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The vmware_vmkernel module

This module allows you to add VMkernel interfaces, which are also known as Virtual NICs on a host:

- name: Add management port with a static ip   vmware_vmkernel:    hostname: "{{ vsphere_host }}"    username: "{{ vsphere_username }}"    password: "{{ vsphere_password }}"    validate_certs: "no"    esxi_hostname: "{{ exsi_host }}"  vswitch_name: "my_vSwitch"  portgroup_name: "my_portgroup"  vlan_id: "the_vlan_id"  network:    type: "static"    ip_address: "192.168.127.10"    subnet_mask: "255.255.255.0"  state: "present"  enable_mgmt: "True"

In the previous example, we added a management interface; there are also the following options:

• enable_ft: Enables an interface for fault tolerance traffic
• enable_mgmt: Enables an interface for management ...