cisco.dnac.network_settings_workflow_manager module – Resource module for IP Address pools and network functions
Note
This module is part of the cisco.dnac collection (version 6.22.0).
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.dnac.
You need further requirements to be able to use this module,
see Requirements for details.
To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.dnac.network_settings_workflow_manager.
New in cisco.dnac 6.6.0
Synopsis
Manage operations on Global Pool, Reserve Pool, Network resources.
API to create/update/delete global pool.
API to reserve/update/delete an ip subpool from the global pool.
API to update network settings for DHCP, Syslog, SNMP, NTP, Network AAA, Client and Endpoint AAA, and/or DNS center server settings.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
dnacentersdk >= 2.7.2
python >= 3.9
Parameters
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List of details of global pool, reserved pool, network being managed. |
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Manages IPv4 and IPv6 IP pools in the global level. |
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Global Pool’s settings. |
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Contains a list of global IP pool configurations. |
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Defines the IP pool’s Classless Inter-Domain Routing block, enabling systematic IP address distribution within a network. |
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The DHCP server IPs responsible for automatically assigning IP addresses and network configuration parameters to devices on a local network. |
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Responsible for translating domain names into corresponding IP addresses. |
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Serves as an entry or exit point for data traffic between networks. |
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IP address space either IPv4 or IPv6. |
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Specifies the name assigned to the Global IP Pool. Required for the operations in the Global IP Pool. Length should be less than or equal to 100. Only letters, numbers and -_./ characters are allowed. |
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Includes both the Generic Ip Pool and Tunnel Ip Pool. Generic - Used for general purpose within the network such as device management or communication between the network devices. Tunnel - Designated for the tunnel interfaces to encapsulate packets within the network protocol. It is used in VPN connections, GRE tunnels, or other types of overlay networks. Choices:
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The former identifier for the global pool. It should be used exclusively when you need to update the global pool’s name. |
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Set default network settings for the site |
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Network management details settings. |
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Manages AAA (Authentication Authorization Accounting) for clients and endpoints. |
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PAN IP address for the ISE server. For example, 1.1.1.1. |
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Primary IP address for the ISE/AAA server. For example, 1.1.1.2. |
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Protocol for AAA or ISE server. Choices:
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Secondary IP address for the AAA server. For example, 1.1.1.3. |
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Server type for managing AAA for client and endpoints. Choices:
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Shared secret for ISE Server. Length of the shared secret should be atleast 4 characters. |
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DHCP Server IP address (eg 1.1.1.4). |
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DNS server details of the network under a specific site. |
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Domain Name of DHCP (eg; cisco.com, cisco.net). |
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Primary IP Address for DHCP (eg 2.2.2.2). |
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Secondary IP Address for DHCP (eg 3.3.3.3). |
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Banner details under a specific site. |
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Message for the banner (eg; Good day). |
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Retain existing banner message. Choices:
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NetFlow collector configuration for a specific site. |
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Type of NetFlow collector. Supported values include ‘Builtin’ and ‘Telemetry_broker_or_UDP_director’. Applicable from Cisco Catalyst Center version 2.3.7.6 onwards. Choices:
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Enable or disable wired access device. Applicable from Cisco Catalyst Center version 2.3.7.6 onwards.. Choices:
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IP Address for NetFlow collector. For example, 3.3.3.1. |
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Port number used by the NetFlow collector. For example, 443. |
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Manages AAA (Authentication Authorization Accounting) for network devices. |
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PAN IP address for the ISE server. For example, 1.1.1.1. |
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Primary IP address for the ISE/AAA server. For example, 1.1.1.2. |
