community.network.pn_vrouter – CLI command to create/delete/modify a vrouter.

Note

This plugin is part of the community.network collection (version 1.3.2).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.network.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.network.pn_vrouter.

DEPRECATED

Removed in

version 2.0.0

Why

Doesn’t support latest Pluribus Networks netvisor

Alternative

Latest modules will be pushed in Ansible future versions.

Synopsis

  • Execute vrouter-create, vrouter-delete, vrouter-modify command.

  • Each fabric, cluster, standalone switch, or virtual network (VNET) can provide its tenants with a virtual router (vRouter) service that forwards traffic between networks and implements Layer 3 protocols.

  • vrouter-create creates a new vRouter service.

  • vrouter-delete deletes a vRouter service.

  • vrouter-modify modifies a vRouter service.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
pn_bgp_as
string
Specify the Autonomous System Number(ASN) if the vRouter runs Border Gateway Protocol(BGP).
pn_bgp_max_paths
string
Specify the maximum number of paths for BGP. This is a number between 1 and 255 or 0 to unset.
pn_bgp_options
string
Specify other BGP options as a whitespaces separated string within single quotes ''.
pn_bgp_redistribute
string
    Choices:
  • static
  • connected
  • rip
  • ospf
Specify how BGP routes are redistributed.
pn_clipassword
string
Provide login password if user is not root.
pn_cliswitch
string
Default:
"local"
Target switch(es) to run the CLI on.
pn_cliusername
string
Provide login username if user is not root.
pn_hw_vrrp_id
string
Specifies the VRRP ID for a hardware vrouter.
pn_name
string / required
Specify the name of the vRouter.
pn_ospf_options
string
Specify other OSPF options as a whitespaces separated string within single quotes ''.
pn_ospf_redistribute
string
    Choices:
  • static
  • connected
  • bgp
  • rip
Specify how OSPF routes are redistributed.
pn_rip_redistribute
string
    Choices:
  • static
  • connected
  • ospf
  • bgp
Specify how RIP routes are redistributed.
pn_router_id
string
Specify the vRouter IP address.
pn_router_type
string
    Choices:
  • hardware
  • software
Specify if the vRouter uses software or hardware.
Note that if you specify hardware as router type, you cannot assign IP addresses using DHCP. You must specify a static IP address.
pn_service_state
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Specify to enable or disable vRouter service.
pn_service_type
string
    Choices:
  • dedicated
  • shared
Specify if the vRouter is a dedicated or shared VNET service.
pn_vnet
string
Specify the name of the VNET.
Required for vrouter-create.
pn_vrrp_track_port
string
Specify list of ports and port ranges.
state
string / required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
  • update
State the action to perform. Use 'present' to create vrouter, 'absent' to delete vrouter and 'update' to modify vrouter.

Examples

- name: Create vrouter
  community.network.pn_vrouter:
    state: 'present'
    pn_name: 'ansible-vrouter'
    pn_vnet: 'ansible-fab-global'
    pn_router_id: 208.74.182.1

- name: Delete vrouter
  community.network.pn_vrouter:
    state: 'absent'
    pn_name: 'ansible-vrouter'

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
changed
boolean
always
Indicates whether the CLI caused changes on the target.

command
string
always
The CLI command run on the target node(s).

stderr
list / elements=string
on error
The set of error responses from the vrouter command.

stdout
list / elements=string
always
The set of responses from the vrouter command.



Status

  • This module will be removed in version 2.0.0. [deprecated]

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Pluribus Networks (@amitsi)