avi_api_session - Avi API Module¶

Synopsis¶

• This module can be used for calling any resources defined in Avi REST API. https://avinetworks.com/
• This module is useful for invoking HTTP Patch methods and accessing resources that do not have an REST object associated with them.

Requirements (on host that executes module)¶

• avisdk

Options¶

Examples¶

- name: Get Pool Information using avi_api_session
  avi_api_session:
    controller: "{{ controller }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    http_method: get
    path: pool
    params:
      name: "{{ pool_name }}"
    api_version: 16.4
  register: pool_results

- name: Patch Pool with list of servers
  avi_api_session:
    controller: "{{ controller }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    http_method: patch
    path: "{{ pool_path }}"
    api_version: 16.4
    data:
      add:
        servers:
          - ip:
              addr: 10.10.10.10
              type: V4
          - ip:
              addr: 20.20.20.20
              type: V4
  register: updated_pool

- name: Fetch Pool metrics bandwidth and connections rate
  avi_api_session:
    controller: "{{ controller }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    http_method: get
    path: analytics/metrics/pool
    api_version: 16.4
    params:
      name: "{{ pool_name }}"
      metric_id: l4_server.avg_bandwidth,l4_server.avg_complete_conns
      step: 300
      limit: 10
  register: pool_metrics

Return Values¶

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