datastore_cluster. + - vmware_content_deploy_xxx - honors folder specified by fully qualified path + name. + - vmware_guest - Use hostname parameter in customization only if value is not + None (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/655) + minor_changes: + - vmware - add processing to answer if the answer question is occurred in starting + the vm (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/821). + - vmware - find_folder_by_fqpn added to support specifying folders by their + fully qualified path name, defined as I(datacenter)/I(folder_type)/subfolder1/subfolder2/. + - vmware - folder field default changed from None to vm. + - vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template - storage_provisioning default changed + from None to thin, in keeping with VMware best practices for flash storage. + - vmware_dvs_host - implement adding pNICs to LAGs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/112). + - vmware_guest_instant_clone - added a new option to wait until the vmware tools + start (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/904). + - vmware_guest_instant_clone - added a reboot processing to reflect the customization + parameters to an instant clone vm (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/904). + - vmware_guest_powerstate - Add an option that answers whether it was copied + or moved the vm if the vm is blocked (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/821). + - vmware_host_inventory - support api access via proxy (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/817). + - vmware_object_role_permission_info - added principal to provide list of individual + permissions on specified entity (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/868). + - vmware_rest_client - support proxy feature for module using this API (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/848). + - vmware_vm_inventory - support api access via proxy (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/817). + fragments: + - 112-vmware_dvs_host.yml + - 738-vmware_content_deploy_xxx.yml + - 817-vmware_vm_inventory-support-proxy.yml + - 821-vmware_guest_powerstate.yml + - 831-vmware_guest-hostname.yml + - 848_vmware_rest_client_add_support_for_proxy.yml + - 874-vmware_object_role_permission_info-principal_permissions.yml + - 904-vmware_guest_instant_clone.yml + release_date: '2021-07-07' + 1.13.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware - changed to use from isinstance to type in the if condition of option_diff + method (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/983). + - vmware_guest - add message for `deploy_vm` method when it fails with timeout + error while customizing the VM (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/933). + - vmware_guest_instant_clone - fixed an issue that the module should be required + the guestinfo_vars parameter when executing (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/962). + - vmware_guest_powerstate - added the datacenter parameter to fix an issue that + datacenter key error has been occurring (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/924). + - vmware_host_datastore - fixed an issue that the right error message isn't + displayed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/976). + minor_changes: + - vm_device_helper - Add new functions for create, remove or reconfigure virutal + NVDIMM device (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/853). + - vmware - the scenario guides from Ansible repo migrated to collection repo. + - vmware_guest - Add new parameter 'nvdimm' for add, remove or reconfigure virutal + NVDIMM device of virtual machine (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/853). + - vmware_guest_disk - add the capability to create and remove RDM disks from + Virtual Machines. + - vmware_guest_snapshot_info - add quiesced status in VM snapshot info (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/978) + - vmware_host_datastore - added a new parameter to expand a datastore capacity + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/915). + - vmware_host_inventory - filter hosts before templating hostnames (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/850). + - vmware_portgroup - Disable traffic shaping without defining ``traffic_shaping.average_bandwidth``, + ``traffic_shaping.burst_size`` and ``traffic_shaping.peak_bandwidth`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/955). + - vmware_spbm - Add a new function 'find_storage_profile_by_name' (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/853). + - vmware_vm_inventory - filter guests before templating hostnames (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/850). + fragments: + - 449-vmware_guest_disk_rdm.yml + - 850_vmware_inventory.yml + - 853-vmware_guest.yml + - 915-vmware_host_datastore.yml + - 924-vmware_guest_powerstate.yml + - 933-vmware_guest_add_msg_customization_failed.yml + - 955-vmware_portgroup.yml + - 962-vmware_guest_instant_clone.yml + - 976-vmware_host_datastore.yml + - 978-vmware_guest_snapshot_info.yml + - 983-vmware.yml + - migrate_vmware_scenario_guides.yml + release_date: '2021-08-16' + 1.14.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_category - fixed some issues that the errors have occurred in executing + the module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/990). + - vmware_guest_network - Fix adding more than one NIC to a VM before powering + on (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/860). + minor_changes: + - vmware_host_service_manager - Introducing a new state "unchanged" to allow + defining startup policy without defining service state or automatically starting + it (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/916). + fragments: + - 860-vmware_guest_network.yml + - 916-vmware_host_service_manager.yml + - 990-vmware_category.yml + release_date: '2021-09-01' + 1.15.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - Fix a bug that prevented enabling VSAN on more than one vmk, risking splitting + the whole cluster during interface migration scenarios (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/891) + - vmware_deploy_ovf - Fix deploy ovf issue when there are more than one datacenter + in VC (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/164). + - vmware_deploy_ovf - fixed to display suitable the error when not exist an + ovf file path (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1065). + - vmware_guest_powerstate - handle 'present' state as 'poweredon' (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1033). + - vmware_guest_tools_wait - add documentation about datacenter parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/870). + - vmware_object_rename - fixed an issue that an error has occurred when getting + than 1,000 objects (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1010). + - vmware_vcenter_settings_info - fix to return all VCSA settings when setting + vsphere to the schema and not specifying the properties (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1050). + - vmware_vm_inventory - remove erroneous ``ansible_host`` condition (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/975). + deprecated_features: + - vmware_guest_vnc - Sphere 7.0 removed the built-in VNC server (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/rn/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-70-release-notes.html#productsupport). + minor_changes: + - vm_device_helper - move NIC device types from vmware_guest module to vm_device_helper + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/998). + fragments: + - 0-copy_ignore_txt.yml + - 1010-vmware_object_rename.yml + - 1050-vmware_vcenter_settings_info.yml + - 1065-vmware_deploy_ovf.yml + - 164-vmware_deploy_ovf.yml + - 870_vmware_guest_tools_wait.yml + - 892-vmware_vmkernel.yml + - 975_vmware_vm_inventory.yml + - 993-vmware_vm_config_option.yml + - deprecate-vmware_guest_vnc.yml + - powerstate.yml + modules: + - description: Return supported guest ID list and VM recommended config option + for specific guest OS + name: vmware_vm_config_option + namespace: '' + release_date: '2021-10-05' + 1.16.