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bcf_switch - Create and remove a bcf switch.¶

New in version 2.4.

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Synopsis ¶

Create and remove a Big Cloud Fabric switch.

Options ¶

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
access_token	no			Big Cloud Fabric access token. If this isn't set then the environment variable `BIGSWITCH_ACCESS_TOKEN` is used.
controller	yes			The controller IP address.
fabric_role	yes		spine leaf	Fabric role of the switch.
leaf_group	no			The leaf group of the switch if the switch is a leaf.
mac	yes			The MAC address of the switch.
name	yes			The name of the switch.
state	no	present	present absent	Whether the switch should be present or absent.
validate_certs	no	True	True False	If `false`, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled devices using self-signed certificates.

Examples ¶

- name: bcf leaf switch
  bcf_switch:
    name: Rack1Leaf1
    fabric_role: leaf
    leaf_group: R1
    mac: 00:00:00:02:00:02
    controller: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    state: present
    validate_certs: false

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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