cisco.aci.aci_qos_dscp_class module – Manage QoS DSCP Class (qos:DscpClass)

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_qos_dscp_class.

Synopsis

  • Manage QoS Custom Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) Class levels for QoS Custom Policies on Cisco ACI fabrics.

  • The class level for DSCP to prioritize the map.

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.

dscp_from

string

The DSCP range starting value.

Choices:

  • "AF11"

  • "AF12"

  • "AF13"

  • "AF21"

  • "AF22"

  • "AF23"

  • "AF31"

  • "AF32"

  • "AF33"

  • "AF41"

  • "AF42"

  • "AF43"

  • "CS0"

  • "CS1"

  • "CS2"

  • "CS3"

  • "CS4"

  • "CS5"

  • "CS6"

  • "CS7"

  • "EF"

  • "VA"

  • "unspecified"

dscp_target

aliases: target

string

The DSCP target value.

The APIC defaults to unspecified when unset during creation.

Choices:

  • "AF11"

  • "AF12"

  • "AF13"

  • "AF21"

  • "AF22"

  • "AF23"

  • "AF31"

  • "AF32"

  • "AF33"

  • "AF41"

  • "AF42"

  • "AF43"

  • "CS0"

  • "CS1"

  • "CS2"

  • "CS3"

  • "CS4"

  • "CS5"

  • "CS6"

  • "CS7"

  • "EF"

  • "VA"

  • "unspecified"

dscp_to

string

The DSCP range ending value.

Choices:

  • "AF11"

  • "AF12"

  • "AF13"

  • "AF21"

  • "AF22"

  • "AF23"

  • "AF31"

  • "AF32"

  • "AF33"

  • "AF41"

  • "AF42"

  • "AF43"

  • "CS0"

  • "CS1"

  • "CS2"

  • "CS3"

  • "CS4"

  • "CS5"

  • "CS6"

  • "CS7"

  • "EF"

  • "VA"

  • "unspecified"

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.

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.

owner_key

string

User-defined string for the ownerKey attribute of an ACI object.

This attribute represents a key for enabling clients to own their data for entity correlation.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_OWNER_KEY will be used instead.

owner_tag

string

User-defined string for the ownerTag attribute of an ACI object.

This attribute represents a tag for enabling clients to add their own data.

For example, to indicate who created this object.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ACI_OWNER_TAG 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.

priority

aliases: prio

string

The desired QoS class level to be used.

The APIC defaults to level3 when unset during creation.

Choices:

  • "level1"

  • "level2"

  • "level3"

  • "level4"

  • "level5"

  • "level6"

  • "unspecified"

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.

qos_custom_policy

aliases: qos_custom_policy_name

string

The name of the QoS Custom Policy.

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

target_cos

string

The target COS to be driven based on the range of input values of DSCP coming into the fabric.

The APIC defaults to unspecified when unset during creation.

Choices:

  • "background"

  • "best_effort"

  • "excellent_effort"

  • "critical_applications"

  • "video"

  • "voice"

  • "internetwork_control"

  • "network_control"

  • "unspecified"

tenant

aliases: tenant_name

string

The 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

Notes

Note

See Also

See also

cisco.aci.aci_tenant

Manage tenants (fv:Tenant).

cisco.aci.aci_qos_custom_policy

Manage QoS Custom Policy (qos:CustomPol).

APIC Management Information Model reference

More information about the internal APIC class qos:DscpClass.

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 QoS DSCP Class
  cisco.aci.aci_qos_dscp_class:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: my_tenant
    qos_custom_policy: my_qos_custom_policy
    priority: level3
    dscp_from: AF11
    dscp_to: AF21
    dscp_target: unspecified
    target_cos: best_effort
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query a QoS DSCP Class
  cisco.aci.aci_qos_dscp_class:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: my_tenant
    qos_custom_policy: my_qos_custom_policy
    dscp_from: AF11
    dscp_to: AF21
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query all QoS DSCP Classes in my_qos_custom_policy
  cisco.aci.aci_qos_dscp_class:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: my_tenant
    qos_custom_policy: my_qos_custom_policy
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query all QoS DSCP Classes
  cisco.aci.aci_qos_dscp_class:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Delete a QoS DSCP Class
  cisco.aci.aci_qos_dscp_class:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: my_tenant
    qos_custom_policy: my_qos_custom_policy
    dscp_from: AF11
    dscp_to: AF21
    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)