community.network.avi_api_version – Avi API Version Module
Note
This plugin is part of the community.network collection (version 3.0.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.network.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.network.avi_api_version.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to obtain the version of the Avi REST API. https://avinetworks.com/
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- avisdk
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| api_context  dictionary  | Avi API context that includes current session ID and CSRF Token. This allows user to perform single login and re-use the session. | ||
| api_version  string  | Default: "16.4.4" | Avi API version of to use for Avi API and objects. | |
| avi_credentials  dictionary  | Avi Credentials dictionary which can be used in lieu of enumerating Avi Controller login details. | ||
| api_version  string  | Default: "16.4.4" | Avi controller version | |
| controller  string  | Avi controller IP or SQDN | ||
| csrftoken  string  | Avi controller API csrftoken to reuse existing session with session id | ||
| password  string  | Avi controller password | ||
| port  string  | Avi controller port | ||
| session_id  string  | Avi controller API session id to reuse existing session with csrftoken | ||
| tenant  string  | Default: "admin" | Avi controller tenant | |
| tenant_uuid  string  | Avi controller tenant UUID | ||
| timeout  string  | Default: 300 | Avi controller request timeout | |
| token  string  | Avi controller API token | ||
| username  string  | Avi controller username | ||
| avi_disable_session_cache_as_fact  boolean  | 
 | It disables avi session information to be cached as a fact. | |
| controller  string  | Default: "" | IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_CONTROLLER. | |
| password  string  | Default: "" | Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_PASSWORD. | |
| tenant  string  | Default: "admin" | Name of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object. | |
| tenant_uuid  string  | Default: "" | UUID of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object. | |
| username  string  | Default: "" | Username used for accessing Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_USERNAME. | |
Notes
Note
- For more information on using Ansible to manage Avi Network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-avi-networks.
Examples
- name: Get AVI API version
  community.network.avi_api_version:
    controller: ""
    username: ""
    password: ""
    tenant: ""
  register: avi_controller_version
   Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| obj  dictionary  | success, changed | Avi REST resource | 
Authors
- Vilian Atmadzhov (@vivobg) <vilian.atmadzhov@paddypowerbetfair.com>
    © 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
    https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/network/avi_api_version_module.html