cisco.aci.aci_epg – Manage End Point Groups (EPG) objects (fv:AEPg)

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.aci collection (version 1.1.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.aci.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.aci.aci_epg.

Synopsis

• Manage End Point Groups (EPG) on Cisco ACI fabrics.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
annotation string		User-defined string for annotating an object. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_ANNOTATION will be used instead.
ap string		Name of an existing application network profile, that will contain the EPGs. aliases: app_profile, app_profile_name
bd string		Name of the bridge domain being associated with the EPG. aliases: bd_name, bridge_domain
certificate_name string		The X.509 certificate name attached to the APIC AAA user used for signature-based authentication. If a private_key filename was provided, this defaults to the private_key basename, without extension. If PEM-formatted content was provided for private_key, this defaults to the username value. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_CERTIFICATE_NAME will be used instead. aliases: cert_name
description string		Description for the EPG. aliases: descr
epg string		Name of the end point group. aliases: epg_name, name
fwd_control string	Choices: none proxy-arp	The forwarding control used by the EPG. The APIC defaults to none when unset during creation.
host string / required		IP Address or hostname of APIC resolvable by Ansible control host. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_HOST will be used instead. aliases: hostname
intra_epg_isolation string	Choices: enforced unenforced	The Intra EPG Isolation. The APIC defaults to unenforced when unset during creation.
monitoring_policy string		The name of the monitoring policy.
name_alias string		The alias for the current object. This relates to the nameAlias field in ACI.
output_level string	Choices: debug info normal ←	Influence the output of this ACI module. normal means the standard output, incl. current dict info adds informational output, incl. previous, proposed and sent dicts debug adds debugging output, incl. filter_string, method, response, status and url information If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_OUTPUT_LEVEL will be used instead.
output_path string		Path to a file that will be used to dump the ACI JSON configuration objects generated by the module. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_OUTPUT_PATH will be used instead.
owner_key string		User-defined string for the ownerKey attribute of an ACI object. This attribute represents a key for enabling clients to own their data for entity correlation. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_OWNER_KEY will be used instead.
owner_tag string		User-defined string for the ownerTag attribute of an ACI object. This attribute represents a tag for enabling clients to add their own data. For example, to indicate who created this object. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_OWNER_TAG will be used instead.
password string		The password to use for authentication. This option is mutual exclusive with private_key. If private_key is provided too, it will be used instead. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variables ACI_PASSWORD or ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
port integer		Port number to be used for REST connection. The default value depends on parameter use_ssl. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_PORT will be used instead.
preferred_group boolean	Choices: no yes	Whether ot not the EPG is part of the Preferred Group and can communicate without contracts. This is very convenient for migration scenarios, or when ACI is used for network automation but not for policy. The APIC defaults to no when unset during creation.
priority string	Choices: level1 level2 level3 unspecified	The QoS class. The APIC defaults to unspecified when unset during creation.
private_key string		Either a PEM-formatted private key file or the private key content used for signature-based authentication. This value also influences the default certificate_name that is used. This option is mutual exclusive with password. If password is provided too, it will be ignored. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_PRIVATE_KEY will be used instead. aliases: cert_key
state string	Choices: absent present ← query	Use present or absent for adding or removing. Use query for listing an object or multiple objects.
tenant string		Name of an existing tenant. aliases: tenant_name
timeout integer	Default: 30	The socket level timeout in seconds. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_TIMEOUT will be used instead.
use_proxy boolean	Choices: no yes ←	If no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_USE_PROXY will be used instead.
use_ssl boolean	Choices: no yes ←	If no, an HTTP connection will be used instead of the default HTTPS connection. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_USE_SSL will be used instead.
username string	Default: "admin"	The username to use for authentication. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variables ACI_USERNAME or ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead. aliases: user
validate_certs boolean	Choices: no yes ←	If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only set to no when used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead.

Notes

Note

• The tenant and app_profile used must exist before using this module in your playbook. The cisco.aci.aci_tenant and cisco.aci.aci_ap modules can be used for this.

See Also

See also

cisco.aci.aci_tenant

The official documentation on the cisco.aci.aci_tenant module.

cisco.aci.aci_ap

The official documentation on the cisco.aci.aci_ap module.

APIC Management Information Model reference

More information about the internal APIC class fv:AEPg.

Cisco ACI Guide

Detailed information on how to manage your ACI infrastructure using Ansible.

Developing Cisco ACI modules

Detailed guide on how to write your own Cisco ACI modules to contribute.

Examples

- name: Add a new EPG
  cisco.aci.aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    ap: intranet
    epg: web_epg
    description: Web Intranet EPG
    bd: prod_bd
    monitoring_policy: default
    preferred_group: yes
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    ap: ticketing
    epg: "{{ item.epg }}"
    description: Ticketing EPG
    bd: "{{ item.bd }}"
    priority: unspecified
    intra_epg_isolation: unenforced
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost
  with_items:
    - epg: web
      bd: web_bd
    - epg: database
      bd: database_bd

- name: Remove an EPG
  cisco.aci.aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    validate_certs: no
    tenant: production
    app_profile: intranet
    epg: web_epg
    monitoring_policy: default
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query an EPG
  cisco.aci.aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    ap: ticketing
    epg: web_epg
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

- name: Query all EPGs
  cisco.aci.aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

- name: Query all EPGs with a Specific Name
  cisco.aci.aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    validate_certs: no
    epg: web_epg
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

- name: Query all EPGs of an App Profile
  cisco.aci.aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    validate_certs: no
    ap: ticketing
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
current list / elements=string	success	The existing configuration from the APIC after the module has finished Sample: [{'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production environment', 'dn': 'uni/tn-production', 'name': 'production', 'nameAlias': '', 'ownerKey': '', 'ownerTag': ''}}}]
error dictionary	failure	The error information as returned from the APIC Sample: {'code': '122', 'text': 'unknown managed object class foo'}
filter_string string	failure or debug	The filter string used for the request Sample: ?rsp-prop-include=config-only
method string	failure or debug	The HTTP method used for the request to the APIC Sample: POST
previous list / elements=string	info	The original configuration from the APIC before the module has started Sample: [{'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production', 'dn': 'uni/tn-production', 'name': 'production', 'nameAlias': '', 'ownerKey': '', 'ownerTag': ''}}}]
proposed dictionary	info	The assembled configuration from the user-provided parameters Sample: {'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production environment', 'name': 'production'}}}
raw string	parse error	The raw output returned by the APIC REST API (xml or json) Sample: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><imdata totalCount="1"><error code="122" text="unknown managed object class foo"/></imdata>
response string	failure or debug	The HTTP response from the APIC Sample: OK (30 bytes)
sent list / elements=string	info	The actual/minimal configuration pushed to the APIC Sample: {'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production environment'}}}
status integer	failure or debug	The HTTP status from the APIC Sample: 200
url string	failure or debug	The HTTP url used for the request to the APIC Sample: https://10.11.12.13/api/mo/uni/tn-production.json

Authors

• Swetha Chunduri (@schunduri)

• Shreyas Srish (@shrsr)