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Protocol for AAA or ISE server. Choices:
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Secondary IP address for the AAA server. For example, 1.1.1.3. |
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Server type for managing AAA for network devices. Choices:
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Shared secret for ISE Server. Length of the shared secret should be atleast 4 characters. |
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IP address for NTP server under a specific site (eg 1.1.1.2). |
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Snmp Server details under a specific site. |
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Configuration Cisco Catalyst Center IP for SNMP Server (eg true). Choices:
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IP Address for SNMP Server (eg 4.4.4.1). |
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syslog Server details under a specific site. |
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Configuration Cisco Catalyst Center IP for syslog server (eg true). Choices:
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IP Address for syslog server (eg 4.4.4.4). |
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Time zone of a specific site. (eg Africa/Abidjan/GMT). |
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Enables or disables the collection of data from wired network devices for telemetry and monitoring purposes. Applicable from Cisco Catalyst Center version 2.3.7.6 onwards. |
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Enable or disable wired data collection. Choices:
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Enables or disables the collection of telemetry data from wireless network devices for performance monitoring and analysis. Applicable from Cisco Catalyst Center version 2.3.7.6 onwards. |
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Enable or disable wireless telemetry. Choices:
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The name of the site provided as a path parameter, used to specify where the IP sub-pool will be reserved. (eg Global/Chennai/Trill) |
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Reserved IP subpool details from the global pool. |
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Specifies the IPv4 addresses for DHCP servers, for example, “1.1.1.1”. |
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Specifies the IPv4 addresses for DNS servers, for example, “4.4.4.4”. |
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Provides the gateway’s IPv4 address, for example, “175.175.0.1”. |
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IP v4 Global pool address with cidr, example 175.175.0.0/16. If both ‘ipv6_global_pool’ and ‘ipv4_global_pool_name’ are provided, the ‘ipv4_global_pool’ will be given priority. |
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Specifies the name to be associated with the IPv4 Global IP Pool. If both ‘ipv4_global_pool’ and ‘ipv4_global_pool_name’ are provided, the ‘ipv4_global_pool’ will be given priority. |
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ip4 prefix length is enabled or ipv4 total Host input is enabled Choices:
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The ipv4 prefix length is required when ipv4_prefix value is true. |
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Indicates the IPv4 subnet address, for example, “175.175.0.0”. |
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The total number of hosts for IPv4, required when the ‘ipv4_prefix’ is set to false. |
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Determines whether both IPv6 and IPv4 inputs are required. If set to false, only IPv4 inputs are required. If set to true, both IPv6 and IPv4 inputs are required. Choices:
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Specifies the IPv6 addresses for DHCP servers in the format. For example, “2001:0db8:0123:4567:89ab:cdef:0001:0001”. |
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Specifies the IPv6 addresses for DNS servers. For example, “2001:0db8:0123:4567:89ab:cdef:0002:0002”. |
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Provides the gateway’s IPv6 address. For example, “2001:0db8:0123:4567:89ab:cdef:0003:0003”. |
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The ipv6_global_pool is a required when the ipv6_address_space is set to true. It specifies the global IPv6 address pool using CIDR notation, such as “2001:db8:85a3::/64”. In cases where both ipv6_global_pool and ipv6_global_pool_name are specified, ipv6_global_pool will take precedence. |
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Specifies the name assigned to the Ip v6 Global IP Pool. If both ‘ipv6_global_pool’ and ‘ipv6_global_pool_name’ are provided, the ‘ipv6_global_pool’ will be given priority. |
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Determines whether to enable the ‘ipv6_prefix_length’ or ‘ipv6_total_host’ input field. If IPv6 prefix value is true, the IPv6 prefix length input field is required, If it is false ipv6 total Host input is required. Choices:
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Specifies the IPv6 prefix length. Required when ‘ipv6_prefix’ is set to true. |
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IPv6 Subnet address, example 2001:db8:85a3:0:100. |
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Specifies the total number of IPv6 hosts. Required when ‘ipv6_prefix’ is set to false. Must specify a number of IPv6 IP addresses that is less than 256. |
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Name of the reserve IP subpool. Required for the operations in the Reserve IP Pool. Length should be less than or equal to 100. Only letters, numbers and -_./ characters are allowed. |
