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cisco.aci.aci_interface_policy_leaf_policy_group – Manage fabric interface policy leaf policy groups (infra:AccBndlGrp, infra:AccPortGrp)

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.aci collection (version 2.1.0).

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_interface_policy_leaf_policy_group.

Synopsis

  • Manage fabric interface policy leaf policy groups on Cisco ACI fabrics.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
aep
string
Choice of attached_entity_profile (AEP) to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: aep_name
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.
cdp_policy
string
Choice of cdp_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: cdp_policy_name
certificate_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.

aliases: cert_name
description
string
Description for the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: descr
egress_data_plane_policing_policy
string
Choice of egress_data_plane_policing_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: egress_data_plane_policing_policy_name
fibre_channel_interface_policy
string
Choice of fibre_channel_interface_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: fibre_channel_interface_policy_name
host
string / required
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.

aliases: hostname
ingress_data_plane_policing_policy
string
Choice of ingress_data_plane_policing_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: ingress_data_plane_policing_policy_name
l2_interface_policy
string
Choice of l2_interface_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: l2_interface_policy_name
lag_type
string / required
    Choices:
  • leaf
  • link
  • node
Selector for the type of leaf policy group we want to create.
leaf for Leaf Access Port Policy Group
link for Port Channel (PC)
node for Virtual Port Channel (VPC)

aliases: lag_type_name
link_level_policy
string
Choice of link_level_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: link_level_policy_name
lldp_policy
string
Choice of lldp_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: lldp_policy_name
mcp_policy
string
Choice of mcp_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: mcp_policy_name
monitoring_policy
string
Choice of monitoring_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: monitoring_policy_name
name_alias
string
The alias for the current object. This relates to the nameAlias field in ACI.
output_level
string
    Choices:
  • debug
  • info
  • normal ←
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.
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.
policy_group
string
Name of the leaf policy group to be added/deleted.

aliases: name, policy_group_name
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.
port_channel_policy
string
Choice of port_channel_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: port_channel_policy_name
port_security_policy
string
Choice of port_security_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: port_security_policy_name
priority_flow_control_policy
string
Choice of priority_flow_control_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: priority_flow_control_policy_name
private_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.

aliases: cert_key
slow_drain_policy
string
Choice of slow_drain_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: slow_drain_policy_name
state
string
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
  • query
Use present or absent for adding or removing.
Use query for listing an object or multiple objects.
storm_control_interface_policy
string
Choice of storm_control_interface_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: storm_control_interface_policy_name
stp_interface_policy
string
Choice of stp_interface_policy to be used as part of the leaf policy group to be created.

aliases: stp_interface_policy_name
timeout
integer
Default:
30
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.
use_proxy
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, 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.
use_ssl
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, 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.
username
string
Default:
"admin"
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.

aliases: user
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated.
This should only set to no 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.

Notes

Note

  • When using the module please select the appropriate link_aggregation_type (lag_type). link for Port Channel(PC), node for Virtual Port Channel(VPC) and leaf for Leaf Access Port Policy Group.

See Also

See also

APIC Management Information Model reference

More information about the internal APIC classes infra:AccBndlGrp and infra:AccPortGrp.

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: Create a Port Channel (PC) Interface Policy Group
  cisco.aci.aci_interface_policy_leaf_policy_group:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    lag_type: link
    policy_group: policygroupname
    description: policygroupname description
    link_level_policy: whateverlinklevelpolicy
    cdp_policy: whatevercdppolicy
    lldp_policy: whateverlldppolicy
    port_channel_policy: whateverlacppolicy
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a Virtual Port Channel (VPC) Interface Policy Group
  cisco.aci.aci_interface_policy_leaf_policy_group:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    lag_type: node
    policy_group: policygroupname
    link_level_policy: whateverlinklevelpolicy
    cdp_policy: whatevercdppolicy
    lldp_policy: whateverlldppolicy
    port_channel_policy: whateverlacppolicy
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a Leaf Access Port Policy Group
  cisco.aci.aci_interface_policy_leaf_policy_group:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    lag_type: leaf
    policy_group: policygroupname
    link_level_policy: whateverlinklevelpolicy
    cdp_policy: whatevercdppolicy
    lldp_policy: whateverlldppolicy
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query all Leaf Access Port Policy Groups of type link
  cisco.aci.aci_interface_policy_leaf_policy_group:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    lag_type: link
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

- name: Query a specific Lead Access Port Policy Group
  cisco.aci.aci_interface_policy_leaf_policy_group:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    lag_type: leaf
    policy_group: policygroupname
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result

- name: Delete an Interface policy Leaf Policy Group
  cisco.aci.aci_interface_policy_leaf_policy_group:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    lag_type: leaf
    policy_group: policygroupname
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
current
list / elements=string
success
The existing configuration from the APIC after the module has finished

Sample:
[{'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production environment', 'dn': 'uni/tn-production', 'name': 'production', 'nameAlias': '', 'ownerKey': '', 'ownerTag': ''}}}]
error
dictionary
failure
The error information as returned from the APIC

Sample:
{'code': '122', 'text': 'unknown managed object class foo'}
filter_string
string
failure or debug
The filter string used for the request

Sample:
?rsp-prop-include=config-only
method
string
failure or debug
The HTTP method used for the request to the APIC

Sample:
POST
previous
list / elements=string
info
The original configuration from the APIC before the module has started

Sample:
[{'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production', 'dn': 'uni/tn-production', 'name': 'production', 'nameAlias': '', 'ownerKey': '', 'ownerTag': ''}}}]
proposed
dictionary
info
The assembled configuration from the user-provided parameters

Sample:
{'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production environment', 'name': 'production'}}}
raw
string
parse error
The raw output returned by the APIC REST API (xml or json)

Sample:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><imdata totalCount="1"><error code="122" text="unknown managed object class foo"/></imdata>
response
string
failure or debug
The HTTP response from the APIC

Sample:
OK (30 bytes)
sent
list / elements=string
info
The actual/minimal configuration pushed to the APIC

Sample:
{'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production environment'}}}
status
integer
failure or debug
The HTTP status from the APIC

Sample:
200
url
string
failure or debug
The HTTP url used for the request to the APIC

Sample:
https://10.11.12.13/api/mo/uni/tn-production.json


Authors

  • Bruno Calogero (@brunocalogero)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/cisco/aci/aci_interface_policy_leaf_policy_group_module.html