cisco.meraki.networks_appliance_traffic_shaping_rules module – Resource module for networks _appliance _trafficshaping _rules

Note

This module is part of the cisco.meraki collection (version 2.17.0).

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.meraki. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.meraki.networks_appliance_traffic_shaping_rules.

New in cisco.meraki 2.16.0

Synopsis

  • Manage operation update of the resource networks _appliance _trafficshaping _rules.

  • Update the traffic shaping settings rules for an MX network.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Requirements

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

  • meraki >= 2.4.9

  • python >= 3.5

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

defaultRulesEnabled

boolean

Whether default traffic shaping rules are enabled (true) or disabled (false). There are 4 default rules, which can be seen on your network’s traffic shaping page. Note that default rules count against the rule limit of 8.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

meraki_action_batch_retry_wait_time

integer

meraki_action_batch_retry_wait_time (integer), action batch concurrency error retry wait time

Default: 60

meraki_api_key

string / required

meraki_api_key (string), API key generated in dashboard; can also be set as an environment variable MERAKI_DASHBOARD_API_KEY

meraki_base_url

string

meraki_base_url (string), preceding all endpoint resources

Default: "https://api.meraki.com/api/v1"

meraki_be_geo_id

string

meraki_be_geo_id (string), optional partner identifier for API usage tracking; can also be set as an environment variable BE_GEO_ID

Default: ""

meraki_caller

string

meraki_caller (string), optional identifier for API usage tracking; can also be set as an environment variable MERAKI_PYTHON_SDK_CALLER

Default: ""

meraki_certificate_path

string

meraki_certificate_path (string), path for TLS/SSL certificate verification if behind local proxy

Default: ""

meraki_inherit_logging_config

boolean

meraki_inherit_logging_config (boolean), Inherits your own logger instance

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

meraki_log_file_prefix

string

meraki_log_file_prefix (string), log file name appended with date and timestamp

Default: "meraki_api_"

meraki_log_path

string

log_path (string), path to output log; by default, working directory of script if not specified

Default: ""

meraki_maximum_retries

integer

meraki_maximum_retries (integer), retry up to this many times when encountering 429s or other server-side errors

Default: 2

meraki_nginx_429_retry_wait_time

integer

meraki_nginx_429_retry_wait_time (integer), Nginx 429 retry wait time

Default: 60

meraki_output_log

boolean

meraki_output_log (boolean), create an output log file?

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

meraki_print_console

boolean

meraki_print_console (boolean), print logging output to console?

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

meraki_requests_proxy

string

meraki_requests_proxy (string), proxy server and port, if needed, for HTTPS

Default: ""

meraki_retry_4xx_error

boolean

meraki_retry_4xx_error (boolean), retry if encountering other 4XX error (besides 429)?

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

meraki_retry_4xx_error_wait_time

integer

meraki_retry_4xx_error_wait_time (integer), other 4XX error retry wait time

Default: 60

meraki_simulate

boolean

meraki_simulate (boolean), simulate POST/PUT/DELETE calls to prevent changes?

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

meraki_single_request_timeout

integer

meraki_single_request_timeout (integer), maximum number of seconds for each API call

Default: 60

meraki_suppress_logging

boolean

meraki_suppress_logging (boolean), disable all logging? you’re on your own then!

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

meraki_use_iterator_for_get_pages

boolean

meraki_use_iterator_for_get_pages (boolean), list* methods will return an iterator with each object instead of a complete list with all items

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

meraki_wait_on_rate_limit

boolean

meraki_wait_on_rate_limit (boolean), retry if 429 rate limit error encountered?

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

networkId

string

NetworkId path parameter. Network ID.

rules

list / elements=dictionary

An array of traffic shaping rules. Rules are applied in the order that they are specified in. An empty list (or null) means no rules. Note that you are allowed a maximum of 8 rules.

definitions

list / elements=dictionary

A list of objects describing the definitions of your traffic shaping rule. At least one definition is required.

type

string

The type of definition. Can be one of ‘application’, ‘applicationCategory’, ‘host’, ‘port’, ‘ipRange’ or ‘localNet’.

