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community.network.avi_serviceengine – Module for setup of ServiceEngine Avi RESTful Object
Note
This plugin is part of the community.network collection (version 3.0.0).
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 community.network.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.network.avi_serviceengine.
Synopsis
- This module is used to configure ServiceEngine 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
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        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
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "16.4.4"
         | 
      
        
        Avi API version of to use for Avi API and objects.
         | 
     |
| availability_zone
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Availability_zone of serviceengine.
         | 
     ||
| avi_api_patch_op
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Patch operation to use when using avi_api_update_method as patch.
         | 
     |
| avi_api_update_method
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Default method for object update is HTTP PUT.
        
       
        Setting to patch will override that behavior to use HTTP PATCH.
         | 
     |
| avi_credentials
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Avi Credentials dictionary which can be used in lieu of enumerating Avi Controller login details.
         | 
     ||
| api_version
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "16.4.4"
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller version
         | 
     |
| controller
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller IP or SQDN
         | 
     ||
| csrftoken
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller API csrftoken to reuse existing session with session id
         | 
     ||
| password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller password
         | 
     ||
| port
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller port
         | 
     ||
| session_id
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller API session id to reuse existing session with csrftoken
         | 
     ||
| tenant
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "admin"
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller tenant
         | 
     |
| tenant_uuid
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller tenant UUID
         | 
     ||
| timeout
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        300
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller request timeout
         | 
     |
| token
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller API token
         | 
     ||
| username
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller username
         | 
     ||
| avi_disable_session_cache_as_fact
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        It disables avi session information to be cached as a fact.
         | 
     |
| cloud_ref
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        It is a reference to an object of type cloud.
         | 
     ||
| container_mode
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Boolean flag to set container_mode.
        
       
        Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False.
         | 
     |
| container_type
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Enum options - container_type_bridge, container_type_host, container_type_host_dpdk.
        
       
        Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as CONTAINER_TYPE_HOST.
         | 
     ||
| controller
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_CONTROLLER.
        | 
     |
| controller_created
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Boolean flag to set controller_created.
        
       
        Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False.
         | 
     |
| controller_ip
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Controller_ip of serviceengine.
         | 
     ||
| data_vnics
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        List of vnic.
         | 
     ||
| enable_state
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Inorder to disable se set this field appropriately.
        
       
        Enum options - SE_STATE_ENABLED, SE_STATE_DISABLED_FOR_PLACEMENT, SE_STATE_DISABLED, SE_STATE_DISABLED_FORCE.
        
       
        Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as SE_STATE_ENABLED.
         | 
     ||
| flavor
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Flavor of serviceengine.
         | 
     ||
| host_ref
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        It is a reference to an object of type vimgrhostruntime.
         | 
     ||
| hypervisor
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Enum options - default, vmware_esx, kvm, vmware_vsan, xen.
         | 
     ||
| mgmt_vnic
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Vnic settings for serviceengine.
         | 
     ||
| name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Name of the object.
        
       
        Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as VM name unknown.
         | 
     ||
| password
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_PASSWORD.
        | 
     |
| resources
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Seresources settings for serviceengine.
         | 
     ||
| se_group_ref
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        It is a reference to an object of type serviceenginegroup.
         | 
     ||
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The state that should be applied on the entity.
         | 
     |
| tenant
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "admin"
         | 
      
        
        Name of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
         | 
     |
| tenant_ref
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        It is a reference to an object of type tenant.
         | 
     ||
| tenant_uuid
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        UUID of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
         | 
     |
| url
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Avi controller URL of the object.
         | 
     ||
| username
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        Username used for accessing Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable  AVI_USERNAME.
        | 
     |
| uuid
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        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 ServiceEngine object
  community.network.avi_serviceengine:
    controller: 10.10.25.42
    username: admin
    password: something
    state: present
    name: sample_serviceengine
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| obj
        
        dictionary
         | 
      success, changed | 
        
        ServiceEngine (api/serviceengine) object
          | 
     
Authors
- Gaurav Rastogi (@grastogi23) <grastogi@avinetworks.com>
 
© 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/community/network/avi_serviceengine_module.html