aci_config_snapshot - Manage Config Snapshots (config:Snapshot, config:ExportP)

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • Manage Config Snapshots on Cisco ACI fabrics.
  • Creating new Snapshots is done using the configExportP class.
  • Removing Snapshots is done using the configSnapshot class.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
certificate_name Default:
C(private_key) basename
The X.509 certificate name attached to the APIC AAA user used for signature-based authentication.
It defaults to the private_key basename, without extension.

aliases: cert_name
description
The description for the Config Export Policy.

aliases: descr
export_policy
The name of the Export Policy to use for Config Snapshots.

aliases: name
format
    Choices:
  • json ←
  • xml
Sets the config backup to be formatted in JSON or XML.
The APIC defaults new Export Policies to json
host
required
IP Address or hostname of APIC resolvable by Ansible control host.

aliases: hostname
include_secure
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Determines if secure information should be included in the backup.
The APIC defaults new Export Policies to yes.
max_count
    Choices:
  • range between 1 and 10
Default:
3
Determines how many snapshots can exist for the Export Policy before the APIC starts to rollover.
The APIC defaults new Export Policies to 3.
output_level
    Choices:
  • debug
  • info
  • normal ←
Influence the output of this ACI module.
normal means the standard output, incl. current dict
info means informational output, incl. previous, proposed and sent dicts
debug means debugging output, incl. filter_string, method, response, status and url information
password
required
The password to use for authentication.
port Default:
443 (for https) and 80 (for http)
Port number to be used for REST connection.
private_key
PEM formatted file that contains your private key to be used for signature-based authentication.
The name of the key (without extension) is used as the certificate name in ACI, unless certificate_name is specified.

aliases: cert_key
snapshot
The name of the snapshot to delete.
state
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
  • query
Use present or absent for adding or removing.
Use query for listing an object or multiple objects.
timeout Default:
30
The socket level timeout in seconds.
use_proxy
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts.
use_ssl
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, an HTTP connection will be used instead of the default HTTPS connection.
username
required
 Default:
admin
The username to use for authentication.

aliases: user
validate_certs
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated.
This should only set to no used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Notes

Note

  • The APIC does not provide a mechanism for naming the snapshots.
  • Snapshot files use the following naming structure: ce_<config export policy name>-<yyyy>-<mm>-<dd>T<hh>:<mm>:<ss>.<mss>+<hh>:<mm>.
  • Snapshot objects use the following naming structure: run-<yyyy>-<mm>-<dd>T<hh>-<mm>-<ss>.
  • More information about the internal APIC classes config:Snapshot and config:ExportP from the APIC Management Information Model reference.
  • By default, if an environment variable <protocol>_proxy is set on the target host, requests will be sent through that proxy. This behaviour can be overridden by setting a variable for this task (see setting the environment), or by using the use_proxy option.
  • HTTP redirects can redirect from HTTP to HTTPS so you should be sure that your proxy environment for both protocols is correct.

Examples

- name: Create a Snapshot
  aci_config_snapshot:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    state: present
    export_policy: config_backup
    max_count: 10
    description: Backups taken before new configs are applied.

- name: Query all Snapshots
  aci_config_snapshot:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    state: query

- name: Query Snapshots associated with a particular Export Policy
  aci_config_snapshot:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    state: query
    export_policy: config_backup

- name: Delete a Snapshot
  aci_config_snapshot:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    state: absent
    export_policy: config_backup
    snapshot: run-2017-08-24T17-20-05

Return Values

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': {'dn': 'uni/tn-production', 'ownerKey': '', 'name': 'production', 'descr': 'Production environment', 'nameAlias': '', 'ownerTag': ''}}}]
error
dict
 failure
The error information as returned from the APIC

Sample:
{'text': 'unknown managed object class foo', 'code': '122'}
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': {'dn': 'uni/tn-production', 'ownerKey': '', 'name': 'production', 'descr': 'Production', 'nameAlias': '', 'ownerTag': ''}}}]
proposed
dict
 info
The assembled configuration from the user-provided parameters

Sample:
{'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'name': 'production', 'descr': 'Production environment'}}}
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
int
 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


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author

  • Jacob McGill (@jmcgill298)

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