cisco.aci.aci_l2out_logical_interface_path module – Manage Layer 2 Outside (L2Out) logical interface path (l2ext:RsPathL2OutAtt)

Note

This module is part of the cisco.aci collection (version 2.9.0).

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_l2out_logical_interface_path.

Synopsis

  • Manage interface path entry of L2 outside node (BD extension) on Cisco ACI fabrics.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

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.

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.

interface

string

The interface string value part of the tDn.

Usually a policy group like test-IntPolGrp or an interface of the following format 1/7 depending on interface_type.

interface_profile

aliases: name, interface_profile_name, logical_interface

string

Name of the interface profile.

interface_type

string

The type of interface for the static EPG deployment.

Choices:

  • "switch_port" ← (default)

  • "port_channel"

  • "vpc"

l2out

aliases: l2out_name

string

Name of an existing L2Out.

leaves

aliases: leafs, nodes, paths, switches

list / elements=string

The switch ID(s) that the interface belongs to.

When interface_type is switch_port or port_channel, then leaves is a string of the leaf ID.

When interface_type is vpc, then leaves is a list with both leaf IDs.

The leaves value is usually something like ‘101’ or ‘101-102’ depending on connection_type.

node_profile

aliases: node_profile_name, logical_node

string

Name of the node profile.

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.

pod_id

aliases: pod, pod_number

integer

The pod number part of the tDn.

pod_id is usually an integer below 10.

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_verification

aliases: no_verification, no_verify, suppress_verify

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_NO_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

tenant

aliases: tenant_name

string

Name of an existing tenant.

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.

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

See Also

See also

aci_l2out

The official documentation on the aci_l2out module.

aci_l2out_logical_node_profile

The official documentation on the aci_l2out_logical_node_profile module.

aci_l2out_logical_interface_profile

The official documentation on the aci_l2out_logical_interface_profile module.

aci_l2out_extepg

The official documentation on the aci_l2out_extepg module.

APIC Management Information Model reference

More information about the internal APIC class l2ext:RsPathL2OutAtt.

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 new path to interface profile
  cisco.aci.aci_l2out_logical_interface_path:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: my_tenant
    l2out: my_l2out
    node_profile: my_node_profile
    interface_profile: my_interface_profile
    pod_id: 1
    leaves: 101-102
    interface: L2o1
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Delete path to interface profile
  cisco.aci.aci_l2out_logical_interface_path:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: my_tenant
    l2out: my_l2out
    node_profile: my_node_profile
    interface_profile: my_interface_profile
    pod_id: 1
    leaves: 101-102
    interface: L2o1
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query a path to interface profile
  cisco.aci.aci_l2out_logical_interface_path:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: my_tenant
    l2out: my_l2out
    node_profile: my_node_profile
    interface_profile: my_interface_profile
    pod_id: 1
    leaves: 101-102
    interface: L2o1
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

- name: Query all paths to interface profiles
  cisco.aci.aci_l2out_logical_interface_path:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    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 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

  • Oleksandr Kreshchenko (@alexkross)