Ansible playbook to install the VMware ESXi Embedded Host Client. Requires the VIB (esxui-signed.vib) to be in the folder as the playbook. Will install or upgrade as required.

install_host_client_vib.yml

---
- hosts: esxi

  tasks:

  - name: Get list of installed VIBs
    shell: esxcli software vib get -n "esx-ui"
    register: vibs
    changed_when: false
    ignore_errors: yes

  - debug: var=vibs.stdout

  - name: Copy esxui-signed.vib to ESXi Host
    copy: src=esxui-signed.vib dest=/tmp/esxui-signed.vib

  - name: Run an upgrade if VIB is already installed
    shell: esxcli software vib update -v /tmp/esxui-signed.vib
    when: "'VMware_bootbank_esx-ui' in vibs.stdout"

  - name: If not installed, install it
    shell: esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/esxui-signed.vib

  - name: Remove ui line from rhttpproxy
    lineinfile: dest=/etc/vmware/rhttpproxy/endpoints.conf state=absent regexp="/ui    local    8308    redirect    allow"
    notify: restart rhttpproxy

  - name: Confirm VIB is installed
    shell: esxcli software vib get -n "esx-ui"
    register: vibs
    changed_when: false
    ignore_errors: yes

  - debug: var=vibs.stdout

  handlers:

  - name: restart rhttpproxy
    shell: /etc/init.d/rhttpproxy restart