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - update_vswitch - add the possibility to remove nics from vswitch (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/536) + - vmware_guest_serial_port - handle correct serial backing type (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1043). + - vmware_host_lockdown - Fix an issue when enabling or disabling lockdown mode + failes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1083) + minor_changes: + - vmware - add vTPM information to default gather information (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1082). + - vmware_guest_cross_vc_clone - Added the is_template option to mark a cloned + vm/template as a template (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/996). + fragments: + - 1043_vmware_guest_serial.yml + - 1082_vmware.yml + - 1083_vmware_host_lockdown.yml + - 840_vmware_vswitch.yml + - 996_vmware_guest_cross_vc_clone.yml + modules: + - description: Add or remove vTPM device for specified VM. + name: vmware_guest_tpm + namespace: '' + release_date: '2021-11-05' + 1.17.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_guest - when ``customization.password`` is not defined, the Administrator + password is made empty instead of setting it to string 'None' (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1017). + minor_changes: + - vmware_datastore_info - added show_tag parameters to allow datastore tags + to be read in a uniform way across _info modules (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1085). + - vmware_guest_disk - Added a new key 'cluster_disk' which allows you to use + a filename originating from a VM with an RDM. + - vmware_guest_disk - Added bus_sharing as an option for SCSI devices. + - vmware_guest_disk - Enabled the use of up to 64 disks on a paravirtual SCSI + controller when the hardware is version 14 or higher. + - vmware_guest_sendkey - added additional USB scan codes for HOME and END. + - vmware_host_scanhba - add rescan_vmfs parameter to allow rescaning for new + VMFS volumes. Also add rescan_hba parameter with default true to allow for + not rescaning HBAs as this might be very slow. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/479) + - vmware_host_snmp - implement setting syscontact and syslocation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1044). + - vmware_rest_client module_util - added function get_tags_for_datastore for + convenient tag collection (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1085). + fragments: + - 1013-vmware_rdm_updates.yml + - 1017-vmware_guest-fix_administrator_password.yml + - 1044_add_syscontact_syslocation_vmware_host_snmp.yml + - 1085_add_show_tag_to_vmware_datastore_info.yml + - 1117_add_additional_usb_scan_codes.yml + - rescan_VMFS_feature.yml + release_date: '2021-12-06' + 1.2.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template - fixed issue where wrong resource pool + identifier was returned when same resource pool name was used across clusters + in the same datacenter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/pull/363) + - vmware_vmkernel - fixed issue where Repl and ReplNFC services were not being + identified as enabled on a vmk interface (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/362). + deprecated_features: + - vmware_guest - deprecate specifying CDROM configuration as a dict, instead + use a list. + minor_changes: + - vmware_cluster_ha - treat truthy advanced options ('true', 'false') as strings + instead of booleans (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/286). + - vmware_cluster_vsan - implement advanced VSAN options (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/260). + - vmware_cluster_vsan - requires the vSAN Management SDK, which needs to be + downloaded from VMware and installed manually. + - vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template - requires the resource_pool parameter. + - vmware_guest_disk - add backing_uuid value to return (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/pull/348). + - vmware_guest_serial_port - ensure we can run the module two times in a row + without unexpected side effect(https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/pull/358). + fragments: + - 163-vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template.py.yml + - 260-vmware_cluster_vsan.yml + - 286-vmware_cluster_ha.yml + - 348-vmware_guest_disk.yml + - 358-vmware_guest_serial_port.yml + - 363-vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template.yml + - 364-vmware_vmkernel-replciation-fix.yml + - cdrom_dict_removal.yml + release_date: '2020-08-28' + 1.3.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - '``module_utils/vmware.py`` handles an object name using special characters + that URL-decoded(https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/pull/380).' + minor_changes: + - module_utils/vmware - Ignore leading and trailing whitespace when searching + for objects (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/335) + - vmware_cluster_info - Fixed issue of a cluster name doesn't URL-decode(https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/pull/366) + - vmware_guest - takes now into account the ``esxi_hostname`` argument to create + the vm on the right host according to the doc (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/pull/359). + - vmware_guest_custom_attributes - Fixed issue when trying to set a VM custom + attribute when there are custom attributes with the same name for other object + types (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/412). + - vmware_guest_customization_info - Fixed to get values properly for LinuxPrep + and SysPrep parameters(https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/pull/368) + - vmware_guest_info - Fix get tags API call (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/403). + - vmware_guest_network - Fixed to port group changes to work properly and NSX-T + port group supported(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/401). + - vmware_host_iscsi_info - a new module for the ESXi hosts that is dedicated + to gathering information of the iSCSI configuration(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/402). + - vmware_vm_inventory - update requirements doc. + fragments: + - 335-vmware-strip-names-when-searching.yml + - 366-vmware_cluster_info.yml + - 368-vmware_guest_customization_info.yml + - 380-vmware-handle-special-characters.yml + - 400-vm-created-on-specified-host.yml + - 401-vmware_guest_network.yml + - 402-vmware_host_iscsi_info.yml + - 403_fix_vmware_guest_info.yml + - 412-vmware_guest_custom_attributes.yml + - vmware_vm_inventory_req.yml + release_date: '2020-10-01' + 1.4.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - Fixed the find_obj method in the ``module_utils/vmware.py`` to handle an object + name using special characters that URL-decoded(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/460). + - vmware_cluster_info - return tag related information (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/453). + - vmware_deploy_ovf - fixed network mapping in multi-datacenter environments + - vmware_folder_info - added the flat_folder_info in the return value. + - vmware_guest_sendkey - add sleep_time parameter to add delay in-between keys + sent (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/404). + - vmware_resource_pool - added a changing feature of resource pool config (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/469). + - vmware_resource_pool - fixed that always updates occur bug on vCenter Server + even when not changing resource pool config (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/482). + - vmware_tag_manager - added new parameter 'moid' to identify VMware object + to tag (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/430). + - vmware_vm_info - added the moid information in the return value. + - vmware_vm_inventory - ensure self.port is integer (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/488). + - vmware_vm_inventory - improve plugin performance (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/434). + - vmware_vm_vm_drs_rule - report changes in check mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/440). + minor_changes: + - vmware_category - add additional associable object types (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/454). + - vmware_dvswitch - Added support to create vds version 7.0.0. + - vmware_guest - Fixed issue of checking hardware version when set VBS(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/351) + - vmware_guest - Fixed issue of comparing latest hardware version str type with + int(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/381) + - vmware_guest_info - added a new parameter to gather detailed information about + tag from the given virtual machine. + - vmware_guest_video - gather facts for video devices even if the virtual machine + is poweredoff (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/408). + - vmware_object_role_permission - add missing required fields of hostname, username, + and password to module examples (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/426). + - vmware_resource_pool - add new allocation shares options for cpu and memory(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/461). + - vmware_vm_inventory - support for categories and tag, category relation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/350). + fragments: + - 350_vmware_vm_inventory.yml + - 381-vmware_guest.yml + - 404_vmware_guest_sendkey.yml + - 408_video_facts.yml + - 426_vmware_object_role_permission.yml + - 430_vmware_tag_manager.yml + - 440_vmware_drs_rule.yml + - 441_vmware_vm_inventory_performance.yaml + - 453_vmware_cluster_info.yml + - 454_vmware_category.yml + - 460_module_utils_vmware.yml + - 461_vmware_resource_pool.yml + - 469_vmware_resource_pool.yml + - 474_vmware_dvswitch.yml + - 482_vmware_resource_pool.yml + - 489_vmware_vm_inventory_port_cast_integer.yaml + - vmware_deploy_ovf.yml + - vmware_guest_info.yml + release_date: '2020-11-12' + 1.5.