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cisco.aci.aci_bd_subnet – Manage Subnets (fv:Subnet)
Note
This plugin is part of the cisco.aci collection (version 2.1.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.aci.
To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.aci.aci_bd_subnet.
Synopsis
- Manage Subnets on Cisco ACI fabrics.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| annotation
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        User-defined string for annotating an object.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ACI_ANNOTATION will be used instead.
        | 
     |
| bd
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The name of the Bridge Domain.
        
       aliases: bd_name  | 
     |
| 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.
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  
       ACI_CERTIFICATE_NAME will be used instead.
       aliases: cert_name  | 
     |
| description
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The description for the Subnet.
        
       aliases: descr  | 
     |
| enable_vip
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Determines if the Subnet should be treated as a VIP; used when the BD is extended to multiple sites.
        
       
        The APIC defaults to  no when unset during creation.
        | 
     
| gateway
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The IPv4 or IPv6 gateway address for the Subnet.
        
       aliases: gateway_ip  | 
     |
| host
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        IP Address or hostname of APIC resolvable by Ansible control host.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  
       ACI_HOST will be used instead.
       aliases: hostname  | 
     |
| mask
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        The subnet mask for the Subnet.
        
       
        This is the number associated with CIDR notation.
        
       
        For IPv4 addresses, accepted values range between  
       0 and 32.
       
        For IPv6 addresses, accepted Values range between  
       0 and 128.
       aliases: subnet_mask  | 
     |
| name_alias
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The alias for the current object. This relates to the nameAlias field in ACI.
         | 
     |
| nd_prefix_policy
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Prefix Policy to associate with the Subnet.
         | 
     |
| 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
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ACI_OUTPUT_LEVEL will be used instead.
        | 
     
| output_path
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Path to a file that will be used to dump the ACI JSON configuration objects generated by the module.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ACI_OUTPUT_PATH will be used instead.
        | 
     |
| owner_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        User-defined string for the ownerKey attribute of an ACI object.
        
       
        This attribute represents a key for enabling clients to own their data for entity correlation.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ACI_OWNER_KEY will be used instead.
        | 
     |
| owner_tag
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        User-defined string for the ownerTag attribute of an ACI object.
        
       
        This attribute represents a tag for enabling clients to add their own data.
        
       
        For example, to indicate who created this object.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ACI_OWNER_TAG will be used instead.
        | 
     |
| password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        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.
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variables  ACI_PASSWORD or ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
        | 
     |
| port
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Port number to be used for REST connection.
        
       
        The default value depends on parameter  
       use_ssl.
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ACI_PORT will be used instead.
        | 
     |
| preferred
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Determines if the Subnet is preferred over all available Subnets. Only one Subnet per Address Family (IPv4/IPv6). can be preferred in the Bridge Domain.
        
       
        The APIC defaults to  no when unset during creation.
        | 
     
| private_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        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.
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  
       ACI_PRIVATE_KEY or ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
       aliases: cert_key  | 
     |
| route_profile
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The Route Profile to the associate with the Subnet.
         | 
     |
| route_profile_l3_out
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The L3 Out that contains the associated Route Profile.
         | 
     |
| scope
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Determines the scope of the Subnet.
        
       
        The  
       private option only allows communication with hosts in the same VRF.
       
        The  
       public option allows the Subnet to be advertised outside of the ACI Fabric, and allows communication with hosts in other VRFs.
       
        The shared option limits communication to hosts in either the same VRF or the shared VRF.
        
       
        The value is a list of options,  
       private and public are mutually exclusive, but both can be used with shared.
       
        The APIC defaults to  private when unset during creation.
        | 
     
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Use  
       present or absent for adding or removing.
       
        Use  query for listing an object or multiple objects.
        | 
     
| subnet_control
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Determines the Subnet's Control State.
        
       
        The  
       querier_ip option is used to treat the gateway_ip as an IGMP querier source IP.
       
        The  
       nd_ra option is used to treat the gateway_ip address as a Neighbor Discovery Router Advertisement Prefix.
       
        The  
       no_gw option is used to remove default gateway functionality from the gateway address.
       
        The APIC defaults to  nd_ra when unset during creation.
        | 
     
| subnet_name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The name of the Subnet.
        
       aliases: name  | 
     |
| tenant
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The name of the Tenant.
        
       aliases: tenant_name  | 
     |
| timeout
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        30
         | 
      
        
        The socket level timeout in seconds.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ACI_TIMEOUT will be used instead.
        | 
     
| use_proxy
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If  
       no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts.
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ACI_USE_PROXY will be used instead.
        | 
     
| use_ssl
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If  
       no, an HTTP connection will be used instead of the default HTTPS connection.
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ACI_USE_SSL will be used instead.
        | 
     
| username
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "admin"
         | 
      
        
        The username to use for authentication.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variables  
       ACI_USERNAME or ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.
       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.
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ACI_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead.
        | 
     
Notes
Note
- The 
gatewayparameter is the root key used to access the Subnet (not name), so thegatewayis required when the state isabsentorpresent. - The 
tenantandbdused must exist before using this module in your playbook. The cisco.aci.aci_tenant module and cisco.aci.aci_bd can be used for these. 
See Also
See also
- cisco.aci.aci_bd
 - 
     
The official documentation on the cisco.aci.aci_bd module.
 - cisco.aci.aci_tenant
 - 
     
The official documentation on the cisco.aci.aci_tenant module.
 - APIC Management Information Model reference
 - 
     
More information about the internal APIC class fv:Subnet.
 - 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
- name: Create a tenant
  cisco.aci.aci_tenant:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Create a bridge domain
  cisco.aci.aci_bd:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    bd: database
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Create a subnet
  cisco.aci.aci_bd_subnet:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    bd: database
    gateway: 10.1.1.1
    mask: 24
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Create a subnet with options
  cisco.aci.aci_bd_subnet:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    bd: database
    subnet_name: sql
    gateway: 10.1.2.1
    mask: 23
    description: SQL Servers
    scope: public
    route_profile_l3_out: corp
    route_profile: corp_route_profile
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Update a subnets scope to private and shared
  cisco.aci.aci_bd_subnet:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    bd: database
    gateway: 10.1.1.1
    mask: 24
    scope: [private, shared]
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Get all subnets
  cisco.aci.aci_bd_subnet:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Get all subnets of specific gateway in specified tenant
  cisco.aci.aci_bd_subnet:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    gateway: 10.1.1.1
    mask: 24
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result
- name: Get specific subnet
  cisco.aci.aci_bd_subnet:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    bd: database
    gateway: 10.1.1.1
    mask: 24
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: query_result
- name: Delete a subnet
  cisco.aci.aci_bd_subnet:
    host: apic
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    tenant: production
    bd: database
    gateway: 10.1.1.1
    mask: 24
    state: absent
  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 / elements=string
         | 
      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 / elements=string
         | 
      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 / elements=string
         | 
      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
         | 
     
Authors
- Jacob McGill (@jmcgill298)
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/cisco/aci/aci_bd_subnet_module.html