community.network.avi_pool – Module for setup of Pool Avi RESTful Object
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_pool.
Synopsis
- This module is used to configure Pool object
- more examples at https://github.com/avinetworks/devops
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- avisdk
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a_pool string | Name of container cloud application that constitutes a pool in a a-b pool configuration, if different from vs app. Field deprecated in 18.1.2. | ||
| ab_pool string | A/b pool configuration. Field deprecated in 18.1.2. | ||
| ab_priority string | Priority of this pool in a a-b pool pair. Internally used. Field deprecated in 18.1.2. | ||
| analytics_policy string | Determines analytics settings for the pool. Field introduced in 18.1.5, 18.2.1. | ||
| analytics_profile_ref string | Specifies settings related to analytics. It is a reference to an object of type analyticsprofile. Field introduced in 18.1.4,18.2.1. | ||
| 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. | |
| apic_epg_name string | Synchronize cisco apic epg members with pool servers. | ||
| application_persistence_profile_ref string | Persistence will ensure the same user sticks to the same server for a desired duration of time. It is a reference to an object of type applicationpersistenceprofile. | ||
| autoscale_launch_config_ref string | If configured then avi will trigger orchestration of pool server creation and deletion. It is only supported for container clouds like mesos, openshift, kubernetes, docker, etc. It is a reference to an object of type autoscalelaunchconfig. | ||
| autoscale_networks string | Network ids for the launch configuration. | ||
| autoscale_policy_ref string | Reference to server autoscale policy. It is a reference to an object of type serverautoscalepolicy. | ||
| avi_api_patch_op string |
| Patch operation to use when using avi_api_update_method as patch. | |
| avi_api_update_method string |
| Default method for object update is HTTP PUT. Setting to patch will override that behavior to use HTTP PATCH. | |
| 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. | |
| capacity_estimation boolean |
| Inline estimation of capacity of servers. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False. | |
| capacity_estimation_ttfb_thresh string | The maximum time-to-first-byte of a server. Allowed values are 1-5000. Special values are 0 - 'automatic'. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 0. | ||
| cloud_config_cksum string | Checksum of cloud configuration for pool. Internally set by cloud connector. | ||
| cloud_ref string | It is a reference to an object of type cloud. | ||
| conn_pool_properties string | Connection pool properties. Field introduced in 18.2.1. | ||
| connection_ramp_duration string | Duration for which new connections will be gradually ramped up to a server recently brought online. Useful for lb algorithms that are least connection based. Allowed values are 1-300. Special values are 0 - 'immediate'. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 10. | ||
| controller string | Default: "" | IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_CONTROLLER. | |
| created_by string | Creator name. | ||
| default_server_port string | Traffic sent to servers will use this destination server port unless overridden by the server's specific port attribute. The ssl checkbox enables avi to server encryption. Allowed values are 1-65535. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 80. | ||
| delete_server_on_dns_refresh boolean |
| Indicates whether existing ips are disabled(false) or deleted(true) on dns hostname refreshdetail -- on a dns refresh, some ips set on pool may no longer be returned by the resolver. These ips are deleted from the pool when this knob is set to true. They are disabled, if the knob is set to false. Field introduced in 18.2.3. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as True. | |
| description string | A description of the pool. | ||
| domain_name string | Comma separated list of domain names which will be used to verify the common names or subject alternative names presented by server certificates. It is performed only when common name check host_check_enabled is enabled. | ||
| east_west boolean |
| Inherited config from virtualservice. | |
| enabled boolean |
| Enable or disable the pool. Disabling will terminate all open connections and pause health monitors. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as True. | |
| external_autoscale_groups string | Names of external auto-scale groups for pool servers. Currently available only for aws and azure. Field introduced in 17.1.2. | ||
| fail_action string | Enable an action - close connection, http redirect or local http response - when a pool failure happens. By default, a connection will be closed, in case the pool experiences a failure. | ||
