New in version 2.9.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 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.aliases: cert_name | |
| description string | Description for the ExtEpg. aliases: descr | |
| dscp string |
| The target Differentiated Service (DSCP) value. The APIC defaults to unspecified when unset during creation.aliases: target |
| extepg string / required | Name of ExtEpg being created. aliases: extepg_name, name | |
| host string / required | IP Address or hostname of APIC resolvable by Ansible control host. aliases: hostname | |
| l3out string / required | Name of an existing L3Out. aliases: l3out_name | |
| output_level string |
| Influence the output of this ACI module. normal means the standard output, incl. current dictinfo adds informational output, incl. previous, proposed and sent dictsdebug adds debugging output, incl. filter_string, method, response, status and url information |
| password string / required | 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. | |
| port integer | Port number to be used for REST connection. The default value depends on parameter use_ssl. | |
| 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 no when unset during creation. |
| private_key string / required | 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.aliases: cert_key | |
| state string |
| Use present or absent for adding or removing.Use query for listing an object or multiple objects. |
| tenant string / required | Name of an existing tenant. aliases: tenant_name | |
| timeout integer | Default: 30 | The socket level timeout in seconds. |
| use_proxy boolean |
| If no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts. |
| use_ssl boolean |
| If no, an HTTP connection will be used instead of the default HTTPS connection. |
| username string | Default: "admin" | The username to use for authentication. aliases: user |
| validate_certs boolean |
| If no, SSL certificates will not be validated.This should only set to no when used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. |
Note
tenant and domain and vrf used must exist before using this module in your playbook. The aci_tenant and aci_domain and aci_vrf modules can be used for this.See also
- name: Add a new ExtEpg
aci_l3out_extepg:
host: apic
username: admin
password: SomeSecretPassword
tenant: production
l3out: prod_l3out
name: prod_extepg
description: ExtEpg for Production L3Out
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Delete ExtEpg
extepg:
host: apic
username: admin
password: SomeSecretPassword
tenant: production
l3out: prod_l3out
name: prod_extepg
state: absent
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Query ExtEpg information
aci_l3out_extepg:
host: apic
username: admin
password: SomeSecretPassword
tenant: production
l3out: prod_l3out
name: prod_extepg
state: query
delegate_to: localhost
register: query_result
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| current list | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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