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Type of the reserve ip sub pool. Generic - Used for general purpose within the network such as device management or communication between the network devices. LAN - Used for the devices and the resources within the Local Area Network such as device connectivity, internal communication, or services. Management - Used for the management purposes such as device management interfaces, management access, or other administrative functions. Service - Used for the network services and application such as DNS (Domain Name System), DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), NTP (Network Time Protocol). WAN - Used for the devices and resources with the Wide Area Network such as remote sites interconnection with other network or services hosted within WAN. Choices:
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The former name associated with the reserved IP sub-pool. |
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The name of the site provided as a path parameter, used to specify where the IP sub-pool will be reserved. |
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Allows devices on IPv6 networks to self-configure their IP addresses autonomously, eliminating the need for manual setup. Choices:
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Set to True to verify the Cisco Catalyst Center after applying the playbook config. Choices:
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Defines the timeout in seconds for API calls to retrieve task details. If the task details are not received within this period, the process will end, and a timeout notification will be logged. Default: |
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Indicates whether debugging is enabled in the Cisco Catalyst Center SDK. Choices:
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The hostname of the Cisco Catalyst Center. |
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Flag to enable/disable playbook execution logging. When true and dnac_log_file_path is provided, - Create the log file at the execution location with the specified name. When true and dnac_log_file_path is not provided, - Create the log file at the execution location with the name ‘dnac.log’. When false, - Logging is disabled. If the log file doesn’t exist, - It is created in append or write mode based on the “dnac_log_append” flag. If the log file exists, - It is overwritten or appended based on the “dnac_log_append” flag. Choices:
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Determines the mode of the file. Set to True for ‘append’ mode. Set to False for ‘write’ mode. Choices:
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Governs logging. Logs are recorded if dnac_log is True. If path is not specified, - When ‘dnac_log_append’ is True, ‘dnac.log’ is generated in the current Ansible directory; logs are appended. - When ‘dnac_log_append’ is False, ‘dnac.log’ is generated; logs are overwritten. If path is specified, - When ‘dnac_log_append’ is True, the file opens in append mode. - When ‘dnac_log_append’ is False, the file opens in write (w) mode. - In shared file scenarios, without append mode, content is overwritten after each module execution. - For a shared log file, set append to False for the 1st module (to overwrite); for subsequent modules, set append to True. Default: |
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Sets the threshold for log level. Messages with a level equal to or higher than this will be logged. Levels are listed in order of severity [CRITICAL, ERROR, WARNING, INFO, DEBUG]. CRITICAL indicates serious errors halting the program. Displays only CRITICAL messages. ERROR indicates problems preventing a function. Displays ERROR and CRITICAL messages. WARNING indicates potential future issues. Displays WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL messages. INFO tracks normal operation. Displays INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL messages. DEBUG provides detailed diagnostic info. Displays all log messages. Default: |
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The password for authentication at the Cisco Catalyst Center. |
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Specifies the port number associated with the Cisco Catalyst Center. Default: |
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Specifies the interval in seconds between successive calls to the API to retrieve task details. Default: |
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The username for authentication at the Cisco Catalyst Center. Default: |
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Flag to enable or disable SSL certificate verification. Choices:
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Specifies the version of the Cisco Catalyst Center that the SDK should use. Default: |
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The state of Cisco Catalyst Center after module completion. Choices:
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Flag for Cisco Catalyst Center SDK to enable the validation of request bodies against a JSON schema. Choices:
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Notes
Note
SDK Method used are network_settings.NetworkSettings.create_global_pool, network_settings.NetworkSettings.delete_global_ip_pool, network_settings.NetworkSettings.update_global_pool, network_settings.NetworkSettings.release_reserve_ip_subpool, network_settings.NetworkSettings.reserve_ip_subpool, network_settings.NetworkSettings.update_reserve_ip_subpool, network_settings.NetworkSettings.update_network_v2,