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_cluster_ha - added APD and PDL configuration (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/451). + - vmware_deploy_ovf - fixed an UnboundLocalError for variable 'name' in check + mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/499). + - vmware_object_role_permission - add support for role name presented in vSphere + Web UI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/436). + minor_changes: + - vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template - added new parameter "content_library" + to get the OVF template from (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/514). + - vmware_drs_group - code refactor (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/475). + - vmware_guest - add documentation for networks parameters connected and start_connected + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/507). + - vmware_guest_controller - error handling in task exception. + - vmware_resource_pool - manage resource pools on ESXi hosts (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/492). + - vmware_vm_inventory - skip inaccessible vm configuration. + fragments: + - 436_vmware_object_role_permission.yml + - 451_vmware_cluster_ha.yml + - 492-vmware_resource_pool-esxi_host.yml + - 499-vmware_deploy_ovf.yml + - 507-vmware_guest_fix-documentation.yml + - 514_vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template-add_content_library_parameter.yml + - 81_vmware_drs_group.yml + - inventory_fix.yml + - vmware_guest_ctrl.yml + release_date: '2020-12-01' + 1.5.1: + changes: + minor_changes: + - vmware_resource_pool - relabel the change introduced in 1.5.0 as Minor Changes + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/540). + release_date: '2020-12-02' + 1.6.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - Fix remove hosts from cluster to use cluster name variable + - Fix vSwitch0 default port group removal to run against all hosts + - For vSphere 7.0u1, add steps to tests to remove vCLS VMs before removing datastore + - vmware_cluster - consider datacenter name while creating cluster (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/575). + - vmware_cluster_drs - consider datacenter name while managing cluster (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/575). + - vmware_cluster_ha - consider datacenter name while managing cluster (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/575). + - vmware_cluster_vsan - consider datacenter name while managing cluster (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/575). + - vmware_dvswitch - fix an issue with vSphere 7 when no switch_version is defined + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/576) + - vmware_guest - fix an issue with vSphere 7 when adding several virtual disks + and / or vNICs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/545) + - vmware_guest - handle computer name in existing VM customization (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/570). + - vmware_guest_disk - fix an issue with vSphere 7 when adding several virtual + disks and (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/373) + - vmware_host_logbundle - handle fetch_url status before attempting to read + response. + - vmware_host_ntp - fix an issue with disconnected hosts (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/539) + - vsphere_copy - handle unboundlocalerror when timeout occurs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/554). + minor_changes: + - vmware_guest_disk - add new parameters controller_type and controller_number + for supporting SATA and NVMe disk (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/196). + - vmware_guest_file_operation - provide useful error message when exception + occurs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/485). + - vmware_guest_network - add support for private vlan id (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/511). + - vmware_host - added a new state option, the ``disconnected`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/589). + - vmware_host_facts - Add ESXi host current time info in returned host facts(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/527) + - vmware_vsan_health_info - add new parameter to support datacenter. + fragments: + - 196_vmware_guest_disk.yml + - 373-vmware_guest_disk.yml + - 485_vmware_file_operation.yml + - 527-vmware_host_facts.yml + - 539-vmware_host_ntp.yml + - 545-vmware_guest.yml + - 554_vsphere_copy.yml + - 568_teardown_with_esxi.yaml + - 570_vmware_guest.yml + - 575_vmware_cluster.yml + - 576-vmware_dvswitch.yml + - 589_vmware_host.yml + - pvlan_support.yml + - vmware_host_logbundle.yml + - vsan_health_info_refactor.yml + modules: + - description: Gather user or group information of a domain + name: vcenter_domain_user_group_info + namespace: '' + release_date: '2021-01-04' + 1.7.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_content_library_manager - added support for subscribed library (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/569). + - vmware_datastore_cluster_manager - Fix idempotency in check mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/623). + - vmware_dvswitch - correctly add contact information (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/608). + - vmware_dvswitch_lacp - typecast uplink number in lag_options (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/111). + - vmware_guest - handle NoneType values before passing to ``len`` API (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/593). + deprecated_features: + - vmware_host_firewall_manager - the creation of new rule with no ``allowed_ip`` + entry in the ``allowed_hosts`` dictionary won't be allowed after 2.0.0 release. + minor_changes: + - vmware_cluster_info - added a parent datacenter name of Cluster to the return + value (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/591). + - vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template - consistent ``eagerZeroedThick`` value + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/618). + - vmware_content_deploy_template - add datastore cluster parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/397). + - vmware_content_deploy_template - make resource pool, host, cluster, datastore + optional parameter and add check (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/397). + - vmware_guest - Define sub-options of hardware and customization in argument_spec + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/555). + - vmware_guest_register_operation - supported the check_mode + - vmware_host_iscsi - added a name(iqn) changing option for iSCSI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/617). + - vmware_host_lockdown - Support check mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/633). + fragments: + - 111-vmware_dvswitch_loop.yml + - 397_vmware_content.yml + - 555-vmware_guest.yml + - 569_content_library.yml + - 591-vmware_cluster_info.yml + - 593_vmware_guest.yml + - 608_vmware_dvswitch.yml + - 617-vmware_host_iscsi.yml + - 618_vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template.yml + - 623-vmware_datastore_cluster_manager.yml + - 626-vmware_guest_register_operation.yml + - 633-vmware_host_lockdown.yml + - vmware_host_firewall_manager-prepare-all_ip-transition.yaml + modules: + - description: Manage VMs and Hosts in DRS group. + name: vmware_drs_group_manager + namespace: '' + - description: Manage VMware vSphere First Class Disks + name: vmware_first_class_disk + namespace: '' + release_date: '2021-02-01' + 1.8.