dellemc.openmanage.ome_network_vlan – Create, modify & delete a VLAN

Note

This plugin is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 3.2.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install dellemc.openmanage.

To use it in a playbook, specify: dellemc.openmanage.ome_network_vlan.

New in version 2.1.0: of dellemc.openmanage

Synopsis

• This module allows to,

• Create a VLAN on OpenManage Enterprise.

• Modify or delete an existing VLAN on OpenManage Enterprise.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.7.17

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
description string		Short description of the VLAN to be created or modified.
hostname string / required		Target IP address or hostname.
name string / required		Provide the name of the VLAN to be created, deleted or modified.
new_name string		Provide the name of the VLAN to be modified.
password string / required		Target user password.
port integer	Default: 443	Target HTTPS port.
state string	Choices: present ← absent	present creates a new VLAN or modifies an existing VLAN. absent deletes an existing VLAN. WARNING Deleting a VLAN can impact the network infrastructure.
type string	Choices: General Purpose (Bronze) General Purpose (Silver) General Purpose (Gold) General Purpose (Platinum) Cluster Interconnect Hypervisor Management Storage - iSCSI Storage - FCoE Storage - Data Replication VM Migration VMWare FT Logging	Types of supported VLAN networks. For the description of each network type, use API https://hostname/api/NetworkConfigurationService/NetworkTypes.
username string / required		Target username.
vlan_maximum integer		The maximum VLAN value of the range. A single value VLAN is created if the vlan_maximum and vlan_minmum values are the same.
vlan_minimum integer		The minimum VLAN value of the range.

Notes

Note

• Run this module from a system that has direct access to DellEMC OpenManage Enterprise.

• This module supports check_mode.

Examples

---
- name: Create a VLAN range
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_network_vlan:
    hostname: "{{hostname}}"
    username: "{{username}}"
    password: "{{password}}"
    state: present
    name: "vlan1"
    description: "VLAN desc"
    type: "General Purpose (Bronze)"
    vlan_minimum: 35
    vlan_maximum: 40
  tags: create_vlan_range

- name: Create a VLAN with a single value
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_network_vlan:
    hostname: "{{hostname}}"
    username: "{{username}}"
    password: "{{password}}"
    state: present
    name: "vlan2"
    description: "VLAN desc"
    type: "General Purpose (Bronze)"
    vlan_minimum: 127
    vlan_maximum: 127
  tags: create_vlan_single

- name: Modify a VLAN
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_network_vlan:
    hostname: "{{hostname}}"
    username: "{{username}}"
    password: "{{password}}"
    state: present
    name: "vlan1"
    new_name: "vlan_gold1"
    description: "new description"
    type: "General Purpose (Gold)"
    vlan_minimum: 45
    vlan_maximum: 50
  tags: modify_vlan

- name: Delete a VLAN
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_network_vlan:
    hostname: "{{hostname}}"
    username: "{{username}}"
    password: "{{password}}"
    state: "absent"
    name: "vlan1"
  tags: delete_vlan

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
error_info dictionary	on HTTP error	Details of the HTTP Error. Sample: {'@Message.ExtendedInfo': [{'Message': 'Unable to create or update the network because the entered VLAN minimum 0 is not within a valid range ( 1 - 4000 or 4021 - 4094 ).', 'MessageArgs': ['0', '1', '4000', '4021', '4094'], 'MessageId': 'CTEM1043', 'RelatedProperties': [], 'Resolution': 'Enter a valid VLAN minimum as identified in the message and retry the operation.', 'Severity': 'Warning'}], 'code': 'Base.1.0.GeneralError', 'message': 'A general error has occurred. See ExtendedInfo for more information.'}
msg string	always	Overall status of the VLAN operation. Sample: Successfully created the VLAN.
vlan_status dictionary	when state=present	Details of the VLAN that is either created or modified. Sample: {'@odata.context': '/api/$metadata#NetworkConfigurationService.Network', '@odata.id': '/api/NetworkConfigurationService/Networks(1234)', '@odata.type': '#NetworkConfigurationService.Network', 'CreatedBy': 'admin', 'CreationTime': '2020-01-01 05:54:36.113', 'Description': 'VLAN description', 'Id': 1234, 'InternalRefNWUUId': '6d6effcc-eca4-44bd-be07-1234ab5cd67e', 'Name': 'vlan1', 'Type': 1, 'UpdatedBy': None, 'UpdatedTime': '2020-01-01 05:54:36.113', 'VlanMaximum': 130, 'VlanMinimum': 140}

Authors

• Jagadeesh N V(@jagadeeshnv)