Paths used are post /dna/intent/api/v1/global-pool, delete /dna/intent/api/v1/global-pool/{id}, put /dna/intent/api/v1/global-pool, post /dna/intent/api/v1/reserve-ip-subpool/{siteId}, delete /dna/intent/api/v1/reserve-ip-subpool/{id}, put /dna/intent/api/v1/reserve-ip-subpool/{siteId}, put /dna/intent/api/v2/network/{siteId},
Does not support
check_modeThe plugin runs on the control node and does not use any ansible connection plugins instead embedded connection manager from Cisco Catalyst Center SDK
The parameters starting with dnac_ are used by the Cisco Catalyst Center Python SDK to establish the connection
Examples
- name: Create global pool
cisco.dnac.network_settings_workflow_manager:
dnac_host: "{{dnac_host}}"
dnac_username: "{{dnac_username}}"
dnac_password: "{{dnac_password}}"
dnac_verify: "{{dnac_verify}}"
dnac_port: "{{dnac_port}}"
dnac_version: "{{dnac_version}}"
dnac_debug: "{{dnac_debug}}"
dnac_log: True
dnac_log_level: "{{ dnac_log_level }}"
state: merged
config_verify: True
config:
- global_pool_details:
settings:
ip_pool:
- name: string
pool_type: Generic
ip_address_space: string
cidr: string
gateway: string
dhcp_server_ips: list
dns_server_ips: list
- name: Create reserve an ip pool
cisco.dnac.network_settings_workflow_manager:
dnac_host: "{{dnac_host}}"
dnac_username: "{{dnac_username}}"
dnac_password: "{{dnac_password}}"
dnac_verify: "{{dnac_verify}}"
dnac_port: "{{dnac_port}}"
dnac_version: "{{dnac_version}}"
dnac_debug: "{{dnac_debug}}"
dnac_log: True
dnac_log_level: "{{ dnac_log_level }}"
state: merged
config_verify: True
config:
- reserve_pool_details:
- site_name: string
name: string
pool_type: LAN
ipv6_address_space: True
ipv4_global_pool: string
ipv4_prefix: True
ipv4_prefix_length: 9
ipv4_subnet: string
ipv6_prefix: True
ipv6_prefix_length: 64
ipv6_global_pool: string
ipv6_subnet: string
slaac_support: True
- name: Create reserve an ip pool using global pool name
cisco.dnac.network_settings_workflow_manager:
dnac_host: "{{dnac_host}}"
dnac_username: "{{dnac_username}}"
dnac_password: "{{dnac_password}}"
dnac_verify: "{{dnac_verify}}"
dnac_port: "{{dnac_port}}"
dnac_version: "{{dnac_version}}"
dnac_debug: "{{dnac_debug}}"
dnac_log: True
dnac_log_level: "{{ dnac_log_level }}"
state: merged
config_verify: True
config:
- reserve_pool_details:
- name: string
site_name: string
pool_type: LAN
ipv6_address_space: True
ipv4_global_pool_name: string
ipv4_prefix: True
ipv4_prefix_length: 9
ipv4_subnet: string
ipv6_prefix: True
ipv6_prefix_length: 64
ipv6_global_pool_name: string
ipv6_subnet: string
slaac_support: True
- name: Delete reserved pool
cisco.dnac.network_settings_workflow_manager:
dnac_host: "{{dnac_host}}"
dnac_username: "{{dnac_username}}"
dnac_password: "{{dnac_password}}"
dnac_verify: "{{dnac_verify}}"
dnac_port: "{{dnac_port}}"
dnac_version: "{{dnac_version}}"
dnac_debug: "{{dnac_debug}}"
dnac_log: True
dnac_log_level: "{{ dnac_log_level }}"
state: deleted
config_verify: True
config:
- reserve_pool_details:
- site_name: string
name: string
- name: Manage the network functions
cisco.dnac.network_settings_workflow_manager:
dnac_host: "{{dnac_host}}"
dnac_username: "{{dnac_username}}"
dnac_password: "{{dnac_password}}"
dnac_verify: "{{dnac_verify}}"
dnac_port: "{{dnac_port}}"
dnac_version: "{{dnac_version}}"
dnac_debug: "{{dnac_debug}}"
dnac_log: True
dnac_log_level: "{{ dnac_log_level }}"
state: merged
config_verify: True
config:
- network_management_details:
- site_name: string
settings:
dhcp_server: list
dns_server:
domain_name: string
primary_ip_address: string
secondary_ip_address: string
ntp_server: list
timezone: string
message_of_the_day:
banner_message: string
retain_existing_banner: bool
netflow_collector:
ip_address: string
port: 443
snmp_server:
configure_dnac_ip: True
ip_addresses: list
syslog_server:
configure_dnac_ip: True
ip_addresses: list
- name: Adding the network_aaa and client_and_endpoint_aaa AAA server
cisco.dnac.network_settings_workflow_manager:
dnac_host: "{{dnac_host}}"
dnac_username: "{{dnac_username}}"
dnac_password: "{{dnac_password}}"
dnac_verify: "{{dnac_verify}}"
dnac_port: "{{dnac_port}}"
dnac_version: "{{dnac_version}}"
dnac_debug: "{{dnac_debug}}"
dnac_log: True
dnac_log_level: "{{ dnac_log_level }}"
state: merged
config_verify: True
config:
- network_management_details:
- site_name: string
settings:
network_aaa:
server_type: AAA
primary_server_address: string
secondary_server_address: string
protocol: string
client_and_endpoint_aaa:
server_type: AAA
primary_server_address: string
secondary_server_address: string
protocol: string
- name: Adding the network_aaa and client_and_endpoint_aaa ISE server
cisco.dnac.network_settings_workflow_manager:
dnac_host: "{{dnac_host}}"
dnac_username: "{{dnac_username}}"
dnac_password: "{{dnac_password}}"
dnac_verify: "{{dnac_verify}}"
dnac_port: "{{dnac_port}}"
dnac_version: "{{dnac_version}}"
dnac_debug: "{{dnac_debug}}"
dnac_log: True
dnac_log_level: "{{ dnac_log_level }}"
state: merged
config_verify: True
config:
- network_management_details:
- site_name: string
settings:
network_aaa:
server_type: ISE
pan_address: string
primary_server_address: string
protocol: string
client_and_endpoint_aaa:
server_type: ISE
pan_address: string
primary_server_address: string
protocol: string
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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A dictionary or list with the response returned by the Cisco Catalyst Center Python SDK Returned: always Sample: |
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A dictionary or list with the response returned by the Cisco Catalyst Center Python SDK Returned: always Sample: |
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A dictionary or list with the response returned by the Cisco Catalyst Center Python SDK Returned: always Sample: |