openvswitch_bridge – Manage Open vSwitch bridges
openvswitch_bridge – Manage Open vSwitch bridges
New in version 1.4.
Synopsis
- Manage Open vSwitch bridges
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- ovs-vsctl
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
bridge - / required |
Name of bridge or fake bridge to manage | |
external_ids - added in 2.0 |
A dictionary of external-ids. Omitting this parameter is a No-op. To clear all external-ids pass an empty value. | |
fail_mode - added in 2.0 |
|
Set bridge fail-mode. The default value (None) is a No-op. |
parent - added in 2.3 |
Bridge parent of the fake bridge to manage | |
set - added in 2.3 |
Run set command after bridge configuration. This parameter is non-idempotent, play will always return changed state if present | |
state - |
|
Whether the bridge should exist |
timeout - |
Default: 5 |
How long to wait for ovs-vswitchd to respond |
vlan - added in 2.3 |
The VLAN id of the fake bridge to manage (must be between 0 and 4095). This parameter is required if parent parameter is set. |
Examples
# Create a bridge named br-int
- openvswitch_bridge:
bridge: br-int
state: present
# Create a fake bridge named br-int within br-parent on the VLAN 405
- openvswitch_bridge:
bridge: br-int
parent: br-parent
vlan: 405
state: present
# Create an integration bridge
- openvswitch_bridge:
bridge: br-int
state: present
fail_mode: secure
args:
external_ids:
bridge-id: br-int
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. [network]
Red Hat Support
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.
Authors
- David Stygstra (@stygstra)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/modules/openvswitch_bridge_module.html