virt_net – Manage libvirt network configuration

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Parameters
• Examples
• Status

Synopsis

• Manage libvirt networks.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• python >= 2.6
• python-libvirt
• python-lxml

Parameters

Examples

# Define a new network
- virt_net:
    command: define
    name: br_nat
    xml: '{{ lookup("template", "network/bridge.xml.j2") }}'

# Start a network
- virt_net:
    command: create
    name: br_nat

# List available networks
- virt_net:
    command: list_nets

# Get XML data of a specified network
- virt_net:
    command: get_xml
    name: br_nat

# Stop a network
- virt_net:
    command: destroy
    name: br_nat

# Undefine a network
- virt_net:
    command: undefine
    name: br_nat

# Gather facts about networks
# Facts will be available as 'ansible_libvirt_networks'
- virt_net:
    command: facts

# Gather information about network managed by 'libvirt' remotely using uri
- virt_net:
    command: info
    uri: '{{ item }}'
  with_items: '{{ libvirt_uris }}'
  register: networks

# Ensure that a network is active (needs to be defined and built first)
- virt_net:
    state: active
    name: br_nat

# Ensure that a network is inactive
- virt_net:
    state: inactive
    name: br_nat

# Ensure that a given network will be started at boot
- virt_net:
    autostart: yes
    name: br_nat

# Disable autostart for a given network
- virt_net:
    autostart: no
    name: br_nat

# Add a new host in the dhcp pool
- virt_net:
    name: br_nat
    command: modify
    xml: "<host mac='FC:C2:33:00:6c:3c' name='my_vm' ip='192.168.122.30'/>"

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Maciej Delmanowski (@drybjed)