openvswitch_port – Manage Open vSwitch ports¶
Synopsis¶
Manage Open vSwitch ports
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
ovs-vsctl
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
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bridge
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/ required
|
Name of bridge to manage
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external_ids
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added in 2.0 |
Default: {}
|
Dictionary of external_ids applied to a port.
|
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port
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/ required
|
Name of port to manage on the bridge
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|
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set
-
added in 2.0 |
Set a single property on a port.
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state
-
|
|
Whether the port should exist
|
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tag
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added in 2.2 |
VLAN tag for this port. Must be a value between 0 and 4095.
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timeout
-
|
Default: 5
|
How long to wait for ovs-vswitchd to respond
|
Examples¶
# Creates port eth2 on bridge br-ex
- openvswitch_port:
bridge: br-ex
port: eth2
state: present
# Creates port eth6
- openvswitch_port:
bridge: bridge-loop
port: eth6
state: present
set: Interface eth6
# Creates port vlan10 with tag 10 on bridge br-ex
- openvswitch_port:
bridge: br-ex
port: vlan10
tag: 10
state: present
set: Interface vlan10
# Assign interface id server1-vifeth6 and mac address 00:00:5E:00:53:23
# to port vifeth6 and setup port to be managed by a controller.
- openvswitch_port:
bridge: br-int
port: vifeth6
state: present
args:
external_ids:
iface-id: '{{ inventory_hostname }}-vifeth6'
attached-mac: '00:00:5E:00:53:23'
vm-id: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
iface-status: active
Status¶
This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. [network]
Red Hat Support¶
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.