ansible.builtin.ucs_lan_connectivity (v2.9.0) — module

Configures LAN Connectivity Policies on Cisco UCS Manager

| "added in version" 2.5 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: David Soper (@dsoper2), CiscoUcs (@CiscoUcs)

preview | supported by certified

Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.9.0

Description

Configures LAN Connectivity Policies on Cisco UCS Manager.

Examples can be used with the UCS Platform Emulator U(https://communities.cisco.com/ucspe).


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Configure LAN Connectivity Policy
  ucs_lan_connectivity:
    hostname: 172.16.143.150
    username: admin
    password: password
    name: Cntr-FC-Boot
    vnic_list:
    - name: eno1
      vnic_template: Cntr-Template
      adapter_policy: Linux
    - name: eno2
      vnic_template: Container-NFS-A
      adapter_policy: Linux
    - name: eno3
      vnic_template: Container-NFS-B
      adapter_policy: Linux
    iscsi_vnic_list:
    - name: iSCSIa
      overlay_vnic: eno1
      iscsi_adapter_policy: default
      vlan_name: Container-MGMT-VLAN
    - name: iSCSIb
      overlay_vnic: eno3
      iscsi_adapter_policy: default
      vlan_name: Container-TNT-A-NFS
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Remove LAN Connectivity Policy
  ucs_lan_connectivity:
    hostname: 172.16.143.150
    username: admin
    password: password
    name: Cntr-FC-Boot
    state: absent

Inputs

    
name:
    description:
    - The name of the LAN Connectivity Policy.
    - This name can be between 1 and 16 alphanumeric characters.
    - 'You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), "_" (underscore),
      : (colon), and . (period).'
    - You cannot change this name after the policy is created.
    required: true

port:
    description:
    - Port number to be used during connection (by default uses 443 for https and 80 for
      http connection).
    type: int

proxy:
    description:
    - If use_proxy is no, specfies proxy to be used for connection. e.g. 'http://proxy.xy.z:8080'
    type: str

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - If C(present), will verify LAN Connectivity Policies are present and will create
      if needed.
    - If C(absent), will verify LAN Connectivity Policies are absent and will delete if
      needed.

org_dn:
    default: org-root
    description:
    - Org dn (distinguished name)

use_ssl:
    default: true
    description:
    - If C(no), an HTTP connection will be used instead of the default HTTPS connection.
    type: bool

hostname:
    description:
    - IP address or hostname of Cisco UCS Manager.
    - Modules can be used with the UCS Platform Emulator U(https://cs.co/ucspe)
    required: true
    type: str

password:
    description:
    - Password for Cisco UCS Manager authentication.
    required: true
    type: str

username:
    default: admin
    description:
    - Username for Cisco UCS Manager authentication.
    type: str

use_proxy:
    default: true
    description:
    - If C(no), will not use the proxy as defined by system environment variable.
    type: bool

vnic_list:
    description:
    - List of vNICs used by the LAN Connectivity Policy.
    - vNICs used by the LAN Connectivity Policy must be created from a vNIC template.
    suboptions:
      adapter_policy:
        description:
        - The name of the Ethernet adapter policy.
        - A user defined policy can be used, or one of the system defined policies.
      name:
        description:
        - The name of the vNIC.
        required: true
      order:
        default: unspecified
        description:
        - String specifying the vNIC assignment order (e.g., '1', '2').
      state:
        choices:
        - present
        - absent
        default: present
        description:
        - If C(present), will verify vnic is configured within policy. If C(absent), will
          verify vnic is absent from policy.
      vnic_template:
        description:
        - The name of the vNIC template.
        required: true
    version_added: '2.8'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin

description:
    aliases:
    - descr
    description:
    - A description of the LAN Connectivity Policy.
    - Cisco recommends including information about where and when to use the policy.
    - Enter up to 256 characters.
    - 'You can use any characters or spaces except the following:'
    - '` (accent mark),  (backslash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), = (equal sign), > (greater
      than), < (less than), or '' (single quote).'

iscsi_vnic_list:
    description:
    - List of iSCSI vNICs used by the LAN Connectivity Policy.
    suboptions:
      iscsi_adapter_policy:
        description:
        - The iSCSI adapter policy associated with this iSCSI vNIC.
      mac_address:
        default: derived
        description:
        - The MAC address associated with this iSCSI vNIC.
        - If the MAC address is not set, Cisco UCS Manager uses a derived MAC address.
      name:
        description:
        - The name of the iSCSI vNIC.
        required: true
      overlay_vnic:
        description:
        - The LAN vNIC associated with this iSCSI vNIC.
      state:
        choices:
        - present
        - absent
        default: present
        description:
        - If C(present), will verify iscsi vnic is configured within policy. If C(absent),
          will verify iscsi vnic is absent from policy.
      vlan_name:
        default: default
        description:
        - The VLAN used for the iSCSI vNIC.
    version_added: '2.8'
    version_added_collection: ansible.builtin