| fewest_tasks_feedback_delay string | Periodicity of feedback for fewest tasks server selection algorithm. Allowed values are 1-300. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 10. | ||
| graceful_disable_timeout string | Used to gracefully disable a server. Virtual service waits for the specified time before terminating the existing connections to the servers that are disabled. Allowed values are 1-7200. Special values are 0 - 'immediate', -1 - 'infinite'. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 1. | ||
| gslb_sp_enabled boolean |
| Indicates if the pool is a site-persistence pool. Field introduced in 17.2.1. | |
| health_monitor_refs string | Verify server health by applying one or more health monitors. Active monitors generate synthetic traffic from each service engine and mark a server up or down based on the response. The passive monitor listens only to client to server communication. It raises or lowers the ratio of traffic destined to a server based on successful responses. It is a reference to an object of type healthmonitor. | ||
| host_check_enabled boolean |
| Enable common name check for server certificate. If enabled and no explicit domain name is specified, avi will use the incoming host header to do the match. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False. | |
| inline_health_monitor boolean |
| The passive monitor will monitor client to server connections and requests and adjust traffic load to servers based on successful responses. This may alter the expected behavior of the lb method, such as round robin. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as True. | |
| ipaddrgroup_ref string | Use list of servers from ip address group. It is a reference to an object of type ipaddrgroup. | ||
| lb_algorithm string | The load balancing algorithm will pick a server within the pool's list of available servers. Enum options - LB_ALGORITHM_LEAST_CONNECTIONS, LB_ALGORITHM_ROUND_ROBIN, LB_ALGORITHM_FASTEST_RESPONSE, LB_ALGORITHM_CONSISTENT_HASH, LB_ALGORITHM_LEAST_LOAD, LB_ALGORITHM_FEWEST_SERVERS, LB_ALGORITHM_RANDOM, LB_ALGORITHM_FEWEST_TASKS, LB_ALGORITHM_NEAREST_SERVER, LB_ALGORITHM_CORE_AFFINITY, LB_ALGORITHM_TOPOLOGY. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as LB_ALGORITHM_LEAST_CONNECTIONS. | ||
| lb_algorithm_consistent_hash_hdr string | Http header name to be used for the hash key. | ||
| lb_algorithm_core_nonaffinity string | Degree of non-affinity for core affinity based server selection. Allowed values are 1-65535. Field introduced in 17.1.3. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 2. | ||
| lb_algorithm_hash string | Criteria used as a key for determining the hash between the client and server. Enum options - LB_ALGORITHM_CONSISTENT_HASH_SOURCE_IP_ADDRESS, LB_ALGORITHM_CONSISTENT_HASH_SOURCE_IP_ADDRESS_AND_PORT, LB_ALGORITHM_CONSISTENT_HASH_URI, LB_ALGORITHM_CONSISTENT_HASH_CUSTOM_HEADER, LB_ALGORITHM_CONSISTENT_HASH_CUSTOM_STRING, LB_ALGORITHM_CONSISTENT_HASH_CALLID. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as LB_ALGORITHM_CONSISTENT_HASH_SOURCE_IP_ADDRESS. | ||
| lookup_server_by_name boolean |
| Allow server lookup by name. Field introduced in 17.1.11,17.2.4. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False. | |
| max_concurrent_connections_per_server string | The maximum number of concurrent connections allowed to each server within the pool. Note applied value will be no less than the number of service engines that the pool is placed on. If set to 0, no limit is applied. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 0. | ||
| max_conn_rate_per_server string | Rate limit connections to each server. | ||
| min_health_monitors_up string | Minimum number of health monitors in up state to mark server up. Field introduced in 18.2.1, 17.2.12. | ||
| min_servers_up string | Minimum number of servers in up state for marking the pool up. Field introduced in 18.2.1, 17.2.12. | ||
| name string / required | The name of the pool. | ||
| networks string | (internal-use) networks designated as containing servers for this pool. The servers may be further narrowed down by a filter. This field is used internally by avi, not editable by the user. | ||
| nsx_securitygroup string | A list of nsx service groups where the servers for the pool are created. Field introduced in 17.1.1. | ||
| password string | Default: "" | Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_PASSWORD. | |
| pki_profile_ref string | Avi will validate the ssl certificate present by a server against the selected pki profile. It is a reference to an object of type pkiprofile. | ||
| placement_networks string | Manually select the networks and subnets used to provide reachability to the pool's servers. Specify the subnet using the following syntax 10-1-1-0/24. Use static routes in vrf configuration when pool servers are not directly connected butroutable from the service engine. | ||
| prst_hdr_name string | Header name for custom header persistence. Field deprecated in 18.1.2. | ||
