bcf_switch - Create and remove a bcf switch.

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • Create and remove a Big Cloud Fabric switch.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
access_token
Big Cloud Fabric access token. If this isn't set then the environment variable BIGSWITCH_ACCESS_TOKEN is used.
controller
required
The controller IP address.
fabric_role
required
    Choices:
  • spine
  • leaf
Fabric role of the switch.
leaf_group
The leaf group of the switch if the switch is a leaf.
mac
required
The MAC address of the switch.
name
required
The name of the switch.
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether the switch should be present or absent.
validate_certs
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If false, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled devices using self-signed certificates.

Examples

- name: bcf leaf switch
  bcf_switch:
    name: Rack1Leaf1
    fabric_role: leaf
    leaf_group: R1
    mac: 00:00:00:02:00:02
    controller: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    state: present
    validate_certs: false

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 community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

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

Author

  • Ted (@tedelhourani)

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