New in version 2.4.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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arp_flag |
| The arp flag to use when the ether_type is arp. The APIC defaults to unspecified when unset during creation. |
certificate_name | 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 | Description for the Filter Entry. aliases: descr | |
dst_port | Used to set both destination start and end ports to the same value when ip_protocol is tcp or udp. Accepted values are any valid TCP/UDP port range. The APIC defaults to unspecified when unset during creation. | |
dst_port_end | Used to set the destination end port when ip_protocol is tcp or udp. Accepted values are any valid TCP/UDP port range. The APIC defaults to unspecified when unset during creation. | |
dst_port_start | Used to set the destination start port when ip_protocol is tcp or udp. Accepted values are any valid TCP/UDP port range. The APIC defaults to unspecified when unset during creation. | |
entry | Then name of the Filter Entry. aliases: entry_name, filter_entry, name | |
ether_type |
| The Ethernet type. The APIC defaults to unspecified when unset during creation. |
filter | The name of Filter that the entry should belong to. aliases: filter_name | |
host required | IP Address or hostname of APIC resolvable by Ansible control host. aliases: hostname | |
icmp6_msg_type |
| ICMPv6 message type; used when ip_protocol is icmpv6. The APIC defaults to unspecified when unset during creation. |
icmp_msg_type |
| ICMPv4 message type; used when ip_protocol is icmp. The APIC defaults to unspecified when unset during creation. |
ip_protocol |
| The IP Protocol type when ether_type is ip. The APIC defaults to unspecified when unset during creation. |
output_level |
| Influence the output of this ACI module. normal means the standard output, incl. current dictinfo adds informational output, incl. previous , proposed and sent dictsdebug adds debugging output, incl. filter_string , method , response , status and url information |
password required | The password to use for authentication. This option is mutual exclusive with private_key . If private_key is provided too, it will be used instead. | |
port | Port number to be used for REST connection. The default value depends on parameter `use_ssl`. | |
private_key required | 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.This option is mutual exclusive with password . If password is provided too, it will be ignored.aliases: cert_key | |
state |
| present, absent, query |
stateful bool |
| Determines the statefulness of the filter entry. |
tenant | The name of the tenant. aliases: tenant_name | |
timeout int | Default: 30 | The socket level timeout in seconds. |
use_proxy bool |
| If no , it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts. |
use_ssl bool |
| If no , an HTTP connection will be used instead of the default HTTPS connection. |
username | Default: admin | The username to use for authentication. aliases: user |
validate_certs bool |
| If no , SSL certificates will not be validated.This should only set to no when used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. |
Note
tenant
and filter
used must exist before using this module in your playbook. The aci_tenant and aci_filter modules can be used for this.- aci_filter_entry: host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}" username: "{{ user }}" password: "{{ pass }}" state: "{{ state }}" entry: "{{ entry }}" tenant: "{{ tenant }}" ether_name: "{{ ether_name }}" icmp_msg_type: "{{ icmp_msg_type }}" filter: "{{ filter }}" descr: "{{ descr }}" delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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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 |
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