value

string

If “type” is ‘host’, ‘port’, ‘ipRange’ or ‘localNet’, then “value” must be a string, matching either a hostname (e.g. “somesite.com”), a port (e.g. 8080), or an IP range (“192.1.0.0”, “192.1.0.0/16”, or “10.1.0.0/16 80”). ‘localNet’ also supports CIDR notation, excluding custom ports. If “type” is ‘application’ or ‘applicationCategory’, then “value” must be an object with the structure { “id” “meraki layer7/…” }, where “id” is the application category or application ID (for a list of IDs for your network, use the trafficShaping/applicationCategories endpoint).

dscpTagValue

integer

The DSCP tag applied by your rule. Null means ‘Do not change DSCP tag’. For a list of possible tag values, use the trafficShaping/dscpTaggingOptions endpoint.

perClientBandwidthLimits

dictionary

An object describing the bandwidth settings for your rule.

bandwidthLimits

dictionary

The bandwidth limits object, specifying the upload (‘limitUp’) and download (‘limitDown’) speed in Kbps. These are only enforced if ‘settings’ is set to ‘custom’.

limitDown

integer

The maximum download limit (integer, in Kbps).

limitUp

integer

The maximum upload limit (integer, in Kbps).

settings

string

How bandwidth limits are applied by your rule. Can be one of ‘network default’, ‘ignore’ or ‘custom’.

priority

string

A string, indicating the priority level for packets bound to your rule. Can be ‘low’, ‘normal’ or ‘high’.

Notes

Note

  • SDK Method used are appliance.Appliance.update_network_appliance_traffic_shaping_rules,

  • Paths used are put /networks/{networkId}/appliance/trafficShaping/rules,

  • Does not support check_mode

  • The plugin runs on the control node and does not use any ansible connection plugins, but instead the embedded connection manager from Cisco DNAC SDK

  • The parameters starting with dnac_ are used by the Cisco DNAC Python SDK to establish the connection

See Also

See also

Cisco Meraki documentation for appliance updateNetworkApplianceTrafficShapingRules

Complete reference of the updateNetworkApplianceTrafficShapingRules API.

Examples

- name: Update all
  cisco.meraki.networks_appliance_traffic_shaping_rules:
    meraki_api_key: "{{meraki_api_key}}"
    meraki_base_url: "{{meraki_base_url}}"
    meraki_single_request_timeout: "{{meraki_single_request_timeout}}"
    meraki_certificate_path: "{{meraki_certificate_path}}"
    meraki_requests_proxy: "{{meraki_requests_proxy}}"
    meraki_wait_on_rate_limit: "{{meraki_wait_on_rate_limit}}"
    meraki_nginx_429_retry_wait_time: "{{meraki_nginx_429_retry_wait_time}}"
    meraki_action_batch_retry_wait_time: "{{meraki_action_batch_retry_wait_time}}"
    meraki_retry_4xx_error: "{{meraki_retry_4xx_error}}"
    meraki_retry_4xx_error_wait_time: "{{meraki_retry_4xx_error_wait_time}}"
    meraki_maximum_retries: "{{meraki_maximum_retries}}"
    meraki_output_log: "{{meraki_output_log}}"
    meraki_log_file_prefix: "{{meraki_log_file_prefix}}"
    meraki_log_path: "{{meraki_log_path}}"
    meraki_print_console: "{{meraki_print_console}}"
    meraki_suppress_logging: "{{meraki_suppress_logging}}"
    meraki_simulate: "{{meraki_simulate}}"
    meraki_be_geo_id: "{{meraki_be_geo_id}}"
    meraki_use_iterator_for_get_pages: "{{meraki_use_iterator_for_get_pages}}"
    meraki_inherit_logging_config: "{{meraki_inherit_logging_config}}"
    state: present
    defaultRulesEnabled: true
    networkId: string
    rules:
    - definitions:
      - type: host
        value: google.com
      - type: port
        value: '9090'
      - type: ipRange
        value: 192.1.0.0
      - type: ipRange
        value: 192.1.0.0/16
      - type: ipRange
        value: 10.1.0.0/16:80
      - type: localNet
        value: 192.168.0.0/16
      dscpTagValue: 0
      perClientBandwidthLimits:
        bandwidthLimits:
          limitDown: 1000000
          limitUp: 1000000
        settings: custom
      priority: normal

Return Values

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

Key

Description

meraki_response

dictionary

A dictionary or list with the response returned by the Cisco Meraki Python SDK

Returned: always

Sample: {}

Authors

  • Francisco Munoz (@fmunoz)