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cisco.aci.aci_static_binding_to_epg – Bind static paths to EPGs (fv:RsPathAtt)

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.aci collection (version 2.0.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.aci.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.aci.aci_static_binding_to_epg.

Synopsis

  • Bind static paths to EPGs on Cisco ACI fabrics.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults 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.
ap
string
Name of an existing application network profile, that will contain the EPGs.

aliases: app_profile, app_profile_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
deploy_immediacy
string
    Choices:
  • immediate
  • lazy
The Deployment Immediacy of Static EPG on PC, VPC or Interface.
The APIC defaults to lazy when unset during creation.
description
string
Description for the static path to EPG binding.

aliases: descr
encap_id
integer
The encapsulation ID associating the epg with the interface path.
This acts as the secondary encap_id when using micro-segmentation.
Accepted values are any valid encap ID for specified encap, currently ranges between 1 and 4096.

aliases: vlan, vlan_id
epg
string
The name of the end point group.

aliases: epg_name
extpaths
integer
The extpaths integer value part of the tDn.
extpaths is only used if interface_type is fex.
Usually something like 1011.
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
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_mode
string
    Choices:
  • 802.1p
  • access
  • native
  • regular
  • tagged
  • trunk
  • untagged
Determines how layer 2 tags will be read from and added to frames.
Values 802.1p and native are identical.
Values access and untagged are identical.
Values regular, tagged and trunk are identical.
The APIC defaults to trunk when unset during creation.

aliases: interface_mode_name, mode
interface_type
string
    Choices:
  • fex
  • port_channel
  • switch_port ←
  • vpc
The type of interface for the static EPG deployment.
leafs
list / elements=string
The switch ID(s) that the interface belongs to.
When interface_type is switch_port, port_channel, or fex, then leafs is a string of the leaf ID.
When interface_type is vpc, then leafs is a list with both leaf IDs.
The leafs value is usually something like '101' or '101-102' depending on connection_type.

aliases: leaves, nodes, paths, switches
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.
pod_id
integer
The pod number part of the tDn.
pod_id is usually an integer below 10.

aliases: pod, pod_number
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.
primary_encap_id
integer
Determines the primary encapsulation ID associating the epg with the interface path when using micro-segmentation.
Accepted values are any valid encap ID for specified encap, currently ranges between 1 and 4096.

aliases: primary_vlan, primary_vlan_id
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 will be used instead.

aliases: cert_key
state
string
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
  • query
Use present or absent for adding or removing.
Use query for listing an object or multiple objects.
tenant
string
Name of an existing tenant.

aliases: tenant_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

See Also

See also

cisco.aci.aci_tenant

The official documentation on the cisco.aci.aci_tenant module.

cisco.aci.aci_ap

The official documentation on the cisco.aci.aci_ap module.

cisco.aci.aci_epg

The official documentation on the cisco.aci.aci_epg module.

APIC Management Information Model reference

More information about the internal APIC class fv:RsPathAtt.

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: Deploy Static Path binding for given EPG
  cisco.aci.aci_static_binding_to_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: accessport-code-cert
    ap: accessport_code_app
    epg: accessport_epg1
    encap_id: 222
    deploy_immediacy: lazy
    interface_mode: untagged
    interface_type: switch_port
    pod_id: 1
    leafs: 101
    interface: '1/7'
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove Static Path binding for given EPG
  cisco.aci.aci_static_binding_to_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: accessport-code-cert
    ap: accessport_code_app
    epg: accessport_epg1
    interface_type: switch_port
    pod: 1
    leafs: 101
    interface: '1/7'
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Get specific Static Path binding for given EPG
  cisco.aci.aci_static_binding_to_epg:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: accessport-code-cert
    ap: accessport_code_app
    epg: accessport_epg1
    interface_type: switch_port
    pod: 1
    leafs: 101
    interface: '1/7'
    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 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/2.11/collections/cisco/aci/aci_static_binding_to_epg_module.html