community.network.avi_gslb – Module for setup of Gslb Avi RESTful Object

Note

This plugin is part of the community.network collection (version 3.0.0).

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 community.network.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.network.avi_gslb.

Synopsis

Requirements

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

  • avisdk

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

api_context

dictionary

Avi API context that includes current session ID and CSRF Token.

This allows user to perform single login and re-use the session.

api_version

string

Avi API version of to use for Avi API and objects.

Default: “16.4.4”

async_interval

string

Frequency with which messages are propagated to vs mgr.

Value of 0 disables async behavior and rpc are sent inline.

Allowed values are 0-5.

Field introduced in 18.2.3.

Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 0.

avi_api_patch_op

string

Patch operation to use when using avi_api_update_method as patch.

Choices:

  • add

  • replace

  • delete

avi_api_update_method

string

Default method for object update is HTTP PUT.

Setting to patch will override that behavior to use HTTP PATCH.

Choices:

  • put ← (default)

  • patch

avi_credentials

dictionary

Avi Credentials dictionary which can be used in lieu of enumerating Avi Controller login details.

api_version

string

Avi controller version

Default: “16.4.4”

controller

string

Avi controller IP or SQDN

csrftoken

string

Avi controller API csrftoken to reuse existing session with session id

password

string

Avi controller password

port

string

Avi controller port

session_id

string

Avi controller API session id to reuse existing session with csrftoken

tenant

string

Avi controller tenant

Default: “admin”

tenant_uuid

string

Avi controller tenant UUID

timeout

string

Avi controller request timeout

Default: 300

token

string

Avi controller API token

username

string

Avi controller username

avi_disable_session_cache_as_fact

boolean

It disables avi session information to be cached as a fact.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

clear_on_max_retries

string

Max retries after which the remote site is treated as a fresh start.

In fresh start all the configs are downloaded.

Allowed values are 1-1024.

Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 20.

client_ip_addr_group

string

Group to specify if the client ip addresses are public or private.

Field introduced in 17.1.2.

controller

string

IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_CONTROLLER.

Default: “”

description

string

User defined description for the object.

dns_configs

string

Sub domain configuration for the gslb.

Gslb service’s fqdn must be a match one of these subdomains.

is_federated

boolean

This field indicates that this object is replicated across gslb federation.

Field introduced in 17.1.3.

Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as True.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

leader_cluster_uuid

string / required

Mark this site as leader of gslb configuration.

This site is the one among the avi sites.

maintenance_mode

boolean

This field disables the configuration operations on the leader for all federated objects.

Cud operations on gslb, gslbservice, gslbgeodbprofile and other federated objects will be rejected.

The rest-api disabling helps in upgrade scenarios where we don’t want configuration sync operations to the gslb member when the member is being

upgraded.

This configuration programmatically blocks the leader from accepting new gslb configuration when member sites are undergoing upgrade.

Field introduced in 17.2.1.

Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

name

string / required

Name for the gslb object.

password

string

Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_PASSWORD.

Default: “”

send_interval

string

Frequency with which group members communicate.

Allowed values are 1-3600.

Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 15.

send_interval_prior_to_maintenance_mode

string

The user can specify a send-interval while entering maintenance mode.

The validity of this ‘maintenance send-interval’ is only during maintenance mode.

When the user leaves maintenance mode, the original send-interval is reinstated.

This internal variable is used to store the original send-interval.

Field introduced in 18.2.3.

sites

string

Select avi site member belonging to this gslb.

state

string

The state that should be applied on the entity.

Choices:

  • absent

  • present ← (default)

tenant

string

Name of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.

Default: “admin”

tenant_ref

string

It is a reference to an object of type tenant.

tenant_uuid

string

UUID of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.

Default: “”

third_party_sites

string

Third party site member belonging to this gslb.

Field introduced in 17.1.1.

url

string

Avi controller URL of the object.

username

string

Username used for accessing Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_USERNAME.

Default: “”

uuid

string

Uuid of the gslb object.

view_id

string

The view-id is used in change-leader mode to differentiate partitioned groups while they have the same gslb namespace.

Each partitioned group will be able to operate independently by using the view-id.

Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 0.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Example to create Gslb object
  community.network.avi_gslb:
    name: "test-gslb"
    avi_credentials:
      username: '{{ username }}'
      password: '{{ password }}'
      controller: '{{ controller }}'
    sites:
      - name: "test-site1"
        username: "gslb_username"
        password: "gslb_password"
        ip_addresses:
          - type: "V4"
            addr: "10.10.28.83"
        enabled: True
        member_type: "GSLB_ACTIVE_MEMBER"
        port: 443
        cluster_uuid: "cluster-d4ee5fcc-3e0a-4d4f-9ae6-4182bc605829"
      - name: "test-site2"
        username: "gslb_username"
        password: "gslb_password"
        ip_addresses:
          - type: "V4"
            addr: "10.10.28.86"
        enabled: True
        member_type: "GSLB_ACTIVE_MEMBER"
        port: 443
        cluster_uuid: "cluster-0c37ae8d-ab62-410c-ad3e-06fa831950b1"
    dns_configs:
      - domain_name: "test1.com"
      - domain_name: "test2.com"
    leader_cluster_uuid: "cluster-d4ee5fcc-3e0a-4d4f-9ae6-4182bc605829"

- name: Update Gslb site's configurations (Patch Add Operation)
  community.network.avi_gslb:
    avi_credentials:
      username: '{{ username }}'
      password: '{{ password }}'
      controller: '{{ controller }}'
    avi_api_update_method: patch
    avi_api_patch_op: add
    leader_cluster_uuid: "cluster-d4ee5fcc-3e0a-4d4f-9ae6-4182bc605829"
    name: "test-gslb"
    dns_configs:
      - domain_name: "temp1.com"
      - domain_name: "temp2.com"
    gslb_sites_config:
      - ip_addr: "10.10.28.83"
        dns_vses:
          - dns_vs_uuid: "virtualservice-f2a711cd-5e78-473f-8f47-d12de660fd62"
            domain_names:
              - "test1.com"
              - "test2.com"
      - ip_addr: "10.10.28.86"
        dns_vses:
          - dns_vs_uuid: "virtualservice-c1a63a16-f2a1-4f41-aab4-1e90f92a5e49"
            domain_names:
              - "temp1.com"
              - "temp2.com"

- name: Update Gslb site's configurations (Patch Replace Operation)
  community.network.avi_gslb:
    avi_credentials:
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      controller: "{{ controller }}"
    # On basis of cluster leader uuid dns_configs is set for that particular leader cluster
    leader_cluster_uuid: "cluster-84aa795f-8f09-42bb-97a4-5103f4a53da9"
    name: "test-gslb"
    avi_api_update_method: patch
    avi_api_patch_op: replace
    dns_configs:
      - domain_name: "test3.com"
      - domain_name: "temp3.com"
    gslb_sites_config:
      # Ip address is mapping key for dns_vses field update. For the given IP address,
      # dns_vses is updated.
      - ip_addr: "10.10.28.83"
        dns_vses:
          - dns_vs_uuid: "virtualservice-7c947ed4-77f3-4a52-909c-4f12afaf5bb0"
            domain_names:
              - "test3.com"
      - ip_addr: "10.10.28.86"
        dns_vses:
          - dns_vs_uuid: "virtualservice-799b2c6d-7f2d-4c3f-94c6-6e813b20b674"
            domain_names:
              - "temp3.com"

- name: Update Gslb site's configurations (Patch Delete Operation)
  community.network.avi_gslb:
    avi_credentials:
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      controller: "{{ controller }}"
    # On basis of cluster leader uuid dns_configs is set for that particular leader cluster
    leader_cluster_uuid: "cluster-84aa795f-8f09-42bb-97a4-5103f4a53da9"
    name: "test-gslb"
    avi_api_update_method: patch
    avi_api_patch_op: delete
    dns_configs:
    gslb_sites_config:
      - ip_addr: "10.10.28.83"
      - ip_addr: "10.10.28.86"

Return Values

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

Key

Description

obj

dictionary

Gslb (api/gslb) object

Returned: success, changed

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