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aci_filter_entry – Manage filter entries (vz:Entry)
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- Manage filter entries for a filter on Cisco ACI fabrics.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| arp_flag
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The arp flag to use when the ether_type is arp.
        
       
        The APIC defaults to  unspecified when unset during creation.
        | 
     
| certificate_name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The X.509 certificate name attached to the APIC AAA user used for signature-based authentication.
        
       
        If a  
       private_key filename was provided, this defaults to the private_key basename, without extension.
       
        If PEM-formatted content was provided for  
       private_key, this defaults to the username value.
       aliases: cert_name  | 
     |
| description
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Description for the Filter Entry.
        
       aliases: descr  | 
     |
| dst_port
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        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
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        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
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        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
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Then name of the Filter Entry.
        
       aliases: entry_name, filter_entry, name  | 
     |
| ether_type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The Ethernet type.
        
       
        The APIC defaults to  unspecified when unset during creation.
        | 
     
| filter
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The name of Filter that the entry should belong to.
        
       aliases: filter_name  | 
     |
| host
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        IP Address or hostname of APIC resolvable by Ansible control host.
        
       aliases: hostname  | 
     |
| icmp6_msg_type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        ICMPv6 message type; used when ip_protocol is icmpv6.
        
       
        The APIC defaults to  unspecified when unset during creation.
        | 
     
| icmp_msg_type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        ICMPv4 message type; used when ip_protocol is icmp.
        
       
        The APIC defaults to  unspecified when unset during creation.
        | 
     
| ip_protocol
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The IP Protocol type when ether_type is ip.
        
       
        The APIC defaults to  unspecified when unset during creation.
        | 
     
| output_level
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        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
        
        string / 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
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Port number to be used for REST connection.
        
       
        The default value depends on parameter  use_ssl.
        | 
     |
| private_key
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Either a PEM-formatted private key file or the private key content used for signature-based authentication.
        
       
        This value also influences the default  
       certificate_name that is used.
       
        This option is mutual exclusive with  
       password. If password is provided too, it will be ignored.
       aliases: cert_key  | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        present, absent, query
         | 
     
| stateful
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Determines the statefulness of the filter entry.
         | 
     
| tenant
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The name of the tenant.
        
       aliases: tenant_name  | 
     |
| timeout
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        30
         | 
      
        
        The socket level timeout in seconds.
         | 
     
| use_proxy
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If  no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts.
        | 
     
| use_ssl
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If  no, an HTTP connection will be used instead of the default HTTPS connection.
        | 
     
| username
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "admin"
         | 
      
        
        The username to use for authentication.
        
       aliases: user  | 
     
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If  
       no, SSL certificates will not be validated.
       
        This should only set to  no when used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
        | 
     
Notes
Note
- The 
tenantandfilterused must exist before using this module in your playbook. The aci_tenant and aci_filter modules can be used for this. 
See Also
See also
- aci_tenant – Manage tenants (fv:Tenant)
 - The official documentation on the aci_tenant module.
 - aci_filter – Manages top level filter objects (vz:Filter)
 - The official documentation on the aci_filter module.
 - APIC Management Information Model reference
 - More information about the internal APIC class vz:Entry.
 - Cisco ACI Guide
 - Detailed information on how to manage your ACI infrastructure using Ansible.
 - Developing Cisco ACI modules
 - Detailed guide on how to write your own Cisco ACI modules to contribute.
 
Examples
- 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
  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
        
        dictionary
         | 
      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
        
        dictionary
         | 
      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
        
        integer
         | 
      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 not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
 - This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]
 
Authors
- Jacob McGill (@jmcgill298)
 
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