.. _vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_networking_dns_hostname_module:


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vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_networking_dns_hostname
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**Set the Fully Qualified Domain Name.**


Version added: 2.0.0

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Synopsis
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- Set the Fully Qualified Domain Name.



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

- vSphere 7.0.2 or greater
- python >= 3.6
- aiohttp


Parameters
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                        <div>FQDN. This parameter is mandatory.</div>
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                        <div>Timeout settings for client session.</div>
                        <div>The maximal number of seconds for the whole operation including connection establishment, request sending and response.</div>
                        <div>The default value is 300s.</div>
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                    <b>vcenter_hostname</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                         / <span style="color: red">required</span>
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                        <div>The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter</div>
                        <div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>VMWARE_HOST</code> will be used instead.</div>
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                    <b>vcenter_password</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <div>The vSphere vCenter password</div>
                        <div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>VMWARE_PASSWORD</code> will be used instead.</div>
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                    <b>vcenter_rest_log_file</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <div>You can use this optional parameter to set the location of a log file.</div>
                        <div>This file will be used to record the HTTP REST interaction.</div>
                        <div>The file will be stored on the host that run the module.</div>
                        <div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of</div>
                        <div>environment variable <code>VMWARE_REST_LOG_FILE</code> will be used instead.</div>
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                    <b>vcenter_username</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <div>The vSphere vCenter username</div>
                        <div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>VMWARE_USER</code> will be used instead.</div>
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                    <b>vcenter_validate_certs</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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                                    <li>no</li>
                                    <li><div style="color: blue"><b>yes</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
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                        <div>Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to <code>false</code> when certificates are not trusted.</div>
                        <div>If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable <code>VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS</code> will be used instead.</div>
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Notes
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.. note::
   - Tested on vSphere 7.0.2



Examples
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.. code-block:: yaml

    - name: Test the hostname configuration
      vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_networking_dns_hostname:
        state: test
        name: vcenter.test
      register: result



Return Values
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Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:

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                <td>On success</td>
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                            <div>Test the hostname configuration</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">{&#x27;messages&#x27;: [{&#x27;message&#x27;: &#x27;Hostname vcenter.test resolved using DNS to 192.168.123.8.&#x27;, &#x27;result&#x27;: &#x27;success&#x27;}], &#x27;status&#x27;: &#x27;green&#x27;}</div>
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Status
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Authors
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- Ansible Cloud Team (@ansible-collections)