add-data-store.yml

---
- hosts: all
    
  tasks: 
   # - include_vars: "update_esxi_defaults.yaml"
  
    - name: enable software iscsi adapter
      shell: "esxcli iscsi software set --enabled=true"
      register: iscsi_register
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ iscsi_register }}"
    
      
    - name: add iqn from Iscsi storage to the ESX host
      shell: "esxcli iscsi adapter set -A vmhba64 -n {{ host_iqn_from_softlayer }}"
      register: add_iqn_register
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ add_iqn_register }}"
      
      
    - name: add iscsi targets
      shell: "esxcli iscsi adapter discovery sendtarget add -A vmhba64 -a {{ Target_address }}:3260"
      register: iscsi_tgt_register
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ iscsi_tgt_register }}"
      
    - name: Configure CHAP Authentication for Iscsi
      shell: "esxcli iscsi adapter auth chap set --direction=uni --authname='{{ iscsi_user_name }}' --secret='{{ iscsi_password }}' --level=required --adapter=vmhba64"
   #   register: chap_register
   # - debug:
   #     msg: "{{ chap_register }}"
        
        
    - name: Iscsi discover
      shell: "esxcli iscsi adapter discovery rediscover -A vmhba64"
      register: discover_register
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ discover_register }}"
        
    # before rescan
    #- name: before rescan
    #  pause:
    #    seconds: 20
    #  when: will_reboot
        
            
    - name: Rescan ESX Storage
      shell: "esxcli storage core adapter rescan --adapter=vmhba64"
      register: rescan_register
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ rescan_register }}"
        
    # before rescan
   # - name: before rescan
   #   pause:
   #     seconds: 20
   #   when: will_reboot
        
    - name: search for new VMFS datastores
      shell: "vmkfstools -V"