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.. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module:

.. Anchors: short name for ansible.builtin

.. Title

netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine module -- Create, update or delete virtual\_machines within NetBox
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.. Collection note

.. note::
    This module is part of the `netbox.netbox collection <https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/netbox/netbox/>`_ (version 3.22.0).

    It is not included in ``ansible-core``.
    To check whether it is installed, run :code:`ansible-galaxy collection list`.

    To install it, use: :code:`ansible-galaxy collection install netbox.netbox`.
    You need further requirements to be able to use this module,
    see :ref:`Requirements <ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module_requirements>` for details.

    To use it in a playbook, specify: :code:`netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine`.

.. version_added

.. rst-class:: ansible-version-added

New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0

.. contents::
   :local:
   :depth: 1

.. Deprecated


Synopsis
--------

.. Description

- Creates, updates or removes virtual\_machines from NetBox


.. Aliases


.. Requirements

.. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module_requirements:

Requirements
------------
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- pynetbox






.. Options

Parameters
----------

.. tabularcolumns:: \X{1}{3}\X{2}{3}

.. list-table::
  :width: 100%
  :widths: auto
  :header-rows: 1
  :class: longtable ansible-option-table

  * - Parameter
    - Comments

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-cert"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-cert:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **cert**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-cert" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Certificate path


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **data**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary` / :ansible-option-required:`required`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Defines the virtual machine configuration


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/cluster"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/cluster:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **cluster**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/cluster" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The name of the cluster attach to the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/comments"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/comments:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **comments**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/comments" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Comments of the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/config_template"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/config_template:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **config_template**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/config_template" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      :ansible-option-versionadded:`added in netbox.netbox 3.17.0`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Configuration template


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/custom_fields"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/custom_fields:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **custom_fields**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/custom_fields" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Must exist in NetBox


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/description"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/description:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **description**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/description" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      :ansible-option-versionadded:`added in netbox.netbox 3.10.0`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The description of the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/device"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/device:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **device**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/device" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      :ansible-option-versionadded:`added in netbox.netbox 3.9.0`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The device the virtual machine is pinned to in the cluster


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/disk"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/disk:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **disk**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/disk" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`integer`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Disk of the virtual machine (GB)


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/local_context_data"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/local_context_data:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **local_context_data**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/local_context_data" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      configuration context of the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/memory"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/memory:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **memory**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/memory" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`integer`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Memory of the virtual machine (MB)


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/name"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/name:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **name**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/name" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string` / :ansible-option-required:`required`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The name of the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/platform"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/platform:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **platform**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/platform" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The platform of the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/primary_ip4"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/primary_ip4:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **primary_ip4**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/primary_ip4" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Primary IPv4 address assigned to the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/primary_ip6"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/primary_ip6:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **primary_ip6**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/primary_ip6" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Primary IPv6 address assigned to the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/serial"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/serial:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **serial**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/serial" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      :ansible-option-versionadded:`added in netbox.netbox 3.20.0`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Serial number of the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/site"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/site:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **site**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/site" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The name of the site attach to the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/status"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/status:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **status**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/status" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The status of the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/tags"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/tags:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **tags**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/tags" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`list` / :ansible-option-elements:`elements=any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Any tags that the virtual machine may need to be associated with


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/tenant"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/tenant:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **tenant**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/tenant" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The tenant that the virtual machine will be assigned to


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/vcpus"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/vcpus:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **vcpus**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/vcpus" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`float`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Number of vcpus of the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/virtual_machine_role"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-data/virtual_machine_role:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **virtual_machine_role**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/virtual_machine_role" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The role of the virtual machine


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-headers"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-headers:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **headers**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-headers" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Dictionary of headers to be passed to the NetBox API.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-netbox_token"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-netbox_token:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **netbox_token**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-netbox_token" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string` / :ansible-option-required:`required`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The NetBox API token.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-netbox_url"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-netbox_url:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **netbox_url**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-netbox_url" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string` / :ansible-option-required:`required`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The URL of the NetBox instance.

      Must be accessible by the Ansible control host.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-query_params"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-query_params:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **query_params**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-query_params" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`list` / :ansible-option-elements:`elements=string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED\_QUERY\_PARAMS that are defined

      in plugins/module\_utils/netbox\_utils.py and provides control to users on what may make

      an object unique in their environment.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-state"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-state:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **state**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-state" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The state of the object.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`"present"` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`"absent"`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-validate_certs"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__parameter-validate_certs:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **validate_certs**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-validate_certs" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      If :literal:`no`\ , SSL certificates will not be validated.

      This should only be used on personally controlled sites using a self-signed certificates.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`true`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>


.. Attributes


.. Notes

Notes
-----

.. note::
   - Tags should be defined as a YAML list
   - This should be ran with connection :literal:`local` and hosts :literal:`localhost`

.. Seealso


.. Examples

Examples
--------

.. code-block:: yaml+jinja

    - name: "Test NetBox modules"
      connection: local
      hosts: localhost
      gather_facts: false
      tasks:
        - name: Create virtual machine within NetBox with only required information
          netbox_virtual_machine:
            netbox_url: http://netbox.local
            netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
            data:
              name: Test Virtual Machine
              cluster: test cluster
            state: present

        - name: Delete virtual machine within netbox
          netbox_virtual_machine:
            netbox_url: http://netbox.local
            netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
            data:
              name: Test Virtual Machine
            state: absent

        - name: Create virtual machine with tags
          netbox_virtual_machine:
            netbox_url: http://netbox.local
            netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
            data:
              name: Another Test Virtual Machine
              cluster: test cluster
              site: Test Site
              tags:
                - Schnozzberry
            state: present

        - name: Update vcpus, memory and disk of an existing virtual machine
          netbox_virtual_machine:
            netbox_url: http://netbox.local
            netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
            data:
              name: Test Virtual Machine
              cluster: test cluster
              vcpus: 8
              memory: 8
              disk: 8
            state: present

        - name: Update virtual machine within NetBox with serial number
          netbox_virtual_machine:
            netbox_url: http://netbox.local
            netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
            data:
              name: Test Virtual Machine
              cluster: test cluster
              serial: 1234abc
            state: present



.. Facts


.. Return values

Return Values
-------------
Common return values are documented :ref:`here <common_return_values>`, the following are the fields unique to this module:

.. tabularcolumns:: \X{1}{3}\X{2}{3}

.. list-table::
  :width: 100%
  :widths: auto
  :header-rows: 1
  :class: longtable ansible-option-table

  * - Key
    - Description

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-msg"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__return-msg:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **msg**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-msg" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-returned-bold:`Returned:` always


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-virtual_machine"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine_module__return-virtual_machine:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **virtual_machine**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-virtual_machine" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-returned-bold:`Returned:` success (when :emphasis:`state=present`\ )


      .. raw:: html

        </div>



..  Status (Presently only deprecated)


.. Authors

Authors
~~~~~~~

- Gaelle MANGIN (@gmangin)



.. Extra links

Collection links
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. ansible-links::

  - title: "Issue Tracker"
    url: "https://github.com/netbox-community/ansible_modules/issues"
    external: true
  - title: "Repository (Sources)"
    url: "https://github.com/netbox-community/ansible_modules"
    external: true


.. Parsing errors