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vcenter_license - fixed a bug that the license doesn't assign in VCSA 7.0u1c + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/643). + - vmware - fixed an issue that a port group name doesn't compare correctly in + the find_network_by_name function (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/661). + - vmware_category - append namespace to associable types (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/579). + - vmware_cluster_ha - fix enabling APD or PDL response (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/676). + - vmware_cluster_info - return VSAN status correctly (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/673). + - vmware_deploy_ovf - fixed an issue that an error message doesn't show when + not finding a port group name (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/661). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - fixed the issue that the VLAN configuration isn't compared + correctly in the module (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/638). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup_find - fixed to decode the special characters URL-encoded + in the dvs port group name (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/648). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup_info - fixed to decode the special characters URL-encoded + in the dvs port group name (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/648). + - vmware_guest - add support for ``advanced settings`` in vmware_guest (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/602). + - vmware_guest_register_operation - fixed an issue that an error has been occurring + when not specifying a datacenter name (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/693). + - vmware_vm_storage_policy - fixed an issue that an error for pyvmomi(SDK) occurred + when a tag or category doesn't exist (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/682). + minor_changes: + - Define sub-options of disk in argument_spec (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/640). + - vmware_guest - Remove unnecessary hardware version check (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/636). + - vmware_vcenter_settings - supported the diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/641). + fragments: + - 579_vmware_category.yml + - 602_vmware_guest.yml + - 636_vmware_guest.yml + - 638-vmware_dvs_portgroup.yml + - 640-vmware_guest-disk_suboptions.yml + - 641-vmware_vcenter_settings.yml + - 643-vcenter_license.yml + - 648-vmware_dvs_portgroup_find_info.yml + - 661-vmware_deploy_ovf_and_vmware.yml + - 673-vmware_cluster_info.yml + - 676_vmware_cluster_ha.yml + - 682-vmware_vm_storage_policy.yml + - 693-vmware_guest_register_operation.yml + release_date: '2021-03-05' + 1.9.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware - add the default value of parameter resource_pool_name in the find_resource_pool_by_name + function (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/670). + - vmware_cluster_vsan - fixed a bug that made the module fail when advanced_options + is not set (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/728). + - vmware_deploy_ovf - fixed an issue that a return value hasn't the instance + key when the power_on parameter is False (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/698). + - vmware_deploy_ovf - fixed an issue that deploy template in datacenter with + more than one standalone hosts (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/670). + - vmware_guest - fixed a bug that made the module fail when disk.controller_number + or disk.unit_number are 0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/703). + - vmware_local_user_manager - fixed to require local_user_password when the + state is present (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/724). + - vmware_vm_inventory - Skip over ghost tags attached to virtual machines (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/681). + deprecated_features: + - vmware_vmkernel_ip_config - deprecate in favor of vmware_vmkernel (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/667). + minor_changes: + - vmware_guest_instant_clone - supported esxi_hostname parameter as an alias + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/745). + - vmware_resource_pool - Add parent_resource_pool parameter which is mutually + exclusive with cluster and esxi_hostname (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/717) + - vmware_vm_inventory - add an example of FQDN as hostname (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/678). + - vmware_vm_inventory - skip disconnected VMs. + security_fixes: + - vmware_host_iscsi - mark the ``chap_secret`` parameter as ``no_log`` to avoid + accidental leaking of secrets in logs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/715). + - vmware_host_iscsi - mark the ``mutual_chap_secret`` parameter as ``no_log`` + to avoid accidental leaking of secrets in logs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/715). + - vmware_vc_infraprofile_info - mark the ``decryption_key`` parameter as ``no_log`` + to avoid accidental leaking of secrets in logs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/715). + - vmware_vc_infraprofile_info - mark the ``encryption_key`` parameter as ``no_log`` + to avoid accidental leaking of secrets in logs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/715). + fragments: + - 667-vmware_vmkernel_ip_config.yml + - 670-vmware_deploy_ovf_and_vmware.yml + - 681_vmware_inventory.yml + - 698-vmware_deploy_ovf.yml + - 703-vmware_guest.yml + - 717-vmware_resource_pool.yml + - 724-vmware_local_user_manager.yml + - 728-vmware_cluster_vsan.yml + - 745-vmware_guest_instant_clone.yml + - disconnect_inventory.yml + - no_log_sanity.yml + - vmware_inventory_example.yml + modules: + - description: Instant Clone VM + name: vmware_guest_instant_clone + namespace: '' + - description: Set VM Home and disk(s) storage policy profiles. + name: vmware_guest_storage_policy + namespace: '' + release_date: '2021-04-01' + 2.0.0: + changes: + breaking_changes: + - The collection now requires at least ansible-core 2.11.0. Ansible 3 and before, + and ansible-base versions are no longer supported. + - vmware_cluster_drs - The default for ``enable`` has been changed from ``false`` + to ``true``. + - vmware_cluster_drs - The parameter alias ``enable_drs`` has been removed, + use ``enable`` instead. + - vmware_cluster_ha - The default for ``enable`` has been changed from ``false`` + to ``true``. + - vmware_cluster_ha - The parameter alias ``enable_ha`` has been removed, use + ``enable`` instead. + - vmware_cluster_vsan - The default for ``enable`` has been changed from ``false`` + to ``true``. + - vmware_cluster_vsan - The parameter alias ``enable_vsan`` has been removed, + use ``enable`` instead. + - vmware_guest - Virtualization Based Security has some requirements (``nested_virt``, + ``secure_boot`` and ``iommu``) that the module silently enabled. They have + to be enabled explicitly now. + bugfixes: + - Various modules and plugins - use vendored version of ``distutils.version`` + included in ansible-core 2.12 if available. This avoids breakage when ``distutils`` + is removed from the standard library of Python 3.12. Note that ansible-core + 2.11, ansible-base 2.10 and Ansible 2.9 are right now not compatible with + Python 3.12, hence this fix does not target these ansible-core/-base/2.9 versions. + - create_nic - add advanced SR-IOV options from the VMware API (PCI dev PF/VF + backing and guest OS MTU change) + - vcenter_folder - fixed folders search collision issue (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1112). + - vmware_guest_network - fix a bug that can crash the module due to an uncaught + exception (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/25). + minor_changes: + - vmware_export_ovf - Add a new parameter 'export_with_extraconfig' to support + export extra config options in ovf (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1161). + removed_features: + - vcenter_extension_facts - The deprecated module ``vcenter_extension_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vcenter_extension_info`` instead. + - vmware_about_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_about_facts`` has been + removed, use ``vmware_about_info`` instead. + - vmware_category_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_category_facts`` has + been removed, use ``vmware_category_info`` instead. + - vmware_cluster - Remove DRS configuration in favour of module ``vmware_cluster_drs``. + - vmware_cluster - Remove HA configuration in favour of module ``vmware_cluster_ha``. + - vmware_cluster - Remove VSAN configuration in favour of module ``vmware_cluster_vsan``. + - vmware_cluster_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_cluster_facts`` has + been removed, use ``vmware_cluster_info`` instead. + - vmware_datastore_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_datastore_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_datastore_info`` instead. + - vmware_drs_group_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_drs_group_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_drs_group_info`` instead. + - vmware_drs_rule_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_drs_rule_facts`` has + been removed, use ``vmware_drs_rule_info`` instead. + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - The deprecated parameter ``portgroup_type`` has been + removed, use ``port_binding`` instead. + - vmware_dvs_portgroup_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_dvs_portgroup_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_dvs_portgroup_info`` instead. + - vmware_guest_boot_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_guest_boot_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_guest_boot_info`` instead. + - vmware_guest_customization_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_guest_customization_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_guest_customization_info`` instead. + - vmware_guest_disk_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_guest_disk_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_guest_disk_info`` instead. + - vmware_guest_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_guest_facts`` has been + removed, use ``vmware_guest_info`` instead. + - vmware_guest_snapshot_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_guest_snapshot_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_guest_snapshot_info`` instead. + - vmware_host_capability_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_host_capability_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_host_capability_info`` instead. + - vmware_host_config_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_host_config_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_host_config_info`` instead. + - vmware_host_dns_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_host_dns_facts`` has + been removed, use ``vmware_host_dns_info`` instead. + - vmware_host_feature_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_host_feature_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_host_feature_info`` instead. + - vmware_host_firewall_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_host_firewall_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_host_firewall_info`` instead. + - vmware_host_ntp_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_host_ntp_facts`` has + been removed, use ``vmware_host_ntp_info`` instead. + - vmware_host_package_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_host_package_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_host_package_info`` instead. + - vmware_host_service_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_host_service_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_host_service_info`` instead. + - vmware_host_ssl_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_host_ssl_facts`` has + been removed, use ``vmware_host_ssl_info`` instead. + - vmware_host_vmhba_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_host_vmhba_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_host_vmhba_info`` instead. + - vmware_host_vmnic_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_host_vmnic_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_host_vmnic_info`` instead. + - vmware_local_role_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_local_role_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_local_role_info`` instead. + - vmware_local_user_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_local_user_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_local_user_info`` instead. + - vmware_portgroup_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_portgroup_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_portgroup_info`` instead. + - vmware_resource_pool_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_resource_pool_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_resource_pool_info`` instead. + - vmware_tag_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_tag_facts`` has been removed, + use ``vmware_tag_info`` instead. + - vmware_target_canonical_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_target_canonical_facts`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_target_canonical_info`` instead. + - vmware_vm_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_vm_facts`` has been removed, + use ``vmware_vm_info`` instead. + - vmware_vmkernel_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_vmkernel_facts`` has + been removed, use ``vmware_vmkernel_info`` instead. + - vmware_vmkernel_ip_config - The deprecated module ``vmware_vmkernel_ip_config`` + has been removed, use ``vmware_vmkernel`` instead. + - vmware_vswitch_facts - The deprecated module ``vmware_vswitch_facts`` has + been removed, use ``vmware_vswitch_info`` instead. + fragments: + - 1080-add-sr-iov-advanced-options.yml + - 1112-vcenter_folder.yml + - 1182_ansible_version.yml + - 25-vmware_guest_network-catch_taskerror.yml + - disutils.version.yml + - remove_deprecated_facts_modules.yml + - remove_vmware_vmkernel_ip_config.yml + - vmware_cluster-remove-deprecated-features.yml + - vmware_cluster_drs-ha-vsan-enable_default.yml + - vmware_dvs_portgroup-portgroup_type.yml + - vmware_export_ovf.yml + - vmware_guest-vbs.yml + release_date: '2022-01-11' + 2.1.0: + changes: + minor_changes: + - Remove `version_added` documentation that pre-dates the collection, that is + refers to Ansible < 2.10 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1215). + - vmware_guest_storage_policy - New parameter `controller_number` to support + multiple SCSI controllers (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1203). + - vmware_object_role_permission - added VMware DV portgroup object_type for + setting permissions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1176) + - vmware_vm_config_option - Fix the parameter not correct issue when hostname + is set to ESXi host(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1171). + - vmware_vm_info - adding fact about ``datastore_url`` to output (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1143). + fragments: + - 1176-vmware_dv_portgroup.yml + - 1203-vmware_guest_storage_policy-controller_number-param.yml + - datastore_url-added-to-vm_info.yaml + - remove_pre-collection_version_added.yml + - vmware_vm_config_option.yml + modules: + - description: Manage users of ESXi + name: vmware_host_user_manager + namespace: '' + release_date: '2022-02-16' + 2.2.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_dvs_host - match the list of the host nics in the correct order based + on the uplink port name in vCenter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1242). + - vmware_guest_powerstate - `shutdownguest` power state is not idempotent (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1227). + minor_changes: + - vmware_vm_info - Add the posibility to get the configuration informations + of only one vm by name. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1241) + fragments: + - 1241-vmware_vm_info-add_the_posibility_to_get_only_one_vm_by_name.yaml + - 1243-vmware-dvs-host-uplink-ordering.yml + - fix_shutdownguest_state_idempotency.yml + release_date: '2022-03-28' + 2.3.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Fix an idempotency issue when `num_ports` is unset + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1286). + - vmware_guest_powerstate - Ignore trailing `/` in `folder` parameter like other + guest modules do (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1238). + - vmware_host_powerstate - Do not execute the powerstate changes in check_mode. + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1299). + - vmware_vmotion - Like already define in the examples, allow Storage vMotion + without defining a resource pool. