avi_cloud - Module for setup of Cloud Avi RESTful Object
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- This module is used to configure Cloud 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 |
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api_context (added in 2.5) | 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 | Default: 16.4.4 | Avi API version of to use for Avi API and objects. |
apic_configuration | Apicconfiguration settings for cloud. | |
apic_mode |
| Boolean flag to set apic_mode. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False. |
avi_api_patch_op (added in 2.5) |
| Patch operation to use when using avi_api_update_method as patch. |
avi_api_update_method (added in 2.5) |
| Default method for object update is HTTP PUT. Setting to patch will override that behavior to use HTTP PATCH. |
avi_credentials (added in 2.5) | Avi Credentials dictionary which can be used in lieu of enumerating Avi Controller login details. | |
aws_configuration | Awsconfiguration settings for cloud. | |
azure_configuration (added in 2.5) | Field introduced in 17.2.1. | |
cloudstack_configuration | Cloudstackconfiguration settings for cloud. | |
controller | Default: | IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_CONTROLLER . |
custom_tags (added in 2.5) | Custom tags for all avi created resources in the cloud infrastructure. Field introduced in 17.1.5. | |
dhcp_enabled |
| Select the ip address management scheme. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False. |
dns_provider_ref | Dns profile for the cloud. It is a reference to an object of type ipamdnsproviderprofile. | |
docker_configuration | Dockerconfiguration settings for cloud. | |
east_west_dns_provider_ref | Dns profile for east-west services. It is a reference to an object of type ipamdnsproviderprofile. | |
east_west_ipam_provider_ref | Ipam profile for east-west services. Warning - please use virtual subnets in this ipam profile that do not conflict with the underlay networks or any overlay networks in the cluster. For example in aws and gcp, 169.254.0.0/16 is used for storing instance metadata. Hence, it should not be used in this profile. It is a reference to an object of type ipamdnsproviderprofile. | |
enable_vip_static_routes |
| Use static routes for vip side network resolution during virtualservice placement. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False. |
ipam_provider_ref | Ipam profile for the cloud. It is a reference to an object of type ipamdnsproviderprofile. | |
license_tier (added in 2.5) | Specifies the default license tier which would be used by new se groups. This field by default inherits the value from system configuration. Enum options - ENTERPRISE_16, ENTERPRISE_18. Field introduced in 17.2.5. | |
license_type | If no license type is specified then default license enforcement for the cloud type is chosen. The default mappings are container cloud is max ses, openstack and vmware is cores and linux it is sockets. Enum options - LIC_BACKEND_SERVERS, LIC_SOCKETS, LIC_CORES, LIC_HOSTS, LIC_SE_BANDWIDTH. | |
linuxserver_configuration | Linuxserverconfiguration settings for cloud. | |
mesos_configuration | Mesosconfiguration settings for cloud. | |
mtu | Mtu setting for the cloud. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 1500. Units(BYTES). | |
name required | Name of the object. | |
nsx_configuration | Configuration parameters for nsx manager. Field introduced in 17.1.1. | |
obj_name_prefix | Default prefix for all automatically created objects in this cloud. This prefix can be overridden by the se-group template. | |
openstack_configuration | Openstackconfiguration settings for cloud. | |
oshiftk8s_configuration | Oshiftk8sconfiguration settings for cloud. | |
password | Default: | Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_PASSWORD . |
prefer_static_routes |
| Prefer static routes over interface routes during virtualservice placement. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False. |
proxy_configuration | Proxyconfiguration settings for cloud. | |
rancher_configuration | Rancherconfiguration settings for cloud. | |
state |
| The state that should be applied on the entity. |
state_based_dns_registration (added in 2.5) |
| Dns records for vips are added/deleted based on the operational state of the vips. Field introduced in 17.1.12. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as True. |
tenant | Default: admin | Name of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object. |
tenant_ref | It is a reference to an object of type tenant. | |
tenant_uuid | Default: | UUID of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object. |
url | Avi controller URL of the object. | |
username | Default: | Username used for accessing Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_USERNAME . |
uuid | Unique object identifier of the object. | |
vca_configuration | Vcloudairconfiguration settings for cloud. | |
vcenter_configuration | Vcenterconfiguration settings for cloud. | |
vtype required | Cloud type. Enum options - CLOUD_NONE, CLOUD_VCENTER, CLOUD_OPENSTACK, CLOUD_AWS, CLOUD_VCA, CLOUD_APIC, CLOUD_MESOS, CLOUD_LINUXSERVER, CLOUD_DOCKER_UCP, CLOUD_RANCHER, CLOUD_OSHIFT_K8S, CLOUD_AZURE. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as CLOUD_NONE. |
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 VMWare cloud with write access mode avi_cloud: username: '{{ username }}' controller: '{{ controller }}' password: '{{ password }}' apic_mode: false dhcp_enabled: true enable_vip_static_routes: false license_type: LIC_CORES mtu: 1500 name: VCenter Cloud prefer_static_routes: false tenant_ref: admin vcenter_configuration: datacenter_ref: /api/vimgrdcruntime/datacenter-2-10.10.20.100 management_network: /api/vimgrnwruntime/dvportgroup-103-10.10.20.100 password: password privilege: WRITE_ACCESS username: user vcenter_url: 10.10.20.100 vtype: CLOUD_VCENTER
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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obj dict | success, changed | Cloud (api/cloud) object |
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Author
- Gaurav Rastogi (grastogi@avinetworks.com)
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