cisco.aci.aci_epg – Manage End Point Groups (EPG) objects (fv:AEPg)
cisco.aci.aci_epg – Manage End Point Groups (EPG) objects (fv:AEPg)
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_epg
.
Synopsis
- Manage End Point Groups (EPG) 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 | |
ap string |
Name of an existing application network profile, that will contain the EPGs.
| |
bd string |
Name of the bridge domain being associated with the EPG.
| |
certificate_name string |
The X.509 certificate name attached to the APIC AAA user used for signature-based authentication. If a If PEM-formatted content was provided for If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
| |
description string |
Description for the EPG.
| |
epg string |
Name of the end point group.
| |
fwd_control string |
|
The forwarding control used by the EPG. The APIC defaults to |
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
| |
intra_epg_isolation string |
|
The Intra EPG Isolation. The APIC defaults to |
monitoring_policy string |
The name of the monitoring policy. | |
name_alias string |
The alias for the current object. This relates to the nameAlias field in ACI. | |
output_level string |
|
Influence the output of this ACI module.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
password string |
The password to use for authentication. This option is mutual exclusive with If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variables | |
port integer |
Port number to be used for REST connection. The default value depends on parameter If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable | |
preferred_group boolean |
|
Whether ot not the EPG is part of the Preferred Group and can communicate without contracts. This is very convenient for migration scenarios, or when ACI is used for network automation but not for policy. The APIC defaults to |
priority string |
|
The QoS class. The APIC defaults to |
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 This option is mutual exclusive with If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
| |
state string |
|
Use Use |
tenant string |
Name of an existing tenant.
| |
timeout integer |
Default: 30 |
The socket level timeout in seconds. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
use_proxy boolean |
|
If If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
use_ssl boolean |
|
If If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
username string |
Default: "admin" |
The username to use for authentication. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variables
|
validate_certs boolean |
|
If This should only set to If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
Notes
Note
- The
tenant
andapp_profile
used must exist before using this module in your playbook. The cisco.aci.aci_tenant and cisco.aci.aci_ap modules can be used for this.
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.
- APIC Management Information Model reference
- More information about the internal APIC class fv:AEPg.
- 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 EPG
cisco.aci.aci_epg:
host: apic
username: admin
password: SomeSecretPassword
tenant: production
ap: intranet
epg: web_epg
description: Web Intranet EPG
bd: prod_bd
monitoring_policy: default
preferred_group: yes
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
- aci_epg:
host: apic
username: admin
password: SomeSecretPassword
tenant: production
ap: ticketing
epg: "{{ item.epg }}"
description: Ticketing EPG
bd: "{{ item.bd }}"
priority: unspecified
intra_epg_isolation: unenforced
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
with_items:
- epg: web
bd: web_bd
- epg: database
bd: database_bd
- name: Remove an EPG
cisco.aci.aci_epg:
host: apic
username: admin
password: SomeSecretPassword
validate_certs: no
tenant: production
app_profile: intranet
epg: web_epg
monitoring_policy: default
state: absent
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Query an EPG
cisco.aci.aci_epg:
host: apic
username: admin
password: SomeSecretPassword
tenant: production
ap: ticketing
epg: web_epg
state: query
delegate_to: localhost
register: query_result
- name: Query all EPGs
cisco.aci.aci_epg:
host: apic
username: admin
password: SomeSecretPassword
state: query
delegate_to: localhost
register: query_result
- name: Query all EPGs with a Specific Name
cisco.aci.aci_epg:
host: apic
username: admin
password: SomeSecretPassword
validate_certs: no
epg: web_epg
state: query
delegate_to: localhost
register: query_result
- name: Query all EPGs of an App Profile
cisco.aci.aci_epg:
host: apic
username: admin
password: SomeSecretPassword
validate_certs: no
ap: ticketing
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:
|
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: |
Authors
- Swetha Chunduri (@schunduri)
- Shreyas Srish (@shrsr)
© 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_epg_module.html