avicontroller_csp

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⛔️ DEPRECATED: This repo is no longer supported, please consider using https://github.com/vmware/ansible-collection-alb instead since this role is migrated to ansible collections.

Using this module you are able to install the Avi Vantage Controlller, to your system. However, minimum requirements must be met.

Warning:
This Ansible role is not meant to be ran repeatedly on the host. It's meant for deployment only. Once deployed the configuration for Avi is managed by Avi.

Requirements

A Cisco CSP Device

Role Variables

CSP Deployment Variables

These are only marked required, for when you are using CSP Deployment.

Variable	Required	Default	Comments
`con_csp_user`	Yes	`None`	Username that will be used to connect to the CSP server
`con_csp_password`	Yes	`None`	Password required to authenticate the user
`con_csp_qcow_image_file`	No	`controller.qcow`	Relative or absolute location of the controller qcow
`con_csp_mgmt_ip`	Yes	`None`	IP of the controller on the management network.
`con_csp_mgmt_mask`	Yes	`None`	Subnet mask that the controller will require.
`con_csp_default_gw`	Yes	`None`	Default gateway for the controller.
`con_csp_disk_size`	No	`64`	Amount of disk space in GB for the controller.
`con_csp_disk_type`	No	`virtio`	Disk type in CSP. Recommended to use the default.
`con_csp_service_name`	No	`avi-controller`	Name of the service to be created on the CSP.
`con_csp_num_cpu`	No	`4`	Number of CPUs to be allocated to the Controller
`con_csp_memory_gb`	No	`16`	Amount of memory in GB allocated to the Controller
`con_csp_hsm_ip`	No	`None`	IP Address and Subnet for Dedicated HSM interface, ex. 10.160.100.221/24
`con_csp_hsm_mask`	No	`None`	Netmask of the interface that will talk to HSM
`con_csp_hsm_static_routes`	No	`None`	Static routes for HSM, ex. 10.128.1.0/24 via 10.160.100.1
`con_csp_hsm_vnic_id`	No	`None`	VNIC id, of the HSM interface configured on this interface ex. 1
`con_csp_bond_ifs`	No	`None`	Bonds the listed interfaces together. Ex. '1,2 3,4' bonds 1 with 2, and 3 with 4
`con_csp_platform`	No	`csp-2100`	CSP platform model.

Example Playbook

WARNING:
Before using this example please make the correct changes required for your server.
For more information please visit https://kb.avinetworks.com/avi-controller-sizing/
It is recommended you adjust these parameters based on the implementation desired.

CSP Deployment Example

Note:
When running. gather_facts needs to be set to false, failure to do so will cause Ansible failure on first step.

---
- hosts: csp_devices
  gather_facts: false
  roles:
    - role: avinetworks.avicontroller
      con_deploy_type: csp
      con_csp_user: admin
      con_csp_password: password
      con_csp_qcow_image_file: avi-controller.qcow2
      con_csp_mgmt_ip: 10.128.2.20
      con_csp_mgmt_mask: 255.255.255.0
      con_csp_default_gw: 10.128.2.1
      con_csp_service_name: avi-controller
      con_csp_memory_gb: 32
      con_csp_num_cpu: 16
      con_csp_vnics:
        - nic: '0'
          type: access
          tagged: 'false'
          network_name: enp1s0f0
      con_csp_bond_ifs: '1,2'