openvswitch_port – Manage Open vSwitch ports
Synopsis
- Manage Open vSwitch ports
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- ovs-vsctl
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
bridge
- /
required
|
Name of bridge to manage
|
|
external_ids
-
|
Default:
{}
|
Dictionary of external_ids applied to a port.
|
port
- /
required
|
Name of port to manage on the bridge
|
|
set
-
|
Set a single property on a port.
|
|
state
-
|
|
Whether the port should exist
|
tag
-
|
VLAN tag for this port. Must be a value between 0 and 4095.
|
|
timeout
-
|
Default:
5
|
How long to wait for ovs-vswitchd to respond
|
Examples
# Creates port eth2 on bridge br-ex - openvswitch_port: bridge: br-ex port: eth2 state: present # Creates port eth6 - openvswitch_port: bridge: bridge-loop port: eth6 state: present set: Interface eth6 # Creates port vlan10 with tag 10 on bridge br-ex - openvswitch_port: bridge: br-ex port: vlan10 tag: 10 state: present set: Interface vlan10 # Assign interface id server1-vifeth6 and mac address 00:00:5E:00:53:23 # to port vifeth6 and setup port to be managed by a controller. - openvswitch_port: bridge: br-int port: vifeth6 state: present args: external_ids: iface-id: '{{ inventory_hostname }}-vifeth6' attached-mac: '00:00:5E:00:53:23' vm-id: '{{ inventory_hostname }}' iface-status: active
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. [network]
Red Hat Support
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.
Authors
- David Stygstra (@stygstra)
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