ansible/docs/docsite/rst/scenario_guides/vmware_rest_scenarios/vm_hardware_tuning.rst

.. _vmware_rest_vm_hardware_tuning:

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How to modify a virtual machine
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Introduction
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This section shows you how to use Ansible to modify an existing virtual machine.

Scenario requirements
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You've already followed :ref:`vmware_rest_create_vm` and created a VM.

How to add a CDROM drive to a virtual machine
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In this example, we use the ``vcenter_vm_hardware_*`` modules to add a new CDROM to an existing VM.

Add a new SATA adapter
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First we create a new SATA adapter. We specify the ``pci_slot_number``. This way if we run the task again it won't do anything if there is already an adapter there.

.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Create_a_SATA_adapter_at_PCI_slot_34.task.yaml

Result
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.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Create_a_SATA_adapter_at_PCI_slot_34.result.json

Add a CDROM drive
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Now we can create the CDROM drive:

.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Attach_an_ISO_image_to_a_guest_VM.task.yaml

Result
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.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Attach_an_ISO_image_to_a_guest_VM.result.json


.. _vmware_rest_attach_a_network:

How to attach a VM to a network
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Attach a new NIC
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Here we attach the VM to the network (through the portgroup). We specify a ``pci_slot_number`` for the same reason.

The second task adjusts the NIC configuration.

.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Attach_a_VM_to_a_dvswitch.task.yaml

Result
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.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Attach_a_VM_to_a_dvswitch.result.json

Adjust the configuration of the NIC
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.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Turn_the_NIC's_start_connected_flag_on.task.yaml

Result
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.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Turn_the_NIC's_start_connected_flag_on.result.json

Increase the memory of the VM
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We can also adjust the amount of memory that we dedicate to our VM.

.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Increase_the_memory_of_a_VM.task.yaml

Result
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.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Increase_the_memory_of_a_VM.result.json

Upgrade the hardware version of the VM
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Here we use the ``vcenter_vm_hardware`` module to upgrade the version of the hardware: 

.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Upgrade_the_VM_hardware_version.task.yaml

Result
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.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Upgrade_the_VM_hardware_version.result.json

Adjust the number of CPUs of the VM
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You can use ``vcenter_vm_hardware_cpu`` for that:

.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Dedicate_one_core_to_the_VM.task.yaml

Result
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.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Dedicate_one_core_to_the_VM.result.json

Remove a SATA controller
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In this example, we remove the SATA controller of the PCI slot 34.

.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Remove_SATA_adapter_at_PCI_slot_34.result.json

Result
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.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Remove_SATA_adapter_at_PCI_slot_34.result.json

Attach a floppy drive
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Here we attach a floppy drive to a VM.

.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Add_a_floppy_disk_drive.task.yaml

Result
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.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Add_a_floppy_disk_drive.result.json

Attach a new disk
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Here we attach a tiny disk to the VM. The ``capacity`` is in bytes.

.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Create_a_new_disk.task.yaml

Result
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.. literalinclude:: task_outputs/Create_a_new_disk.result.json