Configuring static routes ESXi host

[markuszeiter]

SUMMARY

Add feature to configure static routes on ESXi host according to VMware KB https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2001426:

• add: esxcli network ip route ipv4 add --gateway 192.168.0.1 --network 192.168.100.0/24
• remove: esxcli network ip route ipv4 remove -n 192.168.100.0/24 -g 192.168.0.1
• gather routes: esxcli network ip route ipv4 list

ISSUE TYPE

• Feature Idea

COMPONENT NAME

vmwarehost...

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This feature can then be used for example for NFS vmkernels where the network is based on L3.

[Akasurde]

@markuszeiter Thanks for requesting this feature. Currently, the user can execute esxcli as mentioned in https://medium.com/@AbhijeetKasurde/ansible-automating-esxcli-using-shell-module-6f691a551bca.

tl;dr

1. Enable SSH service in the given ESXi using vmware_host_service_manager
2. Add the given ESXi in Ansible Static inventory file

   [esxi1]
   10.65.201.113 ansible_ssh_user=root

---
- hosts: esxi1
  tasks:
    - name: Add static routes
      shell: "esxcli network ip route ipv4 add --gateway 192.168.0.1 --network 192.168.100.0/24"
      register: r

I totally agree that this is a short term solution and we should have a dedicated module for handling host system network related things. PR welcomed.

[markuszeiter]

@Akasurde thank you very much for your reply. I will try it definetly. I am new here, what do you mean with PR and how to do it?

[Akasurde]

@markuszeiter Welcome to the Ansible VMware community. PR means 'GitHub Pull Request'. You can create a new module as per requirement and submit a pull request here.

Please find the documentation for Ansible Development -

1. Ansible development environment
2. VMware module development guidelines

Let me know.