cisco.aci.aci_l2out_extepg – Manage External Network Instance (L2Out External EPG) objects (l2extInstP).¶

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.aci collection (version 2.0.0).

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

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.aci.aci_l2out_extepg.

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
See Also
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis ¶

Manage External Network Instance (L2Out External EPG) objects (l2extInstP) on 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.
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 l2out.
extepg string		Name of the external end point group. aliases: external_epg, extepg_name, name
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
l2out string		Name of the l2out.
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	This depicts whether this External EPG is part of the Preferred Group and can communicate without contracts. This is 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.
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
qos_class string	Choices: level1 level2 level3 level4 level5 level6 Unspecified	The bandwidth level for Quality of service.
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 existing tenant.
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 l2out must exist before using this module in your playbook. The cisco.aci.aci_tenant and cisco.aci.aci_l2out modules can be used for this.

Examples ¶

- name: Add a new L2 external end point group
  cisco.aci.aci_l2out_extepg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretePassword
    tenant: Auto-Demo
    l2out: l2out
    extepg: NewExt
    description: external epg
    preferred_group: False
    state: present
    delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove an L2 external end point group
  cisco.aci.aci_l2out_extepg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretePassword
    tenant: Auto-Demo
    l2out: l2out
    extepg: NewExt
    state: absent
    delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query the L2 external end point group
  cisco.aci.aci_l2out_extepg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretePassword
    tenant: Auto-Demo
    l2out: l2out
    extepg: NewExt
    state: query
    delegate_to: localhost
    register: query_result

- name: Query all L2 external end point groups in a tenant
  cisco.aci.aci_l2out_extepg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretePassword
    tenant: Auto-Demo
    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 "/></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¶

Sudhakar Shet Kudtarkar (@kudtarkar1)
Shreyas Srish (@shrsr)

cisco.aci.aci_l2out_extepg – Manage External Network Instance (L2Out External EPG) objects (l2extInstP).¶

Synopsis¶

Parameters¶

Notes¶

See Also¶

Examples¶

Return Values¶