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aci_switch_policy_vpc_protection_group - Manage switch policy explicit vPC protection groups (fabric:ExplicitGEp, fabric:NodePEp).
New in version 2.5.
Synopsis
- Manage switch policy explicit vPC protection groups on Cisco ACI fabrics.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| 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  | 
     |
| host  
        required
         | 
      
        
        IP Address or hostname of APIC resolvable by Ansible control host.
        
       aliases: hostname  | 
     |
| output_level | 
       
  | 
      
        
        Influence the output of this ACI module.
        
       normal means the standard output, incl. current dict
       info adds informational output, incl. previous, proposed and sent dicts
       debug 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  | 
     |
| protection_group  
        required
         | 
      
        
        The name of the Explicit vPC Protection Group.
        
       aliases: name, protection_group_name  | 
     |
| protection_group_id  
        required
         | 
      
        
        The Explicit vPC Protection Group ID.
        
       aliases: id  | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        Use  
       present or absent for adding or removing.
       
        Use  query for listing an object or multiple objects.
        | 
     
| switch_1_id  
        required
         | 
      
        
        The ID of the first Leaf Switch for the Explicit vPC Protection Group.
         | 
     |
| switch_2_id  
        required
         | 
      
        
        The ID of the Second Leaf Switch for the Explicit vPC Protection Group.
         | 
     |
| 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.
        | 
     
| vpc_domain_policy | 
        
        The vPC domain policy to be associated with the Explicit vPC Protection Group.
        
       aliases: vpc_domain_policy_name  | 
     
Notes
Note
- More information about the internal APIC classes fabric:ExplicitGEp and fabric:NodePEp from the APIC Management Information Model reference.
 - Please read the Cisco ACI Guide for more detailed information on how to manage your ACI infrastructure using Ansible.
 
Examples
- name: Add vPC Protection Group
  aci_switch_policy_vpc_protection_group:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    protection_group: leafPair101-vpcGrp
    protection_group_id: 6
    switch_1_id: 1011
    switch_2_id: 1012
    state: present
- name: Remove Explicit vPC Protection Group
  aci_switch_policy_vpc_protection_group:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    protection_group: leafPair101-vpcGrp
    state: absent
- name: Query vPC Protection Groups
  aci_switch_policy_vpc_protection_group:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    state: query
- name: Query our vPC Protection Group
  aci_switch_policy_vpc_protection_group:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    protection_group: leafPair101-vpcGrp
    state: query
  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': {'descr': 'Production environment', 'dn': 'uni/tn-production', 'name': 'production', 'nameAlias': '', 'ownerKey': '', 'ownerTag': ''}}}]
         | 
     
| error  
        dict
         | 
      failure | 
        
        The error information as returned from the APIC
         Sample:
        
       
        {'code': '122', 'text': 'unknown managed object class foo'}
         | 
     
| 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': {'descr': 'Production', 'dn': 'uni/tn-production', 'name': 'production', 'nameAlias': '', 'ownerKey': '', 'ownerTag': ''}}}]
         | 
     
| proposed  
        dict
         | 
      info | 
        
        The assembled configuration from the user-provided parameters
         Sample:
        
       
        {'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production environment', 'name': 'production'}}}
         | 
     
| 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.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Bruno Calogero (@brunocalogero)
 
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