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1236). + major_changes: + - Drop VCSIM as a test target (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1294). + minor_changes: + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Add the feature to configure ingress and egress traffinc + shaping and netflow on the dvs portgroup. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1224) + - vmware_guest_network - Add parameters `physical_function_backing`, `virtual_function_backing` + and `allow_guest_os_mtu_change` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1218) + fragments: + - 1224-vmware_dvs_portgroup-ingress_egress_traffic_shaping_and_netflow.yaml + - 1236-vmware_vmotion-svmotion_without_resourcepool.yml + - 1238-vmware_guest_powerstate-ignore_trailing_slash_in_folder.yml + - 1286-vmware_dvs_portgroup-fix_idempotency.yml + - 1294-remove_vcsim.yml + - 1299-vnware_host_powerstate-fix_check_mode.yml + - add-sriov-advanced-options-to-vmware_guest_network.yml + release_date: '2022-05-02' + 2.4.0: + changes: + minor_changes: + - vmware_maintenancemode - Add support for check_mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1311). + - vmware_migrate_vmk - Add `migrate_vlan_id` to use for the VMK interface when + migrating from VDS to VSS (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1297). + - vmware_vswitch - Add support to manage security, teaming and traffic shaping + policies on vSwitches. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1298). + - vmware_vswitch_info - Add support to return security, teaming and traffic + shaping policies on vSwitches. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1309). + fragments: + - 1297-vmware_migrate_vmk-add_vlan.yml + - 1298-vmware_vswitch-add_network_policy_support.yml + - 1309-vmware_vswitch_info-add_network_policy_support.yml + - 1311-vmware_maintenancemode-check_mode.yml + release_date: '2022-05-08' + 2.5.0: + changes: + minor_changes: + - vmware_vm_info - Add the feature to get the output of allocated storage, cpu + und memory. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1283) + fragments: + - 1283-vmware_vm_info-allocaded_storag_cpu_memory_output.yaml + modules: + - description: Modify vGPU video card profile of the specified virtual machine + in the given vCenter infrastructure + name: vmware_guest_vgpu + namespace: '' + release_date: '2022-05-23' + 2.6.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_cfg_backup - Fix a bug that failed the module when port 80 is blocked + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1270). + - vmware_host_facts - Fix a bug that crashes the module when a host is disconnected + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware/issues/184). + - vmware_host_vmnic_info - Fix a bug that crashes the module when a host is + disconnected (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1337). + minor_changes: + - vmware_vmotion - Add the feature to use cluster and datastore cluster (storage + pods) to define where the vmotion shold go. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1240) + fragments: + - 1240-vmware_vmotion-add_cluster_storage_cluster.yaml + - 1270-vmware_cfg_backup-failed_to_write_backup_file.yaml + - 1337_vmware_host_vmnic_info-fix_disconnected.yml + - 184_vmware_host_facts.yml + release_date: '2022-06-04' + 2.7.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template - Fixed a bug that ignored `resource_pool` + in some cases. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1290). + - vmware_content_deploy_template - Fixed a bug that ignored `resource_pool` + in some cases. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1290). + - vmware_guest_disk - Ignore datastores in maintenance mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1321). + - vmware_guest_instant_clone - Support FQPN in the folder parameter. + - vmware_guest_network - Fix a typo in the code for SR-IOV NICs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1317). + - vmware_guest_network - Fix an `AttributeError` when using SR-IOV NICs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1318). + minor_changes: + - vmware_dvswitch.py - Add Netflow Settings. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1352) + - vmware_dvswitch_nioc.py - Add backupNfc and nvmetcp to the resources. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1351) + - vmware_guest_disk - Add a new disk type to support add/reconfigure/remove + vPMem disk (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1382). + - vmware_host_passthrough - Support the PCI id in the devices parameter(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1365). + - vmware_object_role_permission.py - Add StoragePod to the list of object_types. + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1338) + - vmware_object_role_permission_info.py - Add StoragePod and DistributedVirtalPortgroup + to the list of object_types. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1338) + fragments: + - 1317-vmware_guest_network_typo.yml + - 1318-vmware_guest_network-attribute_error.yml + - 1321-vmware_vm_info-allocaded_storag_cpu_memory_output.yaml + - 1338-vmware_object_role_permission-and-vmware_object_role_permission_info.yaml + - 1351-vmaware_dvswitch_nioc.yaml + - 1352-vmaware_dvswitch.yaml + - 1354-vmware_guest_instant_clone.yml + - 1362.yml + - 1365-vmware_host_passthrough.yml + - 1382-vmware_guest_disk.yml + release_date: '2022-07-08' + 2.8.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_cfg_backup - Fix a possible urlopen error when connecting directly + to an ESXi host (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1383). + - vmware_guest - Fix no fail attribute issue (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1401). + - vmware_vm_info - Fix 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'datastoreUrl' for + inaccessible VMs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1407). + minor_changes: + - vmware_cfg_backup - Improve error message (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1388). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Fix a `spec.numPorts is None` issue when the `num_ports` + parameter isn't set (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1419). + - vmware_guest_sendkey - Add CTRL_X binding support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1376). + - vmware_host_vmnic_info - add CDP information to output when applicable (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1418). + fragments: + - 1376-vmware_guest_sendkey-add-ctrl_x-support.yaml + - 1388-vmware_cfg_backup-improve_error_msg.yml + - 1392-proposed_fixes_for_backup_behavior_1383.yml + - 1402-vmware_guest_change_to_fail_json.yml + - 1407-vmware_vm_info-inaccessible_vm.yml + - 1418_vmware_host_vmnic_info.yml + - 1419-vmware_dvs_portgroup-problem_with_spec_numPorts_is_none_solved.yaml + release_date: '2022-08-16' + 2.9.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_cfg_backup - Fix a bug that failed the restore when port 80 is blocked + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1440). + - vmware_vswitch - Fix broken logic of `failback` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1431). + minor_changes: + - vmware_cluster_ha - Add APD settings (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1420). + - vmware_content_library_info - Add Subscribed Libraries (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1430). + - vmware_drs_group_manager - Improve error handling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1448). + fragments: + - 1420-vmware_cluster_ha-add_apd_settings.yaml + - 1430-vmware_content_library_info-add_subscribed_libraries.yaml + - 1431-vmware_vswitch-fix_failback.yml + - 1440-vmware_cfg_backup-fails-to-restore-port-80-blocked.yaml + - 1448-vmware_drs_group_manager-error_msg.yml + release_date: '2022-09-06' + 2.9.1: + changes: + bugfixes: + - 2.9.0 wasn't released correctly, some changes are missing from the package. + Releasing 2.9.1 to fix this. + fragments: + - 2.9.1-fix-release.yml + release_date: '2022-09-07' + 3.0.0: + changes: + breaking_changes: + - Removed support for ansible-core version < 2.13.0. + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Add a new sub-option `inherited` to the `in_traffic_shaping` + parameter. This means you can keep the setting as-is by not defining the parameter, + but also that you have to define the setting as not `inherited` if you want + to override it at the PG level (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1483). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Add a new sub-option `inherited` to the `out_traffic_shaping` + parameter. This means you can keep the setting as-is by not defining the parameter, + but also that you have to define the setting as not `inherited` if you want + to override it at the PG level (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1483). