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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright: (c) 2023, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+---
+module: vmware_vsan_hcl_db
+version_added: '3.5.0'
+short_description: Manages the vSAN Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) database
+description:
+  - Manages vSAN HCL db on vSphere
+  - DB file can be downloaded from https://partnerweb.vmware.com/service/vsan/all.json
+author:
+  - Philipp Fruck (@p-fruck)
+requirements:
+  - vSAN Management SDK, which needs to be downloaded from VMware and installed manually.
+options:
+  source:
+    description:
+      - The path to the HCL db file
+    type: str
+    required: true
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+  - community.vmware.vmware.documentation
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = r'''
+- name: Fetch HCL db file
+  ansible.builtin.get_url:
+    url: https://partnerweb.vmware.com/service/vsan/all.json
+    dest: hcl_db.json
+    force: true
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Upload HCL db file to vCenter
+  community.vmware.vmware_vsan_hcl_db:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    source: hcl_db.json
+  delegate_to: localhost
+'''
+
+RETURN = r'''#
+'''
+
+import base64
+import gzip
+import traceback
+
+VSANPYTHONSDK_IMP_ERR = None
+try:
+    import vsanapiutils
+    HAS_VSANPYTHONSDK = True
+except ImportError:
+    VSANPYTHONSDK_IMP_ERR = traceback.format_exc()
+    HAS_VSANPYTHONSDK = False
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible_collections.community.vmware.plugins.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec
+
+
+class VsanApi(PyVmomi):
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(VsanApi, self).__init__(module)
+
+        client_stub = self.si._GetStub()
+        ssl_context = client_stub.schemeArgs.get('context')
+        apiVersion = vsanapiutils.GetLatestVmodlVersion(module.params['hostname'])
+        vcMos = vsanapiutils.GetVsanVcMos(client_stub, context=ssl_context, version=apiVersion)
+        self.vsanClusterHealthSystem = vcMos['vsan-cluster-health-system']
+
+    def upload_hcl_db(self, content):
+        compressed = gzip.compress(content)
+        payload_b64 = base64.b64encode(compressed).decode('ascii')
+        self.vsanClusterHealthSystem.VsanVcUploadHclDb(db=payload_b64)
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = vmware_argument_spec()
+
+    argument_spec.update(dict(
+        source=dict(type='str', required=True)
+    ))
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+    )
+
+    source = module.params['source']
+    api = VsanApi(module)
+
+    try:
+        with open(source, 'rb') as f:
+            api.upload_hcl_db(f.read())
+    except Exception as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
+
+    module.exit_json(changed=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()