This module is self-explanatory; it is used to manage the power stage of your VM. The following example power cycles a VM:
- name: Powercycle a vm vmware_guest_powerstate: hostname: "{{ vsphere_host }}" username: "{{ vsphere_username }}" password: "{{ vsphere_password }}" validate_certs: "no" folder: "/vms" name: "yet_another_example_vm" state: "reboot-guest" delegate_to: localhost
You can also schedule changes to the power state. The following example powers down the VM at 9 a.m. on the 1st April 2019:
- name: April fools vmware_guest_powerstate: hostname: "{{ vsphere_host }}" username: "{{ vsphere_username }}" password: "{{ vsphere_password }}" validate_certs: "no" folder: "/vms" name: "yet_another_example_vm" ...
