SUMMARY

At the moment, the vmware_vmkernel module only accepts IPv4 addressing.

As the vmware_host_tcpip_stacks module supports IPv6, so should the vmware_vmkernel one.

ISSUE TYPE

• Feature Idea

COMPONENT NAME

vmware_vmkernel

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

It would allow users to automate the addition of IPv6 addresses to vmkernel interfaces. vmware_host_tcpip_stacks already enables IPv6.

The vmware_host_tcpip_stacks module just prefixes the same variables with ipv6_ - the same could work here and look sensible, without breaking compatibility, e.g.:

-  name: Add Management vmkernel port using static network type
   community.vmware.vmware_vmkernel:
      hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
      username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
      password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
      esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
      vswitch_name: vSwitch0
      portgroup_name: PG_0001
      network:
        type: 'static'
        ip_address: 192.168.127.10
        subnet_mask: 255.255.255.0
        ipv6_type: 'static'
        ipv6_address: "a:b:c:d:e::f/64"
        ipv6_default_gateway: "a:b:c:d:e::1"
      state: present
      enable_mgmt: true

HostIpConfig appears to support IPv6 addresses alongside IPv4, encapsulated inside HostIpConfigIpV6AddressConfiguration.