SUMMARY

This PR contains a new Ansible module, vmware_drs_override, to the community.vmware collection. The module allows users to configure Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) behavior overrides for individual VMs within a VMware vSphere cluster. This provides users with enhanced control over VM placement, resource allocation, and automation behavior by enabling DRS settings specific to each VM rather than relying solely on cluster-wide configurations.

Key design decisions include:

• Encapsulating functionality in a class to streamline the connection, VM lookup, and DRS configuration processes.
• Ensuring the module aligns with other community.vmware modules in terms of structure, error handling, and documentation.

This PR does not fix a pre-existing issue but adds new functionality to enhance VMware DRS management in the community.vmware collection.

ISSUE TYPE

• New Module Pull Request

COMPONENT NAME

vmware_drs_override

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The vmware_drs_override module provides the following parameters:

• hostname, username, password, and port for vCenter server access.
• validate_certs to handle SSL verification.
• vm_name and drs_behavior to specify the VM and desired DRS configuration (options include manual, partiallyAutomated, and fullyAutomated).

This module was tested using a local vCenter environment to verify correct DRS behavior application and task handling. Example playbook and command output are provided below to demonstrate module functionality.

# Example playbook:
- name: Test VMware DRS Override Module
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: Apply DRS override to VM
      community.vmware.vmware_drs_override:
        hostname: "vcenter.example.com"
        username: "[email protected]"
        password: "yourpassword"
        port: 443
        validate_certs: False
        vm_name: "my_vm_name"
        drs_behavior: "manual"
      register: result

    - name: Show Result
      debug:
        var: result