cisco.mso.ndo_pod_profile module – Manage Pod Profiles on Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator (NDO).

Note

This module is part of the cisco.mso collection (version 2.11.0).

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.mso. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.mso.ndo_pod_profile.

New in cisco.mso 2.11.0

Synopsis
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Synopsis

Manage Pod Profiles on Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator (NDO).
This module is only supported on ND v3.2 (NDO v4.4) and later.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

Multi Site Orchestrator v2.1 or newer

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
description string	The description of the Pod Profile.
host aliases: hostname string	IP Address or hostname of the ACI Multi Site Orchestrator host. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `MSO_HOST` will be used instead.
login_domain string	The login domain name to use for authentication. The default value is Local. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `MSO_LOGIN_DOMAIN` will be used instead. When using a HTTPAPI connection plugin the inventory variable `ansible_httpapi_login_domain` will be used if this attribute is not specified.
name aliases: pod_profile string	The name of the Pod Profile.
output_level string	Influence the output of this MSO 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 `MSO_OUTPUT_LEVEL` will be used instead. Choices: `"debug"` `"info"` `"normal"` ← (default)
password string	The password to use for authentication. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variables `MSO_PASSWORD` or `ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD` will be used instead.
pod_settings dictionary	The reference of the Pod Settings Policy to be used.
name string / required	The name of the Pod Settings Policy.
template string	The name of the Pod Settings template. This parameter or `pod_settings.template_id` is required when `pod_settings` is used.
template_id string	The ID of the Pod Settings template. This parameter or `pod_settings.template` is required when `pod_settings` is used.
pod_settings_uuid string	The UUID of the Pod Settings Policy to be used.
pods aliases: blocks list / elements=integer	A list of pod IDs to be used in the Pod Profile. When provided, the Pod Profile will apply to pods specified in the range. When an empty list `pods=[]` is provided, the Pod Profile will apply to all pods. When not provided on initial create, the Pod Profile will apply to all pods.
port integer	Port number to be used for the REST connection. The default value depends on parameter `use_ssl`. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `MSO_PORT` will be used instead.
state string	Use `absent` for removing. Use `query` for listing an object or multiple objects. Use `present` for creating or updating. Choices: `"absent"` `"query"` ← (default) `"present"`
template string	The name of the template. The template must be a Fabric Resource Policy template. This parameter or `template_id` is required.
template_id string	The ID of the template. The template must be a Fabric Resource Policy template. This parameter or `template` is required.
timeout integer	The socket level timeout in seconds. The default value is 30 seconds. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `MSO_TIMEOUT` will be used instead.
use_proxy boolean	If `false`, 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 `MSO_USE_PROXY` will be used instead. The default is `true`. Choices: `false` `true`
use_ssl boolean	If `false`, 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 `MSO_USE_SSL` will be used instead. When using a HTTPAPI connection plugin the inventory variable `ansible_httpapi_use_ssl` will be used if this attribute is not specified. The default is `false` when using a HTTPAPI connection plugin (mso or nd) and `true` when using the legacy connection method (only for mso). Choices: `false` `true`
username string	The username to use for authentication. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variables `MSO_USERNAME` or `ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME` will be used instead.
uuid aliases: pod_profile_uuid string	The UUID of the Pod Profile. This parameter is required when the `name` needs to be updated.
validate_certs boolean	If `false`, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only set to `false` when used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `MSO_VALIDATE_CERTS` will be used instead. The default is `true`. Choices: `false` `true`

Notes

Note

The template must exist before using this module in your playbook. Use cisco.mso.ndo_template to create the Fabric Resource Policy template.
The pod_settings or pod_settings_uuid must exist before using it with this module in your playbook. Use cisco.mso.ndo_pod_settings to create the Pod Settings Policy.
This module was written to support Multi Site Orchestrator v2.1 or newer. Some or all functionality may not work on earlier versions.

Examples

- name: Create a Pod Profile
  cisco.mso.ndo_pod_profile:
    host: mso_host
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    template: ansible_test
    name: ansible_pod_profile
    pod_settings:
      name: ansible_pod_settings
      template: ansible_fabric_policy_template
    state: present
  register: create_pod_profile

- name: Update a Pod Profile using name
  cisco.mso.ndo_pod_profile:
    host: mso_host
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    template: ansible_test
    name: ansible_pod_profile
    pod_settings:
      name: ansible_pod_settings
      template: ansible_fabric_policy_template
    description: Updated Pod Profile
    pods:
      - 1
      - 2
    state: present

- name: Update a Pod Profile using UUID
  cisco.mso.ndo_pod_profile:
    host: mso_host
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    template: ansible_test
    name: ansible_pod_profile_changed
    uuid: "{{ create_pod_profile.current.uuid }}"
    pod_settings_uuid: "{{ create_pod_settings.current.uuid }}"
    state: present

- name: Query a Pod Profile using name
  cisco.mso.ndo_pod_profile:
    host: mso_host
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    template: ansible_test
    name: ansible_pod_profile
    state: query
  register: query_with_name

- name: Query a Pod Profile using UUID
  cisco.mso.ndo_pod_profile:
    host: mso_host
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    template: ansible_test
    uuid: "{{ create_pod_profile.current.uuid }}"
    state: query
  register: query_with_uuid

- name: Query all Pod Profile in a template
  cisco.mso.ndo_pod_profile:
    host: mso_host
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    template: ansible_test
    state: query
  register: query_all_objects

- name: Delete a Pod Profile using Name
  cisco.mso.ndo_pod_profile:
    host: mso_host
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    template: ansible_test
    name: ansible_pod_profile
    state: absent

- name: Delete a Pod Profile using UUID
  cisco.mso.ndo_pod_profile:
    host: mso_host
    username: admin
    password: SomeSecretPassword
    template_id: ansible_test
    uuid: "{{ create_pod_profile.current.uuid }}"
    state: absent

Authors

Akini Ross (@akinross)

Collection links

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/cisco/mso/ndo_pod_profile_module.html