The vmware_host_acceptance module

With this module, you can manage the acceptance level of your VMware ESXi host. There are four acceptance levels supported by VMware, and these are:

  • VMwareCertified
  • VMwareAccepted
  • PartnerSupported
  • CommunitySupported

These levels control the VIBs which can be installed on the ESXi host; a VIB is an ESXi software package. This typically dictates the level of support you will receive from either VMware or a VMware partner. The following task will set the acceptance level to CommunitySupported for all of the ESXi hosts in the named cluster:

- name: Set acceptance level for all esxi hosts in the cluster  vmware_host_acceptance:    hostname: "{{ vsphere_host }}"    username: "{{ vsphere_username }}" password: "{{ vsphere_password ...

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