cisco.aci.aci_node_block module – Manage Node Block (infra:NodeBlk)

Note

This module is part of the cisco.aci collection (version 2.10.1).

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_node_block.

Synopsis

• Manage Node Blocks on Cisco ACI fabrics.

• A node block is a range of nodes. Each node block begins with the first port and ends with the last port.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
access_port_selector aliases: access_port_selector_name, port_selector, port_selector_name string	The name of the Fabric access policy leaf/spine switch port selector.
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. If the value is not specified in the task and environment variable ACI_ANNOTATION then the default value will be used. Default: "orchestrator:ansible"
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 aliases: node_block_description string	The description for the Node Block.
from_port aliases: from, from_port_range string	The beginning of the port range block for the Node Block.
host aliases: hostname string	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.
node_block aliases: node_block_name, name string	The name of the Node Block.
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.
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"
suppress_previous aliases: no_previous, ignore_previous boolean	If true, a GET to check previous will not be sent before a POST update to APIC. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_SUPPRESS_PREVIOUS will be used instead. The default value is false. WARNING - This causes the previous return value to be empty. The previous state of the object will not be checked and the POST update will contain all properties. Choices: false true
suppress_verification aliases: no_verification, no_verify, suppress_verify, ignore_verify, ignore_verification boolean	If true, a verifying GET will not be sent after a POST update to APIC. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_SUPPRESS_VERIFICATION will be used instead. The default value is false. WARNING - This causes the current return value to be set to the proposed value. The current object including default values will be unverifiable in a single task. Choices: false true
switch_profile aliases: leaf_profile_name, leaf_profile, switch_profile_name, spine_switch_profile, spine_switch_profile_name string	The name of the Fabric access policy leaf/spine switch profile.
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. The default value is 30.
to_port aliases: to, to_port_range string	The end of the port range block for the Node Block.
type_node aliases: type string	The type of Node Block to be created under respective access port. Choices: "leaf" "spine"
use_proxy boolean	If false, 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. The default value is true. Choices: false true
use_ssl boolean	If false, 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. The default value is true when the connection is local. Choices: false true
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. The default value is admin.
validate_certs boolean	If false, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only set to false 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. The default value is true. Choices: false true

Notes

Note

• If Adding a port block on an access leaf switch port selector of type leaf, The switch_profile and access_port_selector must exist before using this module in your playbook. The cisco.aci.aci_switch_policy_leaf_profile and cisco.aci.aci_switch_leaf_selector modules can be used for this.

• If Adding a port block on an access switch port selector of type spine, The switch_profile and access_port_selector must exist before using this module in your playbook. The cisco.aci.aci_access_spine_switch_profile and cisco.aci.aci_access_spine_switch_selector modules can be used for this.

See Also

See also

cisco.aci.aci_switch_policy_leaf_profile

Manage switch policy leaf profiles (infra:NodeP).

cisco.aci.aci_switch_leaf_selector

Bind leaf selectors to switch policy leaf profiles (infra:LeafS, infra:NodeBlk, and infra:RsAccNodePGrp).

cisco.aci.aci_access_spine_switch_profile

Manage Fabric Access Spine Switch Profiles (infra:SpineP).

cisco.aci.aci_access_spine_switch_selector

Manage Fabric Access Policy Spine Switch Port Selectors (infra:SpineS).

APIC Management Information Model reference

More information about the internal APIC classes infra:NodeBlk.

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 Node Block associated to a switch policy leaf profile selector
  cisco.aci.aci_node_block:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    switch_profile: my_leaf_switch_profile
    access_port_selector: my_leaf_switch_selector
    node_block: my_node_block
    from_port: 1011
    to_port: 1011
    type_node: leaf
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add a new Node Block associated to a switch policy spine profile selector
  cisco.aci.aci_node_block:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    switch_profile: my_spine_switch_profile
    access_port_selector: my_spine_switch_selector
    node_block: my_node_block
    from_port: 1012
    to_port: 1012
    type_node: spine
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query a Node Block associated to a switch policy leaf profile selector
  cisco.aci.aci_node_block:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    switch_profile: my_leaf_switch_profile
    access_port_selector: my_leaf_switch_selector
    node_block: my_node_block
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

- name: Query all Node Blocks under the switch policy leaf profile selector
  cisco.aci.aci_node_block:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    switch_profile: my_leaf_switch_profile
    access_port_selector: my_leaf_switch_selector
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

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

- name: Remove a Node Block associated to a switch policy leaf profile selector
  cisco.aci.aci_node_block:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    switch_profile: my_leaf_switch_profile
    access_port_selector: my_leaf_switch_selector
    node_block: my_node_block
    type_node: leaf
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

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 foo\"/></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

• Gaspard Micol (@gmicol)

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