ucs_ip_pool - Configures IP address pools on Cisco UCS Manager

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

Requirements

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

  • ucsmsdk

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
default_gw Default:
0.0.0.0
The default gateway associated with the IPv4 addresses in the block.
descrption
The user-defined description of the IP address pool.
Enter up to 256 characters.
You can use any characters or spaces except the following:
` (accent mark), (backslash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), = (equal sign), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote).

aliases: descr
first_addr
The first IPv4 address in the IPv4 addresses block.
This is the From field in the UCS Manager Add IPv4 Blocks menu.
hostname
str

required
IP address or hostname of Cisco UCS Manager.
ipv6_default_gw Default:
::
The default gateway associated with the IPv6 addresses in the block.
ipv6_first_addr
The first IPv6 address in the IPv6 addresses block.
This is the From field in the UCS Manager Add IPv6 Blocks menu.
ipv6_last_addr
The last IPv6 address in the IPv6 addresses block.
This is the To field in the UCS Manager Add IPv6 Blocks menu.
ipv6_prefix Default:
64
The network address prefix associated with the IPv6 addresses in the block.
ipv6_primary_dns Default:
::
The primary DNS server that this block of IPv6 addresses should access.
ipv6_secondary_dns Default:
::
The secondary DNS server that this block of IPv6 addresses should access.
last_addr
The last IPv4 address in the IPv4 addresses block.
This is the To field in the UCS Manager Add IPv4 Blocks menu.
name
required
The name of the IP address pool.
This name can be between 1 and 32 alphanumeric characters.
You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), "_" (underscore), : (colon), and . (period).
You cannot change this name after the IP address pool is created.
order
    Choices:
  • default ←
  • sequential
The Assignment Order field.
This can be one of the following:
default - Cisco UCS Manager selects a random identity from the pool.
sequential - Cisco UCS Manager selects the lowest available identity from the pool.
org_dn Default:
org-root
Org dn (distinguished name)
password
str

required
Password for Cisco UCS Manager authentication.
port
int
Port number to be used during connection (by default uses 443 for https and 80 for http connection).
primary_dns Default:
0.0.0.0
The primary DNS server that this block of IPv4 addresses should access.
proxy
str
If use_proxy is no, specfies proxy to be used for connection. e.g. 'http://proxy.xy.z:8080'
secondary_dns Default:
0.0.0.0
The secondary DNS server that this block of IPv4 addresses should access.
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
If present, will verify IP pool is present and will create if needed.
If absent, will verify IP pool is absent and will delete if needed.
subnet_mask Default:
255.255.255.0
The subnet mask associated with the IPv4 addresses in the block.
use_proxy
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, will not use the proxy as defined by system environment variable.
use_ssl
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, an HTTP connection will be used instead of the default HTTPS connection.
username
str
 Default:
admin
Username for Cisco UCS Manager authentication.

Examples

- name: Configure IPv4 address pools
  ucs_ip_pool:
    hostname: 172.16.143.150
    username: admin
    password: password
    name: ip-A
    order: sequential
    first_addr: 192.168.0.10
    last_addr: 192.168.0.19
    subnet_mask: 255.255.255.0
    default_gw: 192.168.0.1
    primary_dns: 172.16.143.136
- name: Configure IPv6 address pools
  ucs_ip_pool:
    hostname: 172.16.143.150
    username: admin
    password: password
    name: ipv6-B
    ipv6_first_addr: fe80::1cae:7992:d7a1:ed07
    ipv6_last_addr: fe80::1cae:7992:d7a1:edfe
    ipv6_default_gw: fe80::1cae:7992:d7a1:ecff

- name: Remove IPv4 address pools
  ucs_ip_pool:
    hostname: 172.16.143.150
    username: admin
    password: password
    name: ip-A
    state: absent
- name: Remove IPv6 address pools
  ucs_ip_pool:
    hostname: 172.16.143.150
    username: admin
    password: password
    name: ipv6-B
    state: absent

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as certified which means that it is maintained by an Ansible Partner. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by an Ansible Partner, see here.

Author

  • David Soper (@dsoper2)
  • CiscoUcs (@CiscoUcs)

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