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avi_role - Module for setup of Role Avi RESTful Object
New in version 2.3.
Synopsis
- This module is used to configure Role 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 | 
|---|---|---|
| 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.
         | 
     
| 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.
         | 
     |
| controller | Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_CONTROLLER.
        | 
     
| name  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the object.
         | 
     |
| password | Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_PASSWORD.
        | 
     
| privileges | 
        
        List of permission.
         | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        The state that should be applied on the entity.
         | 
     
| 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.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- For more information on using Ansible to manage Avi Network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-avi-networks.
 
Examples
- name: Example to create Role object
  avi_role:
    controller: 10.10.25.42
    username: admin
    password: something
    state: present
    name: sample_role
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| obj  
        dict
         | 
      success, changed | 
        
        Role (api/role) object
          | 
     
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
- Gaurav Rastogi (grastogi@avinetworks.com)
 
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/avi_role_module.html