ucs_ip_pool – Configures IP address pools on Cisco UCS Manager

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • ucsmsdk

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
default_gw
-
Default:
"0.0.0.0"
The default gateway associated with the IPv4 addresses in the block.
descrption
-
The user-defined description of the IP address pool.
Enter up to 256 characters.
You can use any characters or spaces except the following:
` (accent mark), (backslash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), = (equal sign), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote).

aliases: descr
first_addr
-
The first IPv4 address in the IPv4 addresses block.
This is the From field in the UCS Manager Add IPv4 Blocks menu.
hostname
string / required
IP address or hostname of Cisco UCS Manager.
ipv6_default_gw
-
Default:
"::"
The default gateway associated with the IPv6 addresses in the block.
ipv6_first_addr
-
The first IPv6 address in the IPv6 addresses block.
This is the From field in the UCS Manager Add IPv6 Blocks menu.
ipv6_last_addr
-
The last IPv6 address in the IPv6 addresses block.
This is the To field in the UCS Manager Add IPv6 Blocks menu.
ipv6_prefix
-
Default:
"64"
The network address prefix associated with the IPv6 addresses in the block.
ipv6_primary_dns
-
Default:
"::"
The primary DNS server that this block of IPv6 addresses should access.
ipv6_secondary_dns
-
Default:
"::"
The secondary DNS server that this block of IPv6 addresses should access.
last_addr
-
The last IPv4 address in the IPv4 addresses block.
This is the To field in the UCS Manager Add IPv4 Blocks menu.
name
- / required
The name of the IP address pool.
This name can be between 1 and 32 alphanumeric characters.
You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), "_" (underscore), : (colon), and . (period).
You cannot change this name after the IP address pool is created.
order
-
    Choices:
  • default ←
  • sequential
The Assignment Order field.
This can be one of the following:
default - Cisco UCS Manager selects a random identity from the pool.
sequential - Cisco UCS Manager selects the lowest available identity from the pool.
org_dn
-
Default:
"org-root"
Org dn (distinguished name)
password
string / required
Password for Cisco UCS Manager authentication.
port
integer
Port number to be used during connection (by default uses 443 for https and 80 for http connection).
primary_dns
-
Default:
"0.0.0.0"
The primary DNS server that this block of IPv4 addresses should access.
proxy
string
If use_proxy is no, specfies proxy to be used for connection. e.g. 'http://proxy.xy.z:8080'
secondary_dns
-
Default:
"0.0.0.0"
The secondary DNS server that this block of IPv4 addresses should access.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
If present, will verify IP pool is present and will create if needed.
If absent, will verify IP pool is absent and will delete if needed.
subnet_mask
-
Default:
"255.255.255.0"
The subnet mask associated with the IPv4 addresses in the block.
use_proxy
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, will not use the proxy as defined by system environment variable.
use_ssl
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, an HTTP connection will be used instead of the default HTTPS connection.
username
string
Default:
"admin"
Username for Cisco UCS Manager authentication.

Examples

- name: Configure IPv4 address pools
  ucs_ip_pool:
    hostname: 172.16.143.150
    username: admin
    password: password
    name: ip-A
    order: sequential
    first_addr: 192.168.0.10
    last_addr: 192.168.0.19
    subnet_mask: 255.255.255.0
    default_gw: 192.168.0.1
    primary_dns: 172.16.143.136
- name: Configure IPv6 address pools
  ucs_ip_pool:
    hostname: 172.16.143.150
    username: admin
    password: password
    name: ipv6-B
    ipv6_first_addr: fe80::1cae:7992:d7a1:ed07
    ipv6_last_addr: fe80::1cae:7992:d7a1:edfe
    ipv6_default_gw: fe80::1cae:7992:d7a1:ecff

- name: Remove IPv4 address pools
  ucs_ip_pool:
    hostname: 172.16.143.150
    username: admin
    password: password
    name: ip-A
    state: absent
- name: Remove IPv6 address pools
  ucs_ip_pool:
    hostname: 172.16.143.150
    username: admin
    password: password
    name: ipv6-B
    state: absent

Status

Authors

  • David Soper (@dsoper2)
  • CiscoUcs (@CiscoUcs)

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