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Change the type of `net_flow` to string to allow setting + it implicitly to inherited or to keep the value as-is. This means you can + keep the setting as-is by not defining the parameter, but also that while + `true` or `no` still work, `True` or `Off` (uppercase) won't (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1483). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Remove support for vSphere API less than 6.7. + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Remove the default for `network_policy` and add a new + sub-option `inherited`. This means you can keep the setting as-is by not defining + the parameter, but also that you have to define the setting as not `inherited` + if you want to override it at the PG level (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1483). + - vmware_dvs_portgroup_info - Remove support for vSphere API less than 6.7. + - vmware_dvswitch - Remove support for vSphere API less than 6.7. + - vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg - Remove support for vSphere API less than 6.7. + - vmware_guest_boot_manager - Remove default for ``secure_boot_enabled`` parameter + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1461). + - vmware_vm_config_option - Dict item names in result are changed from strings + joined with spaces to strings joined with underlines, e.g. `Guest fullname` + is changed to `guest_fullname` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1268). + - vmware_vspan_session - Remove support for vSphere API less than 6.7. + bugfixes: + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Fix update of NetFlow Setting (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1443). + - vmware_tag_manager - Fix idempotency for state `set` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1265). + minor_changes: + - vmware_guest_disk - Adding `iolimit` modifications of an existing disk without + changing size (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1466). + removed_features: + - vca_fw - The deprecated module ``vca_fw`` has been removed. + - vca_nat - The deprecated module ``vca_nat`` has been removed. + - vca_vapp - The deprecated module ``vca_vapp`` has been removed. + - vmware_dns_config - The deprecated module ``vmware_dns_config`` has been removed, + you can use ``vmware_host_dns`` instead. + - vmware_guest_network - The deprecated parameter ``networks`` has been removed, + use loops to handle multiple interfaces (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1459). + - vmware_guest_vnc - The deprecated module ``vmware_guest_vnc`` has been removed. + The VNC support has been dropped with vSphere 7 and later (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1454). + - vmware_host_firewall_manager - The module doesn't accept a list for ``allowed_hosts`` + anymore, use a dict instead. Additionally, ``all_ip`` is now a required sub-option + of ``allowed_hosts`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1463). + - vsphere_copy - The deprecated parameters ``host`` and ``login`` have been + removed. Use ``hostname`` and ``username`` instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1456). + fragments: + - 1195-vmware_guest_network-remove_networks.yml + - 1196-vmware_host_firewall_manager-remove_deprecated_stuff.yml + - 1196-vsphere_copy-remove_deprecated_parameters.yml + - 1257-vmware_guest_boot_manager-remove_secure_boot_default.yml + - 1265-vmware_tag_manager-set_idempotency.yml + - 1268-vmware_vm_config_option-change_result.yml + - 1443-vmware_dvs_portgroup-update_netflow_not_work.yaml + - 1466-vmware_guest_disk-change_iolimit_without_size.yml + - 1483-vmware_dvs_portgroup.yml + - 3.0.0-required_ansible_version.yml + - remove_deprecated_dns_config_module.yml + - remove_deprecated_vca_modules.yml + - remove_deprecated_vmware_guest_vnc_module.yml + - vmware_dvs_portgroup-securityPolicy.yml + - vmware_dvs_portgroup_info-securityPolicy.yml + - vmware_dvswitch-securityPolicy.yml + - vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg-securityPolicyOverrideAllowed.yml + - vmware_vspan_session-securityPolicy.yml + modules: + - description: Configure Datastores + name: vmware_datastore + namespace: '' + release_date: '2022-10-10' + 3.1.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_guest_file_operation - Add a new parameter for timeout(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1513). + - vmware_tag_manager - Fix a performance issue during tag processing (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1503). + - vmware_tag_manager - Fix an issue that causes a failure when changing a single + cardinal tag category (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1501). + minor_changes: + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Add deprecaded securityPolicyOverrideAllowed because + without it make problems if securityPolicyOverrideAllowed and macManagementOverrideAllowed + has not the same value (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1508) + - vmware_guest - Adding `script_text` parameter to execute scripts in Linux + guests (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1485). + - vmware_host_lockdown - Add the ability to enable ``strict`` lockdown mode + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1514). + - vmware_host_lockdown - Add two new choices for ``state``, ``disabled`` and + ``normal``, to replace ``absent`` and ``present``. Please note that ``absent`` + and ``present`` will be removed in the next major release (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1514). + - vmware_host_lockdown - Replace deprecated vSphere API calls (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1514). + fragments: + - 1323-vmware_guest_file_operation.yml + - 1485-vmware_guest_add_script_text.yml + - 1501-vmware_tag_manager-Fix_failure_when_changing_single_cardinal_tag_category.yml + - 1503-vmware_tag_manager-fix_performance_issue_during_tag_processing.yml + - 1508-vmware_dvs_portgroup.yaml + - 1514-vmware_host_lockdown-remove-deprecated-api-calls.yml + modules: + - description: Manage Lockdown Mode Exception Users + name: vmware_host_lockdown_exceptions + namespace: '' + release_date: '2022-10-31' + 3.2.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_dvs_portgroup - Fix an issue when deleting portgroups (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1522). + - vmware_guest_instant_clone - Fix an issue with pyVmomi 8.0.0.1 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1555). + - vmware_host_lockdown - Fix issue `'VmwareLockdownManager' object has no attribute + 'warn'` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1540). + - vmware_object_custom_attributes_info - Fixed an issue that has occurred an + error if a custom attribute is the global type(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1541). + - vmware_portgroup_info - Fix an issue that can fail the module after manually + updating a portgroup through vCenter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1544). + minor_changes: + - vmware_guest - Add sub-option to configure virtual performance counters (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1511). + - vmware_guest - Adding sub-options to configure CPU and memory shares (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/356). + - vmware_guest_boot_manager - Add a new parameter boot_hdd_name to specify the + boot disk name(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1543). + - vmware_guest_custom_attributes - Improve the code quality and added the return + value for diff(https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1532). + - vmware_vm_info - Adding resource pool of the VM to result (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1551). + fragments: + - 1511-vmware_guest-vpmc.yml + - 1511-vmware_vm_info.yml + - 1522-vmware_dvs_portgroup.yml + - 1532-vmware_guest_custom_attributes.yml + - 1539-vmware_guest_shares.yml + - 1540-vmware_host_lockdown.yml + - 1541-vmware_object_custom_attributes_info.yml + - 1543-vmware_guest_boot_manager.yml + - 1544-vmware_portgroup_info.yml + - 1555-vmware_guest_instant_clone-pyvmomi_8_0_0_1.yml + modules: + - description: Manage custom attributes definitions + name: vmware_custom_attribute + namespace: '' + - description: Manage custom attributes from VMware for the given vSphere object + name: vmware_custom_attribute_manager + namespace: '' + release_date: '2022-12-01' + 3.3.