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The vmware_host_lockdown module

This module comes with a warning which reads: This module is destructive as administrator permission are managed using APIs used, please read options carefully and proceed..

You can lock down a host with the following code:

- name: Lockdown an ESXi host  vmware_host_lockdown:    hostname: "{{ vsphere_host }}"    username: "{{ vsphere_username }}"    password: "{{ vsphere_password }}"    validate_certs: "no"    esxi_hostname: "{{ exsi_host }}"    state: "present"

You can take a host out of lockdown using:

- name: Remove the lockdown on an ESXi host  vmware_host_lockdown:    hostname: "{{ vsphere_host }}"    username: "{{ vsphere_username }}"    password: "{{ vsphere_password }}"    validate_certs: "no"    esxi_hostname: "{{ exsi_host }}" state: ...