cisco.aci.aci_config_rollback module – Provides rollback and rollback preview functionality (config:ImportP)

Note

This module is part of the cisco.aci collection (version 2.8.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

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

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

Synopsis

• Provides rollback and rollback preview functionality for Cisco ACI fabrics.

• Config Rollbacks are done using snapshots aci_snapshot with the configImportP class.

Parameters

Parameter	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. If the value is not specified in the task and environment variable ACI_ANNOTATION then the default value will be used. Default: "orchestrator:ansible"
certificate_name aliases: cert_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.
compare_export_policy string	The export policy that the compare_snapshot is associated to.
compare_snapshot string	The name of the snapshot to compare with snapshot.
description aliases: descr string	The description for the Import Policy.
export_policy string	The export policy that the snapshot is associated to.
fail_on_decrypt boolean	Determines if the APIC should fail the rollback if unable to decrypt secured data. The APIC defaults to true when unset. Choices: false true
host aliases: hostname string	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.
import_mode string	Determines how the import should be handled by the APIC. The APIC defaults to atomic when unset. Choices: "atomic" "best-effort"
import_policy string	The name of the Import Policy to use for config rollback.
import_type string	Determines how the current and snapshot configuration should be compared for replacement. The APIC defaults to replace when unset. Choices: "merge" "replace"
output_level string	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. Choices: "debug" "info" "normal" ← (default)
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.
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.
private_key aliases: cert_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 or ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
snapshot string / required	The name of the snapshot to rollback to, or the base snapshot to use for comparison. The aci_snapshot module can be used to query the list of available snapshots.
state string	Use preview for previewing the diff between two snapshots. Use rollback for reverting the configuration to a previous snapshot. Choices: "preview" "rollback" ← (default)
timeout integer	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. The default value is 30.
use_proxy boolean	If false, 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. The default value is true. Choices: false true
use_ssl boolean	If false, 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. The default value is true when the connection is local. Choices: false true
username aliases: user string	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. The default value is admin.
validate_certs boolean	If false, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only set to false 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. The default value is true. Choices: false true

Notes

Note

• It is strongly recommended to add a pause task after creating a Snapshot.

• Wait for the Snapshot to be finished before querying, comparing Snapshots or processing to Rollbacks.

See Also

See also

cisco.aci.aci_config_snapshot

Manage Config Snapshots (config:Snapshot, config:ExportP).

APIC Management Information Model reference

More information about the internal APIC class config:ImportP.

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: Create a Snapshot
  cisco.aci.aci_config_snapshot:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    export_policy: config_backup
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Wait for snapshot to be finished before querying
  pause:
    seconds: 10

- name: Query Existing Snapshots
  cisco.aci.aci_config_snapshot:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    export_policy: config_backup
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Compare Snapshot Files
  cisco.aci.aci_config_rollback:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    export_policy: config_backup
    snapshot: run-2017-08-28T06-24-01
    compare_export_policy: config_backup
    compare_snapshot: run-2017-08-27T23-43-56
    state: preview
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Rollback Configuration
  cisco.aci.aci_config_rollback:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    import_policy: rollback_config
    export_policy: config_backup
    snapshot: run-2017-08-28T06-24-01
    state: rollback
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Rollback Configuration
  cisco.aci.aci_config_rollback:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    import_policy: rollback_config
    export_policy: config_backup
    snapshot: run-2017-08-28T06-24-01
    description: Rollback 8-27 changes
    import_mode: atomic
    import_type: replace
    fail_on_decrypt: true
    state: rollback
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Description
error dictionary	The error information as returned from the APIC Returned: failure Sample: {"code": "122", "text": "unknown managed object class foo"}
filter_string string	The filter string used for the request Returned: failure or debug Sample: "?rsp-prop-include=config-only"
method string	The HTTP method used for the request to the APIC Returned: failure or debug Sample: "POST"
preview string	A preview between two snapshots Returned: when state is preview
raw string	The raw output returned by the APIC REST API (xml or json) Returned: parse error Sample: "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><imdata totalCount=\"1\"><error code=\"122\" text=\"unknown managed object class foo\"/></imdata>"
response string	The HTTP response from the APIC Returned: failure or debug Sample: "OK (30 bytes)"
status integer	The HTTP status from the APIC Returned: failure or debug Sample: 200
url string	The HTTP url used for the request to the APIC Returned: failure or debug Sample: "https://10.11.12.13/api/mo/uni/tn-production.json"

Authors

• Jacob McGill (@jmcgill298)

• Gaspard Micol (@gmicol)

Collection links

• Issue Tracker
• Repository (Sources)