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cisco.aci.aci_epg – Manage End Point Groups (EPG) objects (fv:AEPg)

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.aci collection (version 2.1.0).

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_epg.

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
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Examples
Return Values

Synopsis 

Manage End Point Groups (EPG) on Cisco ACI fabrics.

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.
ap aliases: app_profile, app_profile_name string	Name of an existing application network profile, that will contain the EPGs.
bd aliases: bd_name, bridge_domain string	Name of the bridge domain being associated with the EPG.
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.
custom_qos_policy string	The name of the custom Quality of Service policy.
description aliases: descr string	Description for the EPG.
epg aliases: epg_name, name string	Name of the end point group.
fwd_control string	The forwarding control used by the EPG. The APIC defaults to `none` when unset during creation. Choices: none proxy-arp
host aliases: hostname 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.
intra_epg_isolation string	The Intra EPG Isolation. The APIC defaults to `unenforced` when unset during creation. Choices: enforced unenforced
monitoring_policy string	The name of the monitoring policy.
name_alias string	The alias for the current object. This relates to the nameAlias field in ACI.
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.
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	Whether ot not the EPG is part of the Preferred Group and can communicate without contracts. This is very 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. Choices: no yes
priority string	The QoS class. The APIC defaults to `unspecified` when unset during creation. Choices: level1 level2 level3 unspecified
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.
state string	Use `present` or `absent` for adding or removing. Use `query` for listing an object or multiple objects. Choices: absent present ← (default) query
tenant aliases: tenant_name string	Name of an existing tenant.
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. Default: 30
use_proxy boolean	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. Choices: no yes ← (default)
use_ssl boolean	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. Choices: no yes ← (default)
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. Default: “admin”
validate_certs boolean	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. Choices: no yes ← (default)

Notes 

Note

The tenant and app_profile used must exist before using this module in your playbook. The cisco.aci.aci_tenant and cisco.aci.aci_ap modules can be used for this.

Examples 

- name: Add a new EPG
  cisco.aci.aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    ap: intranet
    epg: web_epg
    description: Web Intranet EPG
    bd: prod_bd
    monitoring_policy: default
    preferred_group: yes
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    ap: ticketing
    epg: "{{ item.epg }}"
    description: Ticketing EPG
    bd: "{{ item.bd }}"
    priority: unspecified
    intra_epg_isolation: unenforced
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost
  with_items:
    - epg: web
      bd: web_bd
    - epg: database
      bd: database_bd

- name: Remove an EPG
  cisco.aci.aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    validate_certs: no
    tenant: production
    app_profile: intranet
    epg: web_epg
    monitoring_policy: default
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query an EPG
  cisco.aci.aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    ap: ticketing
    epg: web_epg
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

- name: Query all EPGs
  cisco.aci.aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

- name: Query all EPGs with a Specific Name
  cisco.aci.aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    validate_certs: no
    epg: web_epg
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

- name: Query all EPGs of an App Profile
  cisco.aci.aci_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    validate_certs: no
    ap: ticketing
    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	Description
current list / elements=string	The existing configuration from the APIC after the module has finished Returned: success Sample: [{“fvTenant”: {“attributes”: {“descr”: “Production environment”, “dn”: “uni/tn-production”, “name”: “production”, “nameAlias”: “”, “ownerKey”: “”, “ownerTag”: “”}}}]
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”
previous list / elements=string	The original configuration from the APIC before the module has started Returned: info Sample: [{“fvTenant”: {“attributes”: {“descr”: “Production”, “dn”: “uni/tn-production”, “name”: “production”, “nameAlias”: “”, “ownerKey”: “”, “ownerTag”: “”}}}]
proposed dictionary	The assembled configuration from the user-provided parameters Returned: info Sample: {“fvTenant”: {“attributes”: {“descr”: “Production environment”, “name”: “production”}}}
raw string	The raw output returned by the APIC REST API (xml or json) Returned: parse error Sample: “\u003c?xml version=\”1.0\” encoding=\”UTF-8\”?\u003e\u003cimdata totalCount=\”1\”\u003e\u003cerror code=\”122\” text=\”unknown managed object class foo\”/\u003e\u003c/imdata\u003e”
response string	The HTTP response from the APIC Returned: failure or debug Sample: “OK (30 bytes)”
sent list / elements=string	The actual/minimal configuration pushed to the APIC Returned: info Sample: {“fvTenant”: {“attributes”: {“descr”: “Production environment”}}}
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

Swetha Chunduri (@schunduri)
Shreyas Srish (@shrsr)

cisco.aci.aci_epg – Manage End Point Groups (EPG) objects (fv:AEPg)

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Parameters

Notes

See Also

Examples

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