avise

⛔️ 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.

Ansible Galaxy

Using this module you are able to install the Avi Vantage Service Engine, to your system. However, minimum requirements must be met. Please visit the Avi SE Requirements webpage: https://kb.avinetworks.com/docs/latest/system-requirements-hardware/

Requirements

  • Docker is required, and can be installed using avinetworks.docker or manually installed.

  • avisdk python library is required and can be installed by:
    pip install avisdk --upgrade

Role Dependencies

  • avinetworks.avisdk
    • To install these use the following command: ansible-galaxy install -f avinetworks.avisdk

Role Variables

Standard Parameters

Variable Required Default Comments
se_skip_requirements No false Skips any requirements for disk space, ram, and cpu.

Auto-registration parameters

Variable Required Default Comments
se_autoregister No true Autoregister the service engine to the specified controller.
se_auth_token No None If defined it will be the token used to register the service engine to the controller
se_master_ctl_ip No None The IP address of the controller.
se_master_ctl_username No None The username to login into controller api.
Not required when se_autoregister: false
se_master_ctl_password No None The passowrd to login into the controller api.
Not required when se_autoregister: false
se_cloud_name No Default-Cloud Name of cloud the SE should auto-register with.
se_tenant No admin Name of se_tenant the SE should auto-register with.
segroup_uuid No None Uuid of segroup_uuid the SE should auto-register with.

Package Deploy Variables

Variable Required Default Comments
se_package_deploy No false Set to true to deploy via package.
se_package_source No se_docker.tgz Source location of the docker tgz
se_package_dest No /tmp/se_docker.tgz Destination location on the remote server

Docker Hub and Docker Repo Variables

Variable Required Default Comments
se_docker_repo No None If using a local repository please enter it here.
se_version No latest Version of the Avi Service Engine package you want to deploy.
se_image No avinetworks/se:{{ se_version }} Full name of the service engine image.
se_docker_repo_user No None User to be used for repository authentication.
se_docker_repo_password No None Password to be used for repository authentication.

Docker Deployment Variables

Variable Required Default Comments
se_dpdk No false When set to true performs se_dpdk installation.
se_inband_mgmt No false Enables inband management interface for this Service Engine (i.e. Use Management interface for data traffic as well).
se_cores No {{ ansible_processor_cores * ansible_processor_count }} How many cores the service engine will use.
se_memory_gb No {{ ansible_memtotal_mb / 1024 }} How much memory the service engine will use.
se_destination_disk No auto-detect based on ansible_mounts largest sized disk The disk that the service engine data will be installed
se_disk_path No {{ se_destination_disk }}opt/avi/se/data The path that the service engine data will be installed.
se_disk_gb No 10 The size of the disk that will be used by service engine data.
se_logs_disk_path No None The path that the service engine log data will be stored.
se_logs_disk_gb No None The size of the disk that will be used by log data.
se_fresh_install No false Erases any pre-existing directories associated with the service engine.
se_mounts_extras No [] Extra mounting points to be used by the service engine.
No need to include the -v
se_env_variables_extras No [] Extra environment variables to be used by the service engine.
No need to include -e

Example Playbooks

WARNING: Before using this example please make the correct changes required for your server. For more information please visit [https://kb.avinetworks.com/sizing-service-engines/] (https://kb.avinetworks.com/sizing-service-engines/)

It is recommended you adjust these parameters based on the implementation desired.

Standard Example


- hosts: service_engines
  roles:
    - role: avinetworks.avise
      se_master_ctl_ip: 10.10.27.101
      se_master_ctl_username: admin
      se_master_ctl_password: avi123
      se_disk_gb: 60
      se_cores: 4
      se_memory_gb: 12

Minimum Example


- hosts: service_engines
  roles:
    - role: avinetworks.avise
      se_master_ctl_ip: 10.10.27.101
      se_master_ctl_username: admin
      se_master_ctl_password: avi123

Example without Auto-registration


- hosts: all
  roles:
    - role: avinetworks.docker
    - role: avinetworks.avise
      se_master_ctl_ip: 10.10.27.101
      se_auth_token: "{{ se_auth_token }}"

License

Apache 2.0

Author Information

Avi Networks
Avi Networks

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