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# vmware_host_firewall_manager – Manage firewall configurations about an ESXi host

New in version 2.5.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- This module can be used to manage firewall configurations about an ESXi host when ESXi hostname or Cluster name is given.

## Requirements

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

- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
cluster_name string |  | Name of the cluster. Firewall settings are applied to every ESXi host system in given cluster. If `esxi_hostname` is not given, this parameter is required.
esxi_hostname string |  | ESXi hostname. Firewall settings are applied to this ESXi host system. If `cluster_name` is not given, this parameter is required.
hostname string |  | The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_HOST` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
password string |  | The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PASSWORD` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd
port integer added in 2.5 | Default: 443 | The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PORT` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
proxy_host string added in 2.9 |  | Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. The format is a hostname or a IP. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PROXY_HOST` will be used instead. This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12
proxy_port integer added in 2.9 |  | Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PROXY_PORT` will be used instead.
rules list | Default: [] | A list of Rule set which needs to be managed. Each member of list is rule set name and state to be set the rule. Both rule name and rule state are required parameters. Additional IPs and networks can also be specified Please see examples for more information.
username string |  | The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_USER` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: admin, user
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to `false` when certificates are not trusted. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to `yes`, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

## Notes

Note

- Tested on vSphere 6.0, vSphere 6.5

## Examples

    - name: Enable vvold rule set for all ESXi Host in given Cluster
      vmware_host_firewall_manager:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        cluster_name: cluster_name
        rules:
            - name: vvold
              enabled: True
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Enable vvold rule set for an ESXi Host
      vmware_host_firewall_manager:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
        rules:
            - name: vvold
              enabled: True
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Manage multiple rule set for an ESXi Host
      vmware_host_firewall_manager:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
        rules:
            - name: vvold
              enabled: True
            - name: CIMHttpServer
              enabled: False
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Manage IP and network based firewall permissions for ESXi
      vmware_host_firewall_manager:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
        rules:
            - name: gdbserver
              enabled: True
              allowed_hosts:
                all_ip: False
                ip_address:
                  - 192.168.20.10
                  - 192.168.20.11
            - name: CIMHttpServer
              enabled: True
              allowed_hosts:
                all_ip: False
                ip_network:
                  - 192.168.100.0/24
            - name: remoteSerialPort
              enabled: True
              allowed_hosts:
                all_ip: False
                ip_address:
                  - 192.168.100.11
                ip_network:
                  - 192.168.200.0/24
      delegate_to: localhost

## Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
rule_set_state dictionary | success | dict with hostname as key and dict with firewall rule set facts as value Sample: {'rule_set_state': {'localhost.localdomain': {'CIMHttpServer': {'current_state': False, 'desired_state': False, 'previous_state': True, 'allowed_hosts': {'current_allowed_all': True, 'previous_allowed_all': True, 'desired_allowed_all': True, 'current_allowed_ip': [], 'previous_allowed_ip': [], 'desired_allowed_ip': [], 'current_allowed_networks': [], 'previous_allowed_networks': [], 'desired_allowed_networks': []}}, 'remoteSerialPort': {'current_state': True, 'desired_state': True, 'previous_state': True, 'allowed_hosts': {'current_allowed_all': False, 'previous_allowed_all': True, 'desired_allowed_all': False, 'current_allowed_ip': ['192.168.100.11'], 'previous_allowed_ip': [], 'desired_allowed_ip': ['192.168.100.11'], 'current_allowed_networks': ['192.168.200.0/24'], 'previous_allowed_networks': [], 'desired_allowed_networks': ['192.168.200.0/24']}}}}}

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
- Aaron Longchamps (@alongchamps)

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