| request_queue_depth string | Minimum number of requests to be queued when pool is full. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 128. | ||
| request_queue_enabled boolean |
| Enable request queue when pool is full. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False. | |
| rewrite_host_header_to_server_name boolean |
| Rewrite incoming host header to server name of the server to which the request is proxied. Enabling this feature rewrites host header for requests to all servers in the pool. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False. | |
| rewrite_host_header_to_sni boolean |
| If sni server name is specified, rewrite incoming host header to the sni server name. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False. | |
| server_auto_scale boolean |
| Server autoscale. Not used anymore. Field deprecated in 18.1.2. | |
| server_count string | Field deprecated in 18.2.1. | ||
| server_name string | Fully qualified dns hostname which will be used in the tls sni extension in server connections if sni is enabled. If no value is specified, avi will use the incoming host header instead. | ||
| server_reselect string | Server reselect configuration for http requests. | ||
| server_timeout string | Server timeout value specifies the time within which a server connection needs to be established and a request-response exchange completes between avi and the server. Value of 0 results in using default timeout of 60 minutes. Allowed values are 0-3600000. Field introduced in 18.1.5,18.2.1. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 0. | ||
| servers string | The pool directs load balanced traffic to this list of destination servers. The servers can be configured by ip address, name, network or via ip address group. | ||
| service_metadata string | Metadata pertaining to the service provided by this pool. In openshift/kubernetes environments, app metadata info is stored. Any user input to this field will be overwritten by avi vantage. Field introduced in 17.2.14,18.1.5,18.2.1. | ||
| sni_enabled boolean |
| Enable tls sni for server connections. If disabled, avi will not send the sni extension as part of the handshake. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as True. | |
| ssl_key_and_certificate_ref string | Service engines will present a client ssl certificate to the server. It is a reference to an object of type sslkeyandcertificate. | ||
| ssl_profile_ref string | When enabled, avi re-encrypts traffic to the backend servers. The specific ssl profile defines which ciphers and ssl versions will be supported. It is a reference to an object of type sslprofile. | ||
| state string |
| The state that should be applied on the entity. | |
| tenant string | Default: "admin" | Name of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object. | |
| tenant_ref string | It is a reference to an object of type tenant. | ||
| tenant_uuid string | Default: "" | UUID of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object. | |
| url string | Avi controller URL of the object. | ||
| use_service_port boolean |
| Do not translate the client's destination port when sending the connection to the server. The pool or servers specified service port will still be used for health monitoring. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False. | |
| username string | Default: "" | Username used for accessing Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_USERNAME. | |
| uuid string | Uuid of the pool. | ||
| vrf_ref string | Virtual routing context that the pool is bound to. This is used to provide the isolation of the set of networks the pool is attached to. The pool inherits the virtual routing context of the virtual service, and this field is used only internally, and is set by pb-transform. It is a reference to an object of type vrfcontext. | ||
Notes
Note
- For more information on using Ansible to manage Avi Network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-avi-networks.
Examples
- name: Create a Pool with two servers and HTTP monitor
community.network.avi_pool:
controller: 10.10.1.20
username: avi_user
password: avi_password
name: testpool1
description: testpool1
state: present
health_monitor_refs:
- '/api/healthmonitor?name=System-HTTP'
servers:
- ip:
addr: 10.10.2.20
type: V4
- ip:
addr: 10.10.2.21
type: V4
- name: Patch pool with a single server using patch op and avi_credentials
community.network.avi_pool:
avi_api_update_method: patch
avi_api_patch_op: delete
avi_credentials: "{{avi_credentials}}"
name: test-pool
servers:
- ip:
addr: 10.90.64.13
type: 'V4'
register: pool
when:
- state | default("present") == "present"
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| obj dictionary | success, changed | Pool (api/pool) object |
Authors
- Gaurav Rastogi (@grastogi23) <grastogi@avinetworks.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_pool_module.html