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cisco.aci.aci_ntp_server module – Manage NTP servers.

Note

This module is part of the cisco.aci collection (version 2.3.0).

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_ntp_server.

Synopsis

• Manage NTP server (datetimeNtpProv) configuration on Cisco ACI fabrics.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
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.
description string	Description of the NTP server
epg_name string	Name of the management EPG to reach the NTP server
epg_type string	Type of management EPG to use to reach the NTP server, inb or oob Choices: "inb" "oob"
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.
max_poll integer	Maximum polling interval
min_poll integer	Minimum polling interval
ntp_policy aliases: policy_name string / required	Name of an existing NTP policy
ntp_server aliases: server_name string	Name of the NTP server
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.
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 boolean	Is this the preferred NTP server Choices: false true
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"
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: false true ← (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: false true ← (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: false true ← (default)

Notes

Note

• The used ntp_policy must exist before using this module in your playbook. The cisco.aci.aci_ntp_policy module can be used for this.

See Also

See also

APIC Management Information Model reference

More information about the internal APIC class datetimeNtpProv.

Cisco ACI Guide

Detailed information on how to manage your ACI infrastructure using Ansible.

Developing Cisco ACI modules

Detailed guide on how to write your own Cisco ACI modules to contribute.

Examples

- name: Add a new NTP server
  cisco.aci.aci_ntp_server:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    ntp_policy: my_ntp_policy
    ntp_server: 10.20.30.40
    min_poll: 3
    max_poll: 8
    preferred: yes
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove a NTP server
  cisco.aci.aci_ntp_server:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    ntp_policy: my_ntp_policy
    ntp_server: 10.20.30.40
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query a NTP server
  cisco.aci.aci_ntp_server:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    ntp_policy: my_ntp_policy
    ntp_server: 10.20.30.40
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

- name: Query all NTP servers within a policy
  cisco.aci.aci_ntp_server:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    ntp_policy: my_ntp_policy
    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: "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><imdata totalCount=\"1\"><error code=\"122\" text=\"unknown managed object class \"/></imdata>"
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

• Tim Cragg (@timcragg)

Collection links

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