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intersight_rest_api – REST API configuration for Cisco Intersight

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • Direct REST API configuration for Cisco Intersight.
  • All REST API resources and properties must be specified.
  • For more information see Cisco Intersight.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_body
dictionary
The payload for API requests used to modify resources.
api_key_id
string / required
Public API Key ID associated with the private key.
api_private_key
path / required
Filename (absolute path) of a PEM formatted file that contains your private key to be used for Intersight API authentication.
api_uri
string
Default:
"https://intersight.com/api/v1"
URI used to access the Intersight API.
query_params
dictionary
Query parameters for the Intersight API query language.
resource_path
string / required
Resource URI being configured related to api_uri.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
If present, will verify the resource is present and will create if needed.
If absent, will verify the resource is absent and will delete if needed.
update_method
string
    Choices:
  • patch ←
  • post
The HTTP method used for update operations.
Some Intersight resources require POST operations for modifications.
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.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Boolean control for verifying the api_uri TLS certificate

Examples

- name: Configure Boot Policy
  intersight_rest_api:
    api_private_key: "{{ api_private_key }}"
    api_key_id: "{{ api_key_id }}"
    api_key_uri: "{{ api_key_uri }}"
    validate_certs: "{{ validate_certs }}"
    resource_path: /boot/PrecisionPolicies
    query_params:
      $filter: "Name eq 'vmedia-localdisk'"
    api_body: {
      "Name": "vmedia-hdd",
      "ConfiguredBootMode": "Legacy",
      "BootDevices": [
        {
          "ObjectType": "boot.VirtualMedia",
          "Enabled": true,
          "Name": "remote-vmedia",
          "Subtype": "cimc-mapped-dvd"
        },
        {
          "ObjectType": "boot.LocalDisk",
          "Enabled": true,
          "Name": "localdisk",
          "Slot": "MRAID",
          "Bootloader": null
        }
      ],
    }
    state: present

- name: Delete Boot Policy
  intersight_rest_api:
    api_private_key: "{{ api_private_key }}"
    api_key_id: "{{ api_key_id }}"
    api_key_uri: "{{ api_key_uri }}"
    validate_certs: "{{ validate_certs }}"
    resource_path: /boot/PrecisionPolicies
    query_params:
      $filter: "Name eq 'vmedia-localdisk'"
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
api_repsonse
dictionary
always
The API response output returned by the specified resource.

Sample:
{'api_response': {'BootDevices': [{'Enabled': True, 'Name': 'remote-vmedia', 'ObjectType': 'boot.VirtualMedia', 'Subtype': 'cimc-mapped-dvd'}, {'Bootloader': None, 'Enabled': True, 'Name': 'boot-lun', 'ObjectType': 'boot.LocalDisk', 'Slot': 'MRAID'}], 'ConfiguredBootMode': 'Legacy', 'Name': 'vmedia-localdisk', 'ObjectType': 'boot.PrecisionPolicy'}}


Status

Authors

  • David Soper (@dsoper2)
  • CiscoUcs (@CiscoUcs)

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/intersight_rest_api_module.html