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_cluster_dpm - Fix an issue that the slider and the values of the host_power_action_rate + works invertet in the vCenter + - vmware_cluster_drs - Fix drs_vmotion_rate so that the value corresponds to + the vCenter UI. Previously, choosing 1 / 2 configured a migration threshold + of 5 / 4 and vice versa (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1542). + - vmware_guest - Fix check mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1272). + - vmware_host_lockdown_exceptions - Avoid setting exception users to what they + already are (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1585). + - vmware_tools - Fix an issue with pyVmomi 8.0.0.1 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1578). + minor_changes: + - vmware_cluster_drs - Add predictive DRS Setting (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1542). + - vmware_guest_network - Add PVRDMA network adapter type (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1579). + fragments: + - 1272-vmware_guest-check_mode.yml + - 1542-vmware_cluster_drs.yaml + - 1556-vmware_cluster_dpm.yml + - 1578-vmware_tools-pyvmomi_8_0_0_1.yml + - 1579-vmware_guest_network.yml + - 1585-vmware_host_lockdown_exceptions-unnecessary_task.yml + modules: + - description: Gather information about vGPU profiles of the specified virtual + machine in the given vCenter infrastructure + name: vmware_guest_vgpu_info + namespace: '' + release_date: '2023-01-20' + 3.4.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - scenario guides - Fix broken references (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1610). + - various - Fix new pylint issues (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1637). + - vmware_cluster_info - Fix pylint issues (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1618). + - vmware_dvswitch - Fix pylint issues (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1618). + - vmware_dvswitch_lacp - Fix pylint issues (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1618). + - vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg - Fix pylint issues (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1618). + - vmware_guest_custom_attributes - Fixes assigning attributes to new VMs (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1606). + - vmware_guest_disk - Fix wrong key in the documentation of the return values + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1615) + - vmware_object_rename - Add missing quotation mark to error message (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1633) + - vmware_portgroup - Fix pylint issues (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1618). + - vmware_vcenter_settings - Fix pylint issues (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1618). + - vmware_vcenter_statistics - Fix pylint issues (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1618). + minor_changes: + - vmware_guest_disk - Add support for IDE disk add, remove or reconfigure, and + change to gather same VM disk info as in vmware_guest_disk_info (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1428). + - vmware_guest_disk - Extend return value documentation for vmware_guest_disk + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1641) + - vmware_guest_disk_info - Move gather VM disk info function to vm_device_helper.py + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1617) + - vmware_vmotion - New parameter timeout in order to allow vmotions running + longer than 1 hour (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pulls/1629). + fragments: + - 1606-vmware_guest_custom_attributes.yml + - 1610-scenario_guides.yml + - 1615-wrong_key_for_return_value.yml + - 1616-vmware_guest_disk.yml + - 1618_pylint.yml + - 1629-vmware_vmotion.yml + - 1633-missing_quotation_mark.yml + - 1637-pylint-issues.yml + - 1641_extend_result_docs_guest_disk + release_date: '2023-02-25' + 3.5.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_cross_vc_clone - Fix SSL Thumbprint validation to ignore if destination_vcenter_validate_certs + is false (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1433). + - vmware_guest - Fixes adding new NVDIMM device issue by connecting to ESXi + host (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1644). + - vmware_guest_cross_vc_clone - Fix vim.fault.NotAuthenticated issue (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1223). + - vmware_guest_cross_vc_clone - New parameter timeout in order to allow clone + running longer than 1 hour + - vmware_tag - Fix a performance issue during tag processing (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1603). + major_changes: + - Use true/false (lowercase) for boolean values in documentation and examples + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1660). + minor_changes: + - vmware_migrate_vmk - Improve error handling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1118). + - vmware_tag - Allow to use category names for tag management (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1614). + - vmware_tag_manager - Improve performance of tag attachments and detachments + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1603). + - vmware_tools - ansible_vmware_guest_uuid added for easier use of vmware_tools + connection plugin with vmware_vm_inventory plugin + - vmware_vm_info - Add several parameters to skip discovering some information + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1682) + fragments: + - 1118-vmware_migrate_vmk.yml + - 1223-cross_vc_clone_timeout.yml + - 1603-fix_tagging_performance_issue.yml + - 1614-allow_to_use_category_names_for_tag_management.yml + - 1647-uuid_vmware_tools_connections.yml + - 1653-cross_vc_clone_ssl_thumbprint.yml + - 1657-vmware_guest.yml + - 1660_truthy.yml + - 1682_vmware_vm_info + modules: + - description: Manages the vSAN Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) database + name: vmware_vsan_hcl_db + namespace: '' + release_date: '2023-03-26' + 3.6.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - vmware_guest - Fixed issue where custom attributes were not getting set on + VM creation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1713) + - vmware_vsan_health_info - Fix return value (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1706). + fragments: + - 1706-vmware_vsan_health_info.yml + - 1713-vmware_guest-custom_attributes_on_create.yaml + modules: + - description: Silence vSAN health checks + name: vsan_health_silent_checks + namespace: '' + release_date: '2023-05-12' + 3.7.0: + changes: + bugfixes: + - Add missing modules to runtime.yml (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1764). + - vmware_vm_info - Add missing show_folder parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1709). + minor_changes: + - vmware_cluster_drs_recommendations - Add the Module to apply the drs recommendations + (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1736) + - vmware_guest_serial_port - add support for proxyURI parameter to enable use + of a virtual serial port concentrator (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1742) + fragments: + - 1710_vmware_vm_info.yaml + - 1736-vmware_cluster_drs_recommendations.yaml + - 1742-vmware_guest_serial_port-vspc.yml + - 1764_runtime.yaml + modules: + - description: Apply DRS Recommendations + name: vmware_cluster_drs_recommendations + namespace: '' + - description: Uploads the vSAN Release Catalog + name: vmware_vsan_release_catalog + namespace: '' + release_date: '2023-06-09' diff --git a/ansible_collections/community/vmware/changelogs/config.yaml b/ansible_collections/community/vmware/changelogs/config.yaml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a12afeb8d --- /dev/null +++ b/ansible_collections/community/vmware/changelogs/config.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +changelog_filename_template: ../CHANGELOG.rst +changelog_filename_version_depth: 0 +changes_file: changelog.yaml +changes_format: combined +keep_fragments: true +mention_ancestor: true +new_plugins_after_name: removed_features +notesdir: fragments +prelude_section_name: release_summary +prelude_section_title: Release Summary +sections: +- - major_changes + - Major Changes +- - minor_changes + - Minor Changes +- - breaking_changes + - Breaking Changes / Porting Guide +- - deprecated_features + - Deprecated Features +- - removed_features + - Removed Features (previously deprecated) +- - security_fixes + - Security Fixes +- - bugfixes + - Bugfixes +- - known_issues + - Known Issues +title: community.vmware +trivial_section_name: trivial |