avise_vmware

⛔️ 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 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

• avisdk python library, which can be installed by pip install avisdk --upgrade
• pyvmomi python library, which can be installed by pip install pyvmomi --upgrade
• requests_toolbelt python library, which can be installed by pip install requests_toolbelt --upgrade

Role Dependencies

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

Role Variables

Standard Parameters

Auto-registration and Controller specific parameters

VMware Deployment Variables

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

VMware Deployment Example

---
- hosts: controller
  roles:
    - name: avinetworks.avisdk
    - role: avinetworks.avise_vmware
      vars:
        se_master_ctl_ip: '{{ controller_ip }}'
        se_master_ctl_username: '{{ controller_username }}'
        se_master_ctl_password: '{{ controller_password }}'
        se_cloud_name: Default-Cloud
        ovftool_path: /usr/bin/
        vcenter_host: '{{ vcenter_host }}'
        vcenter_user: '{{ vcenter_user }}'
        vcenter_password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        se_vmw_datacenter: VMW_DC
        se_vmw_cluster: VMW_CL
        se_vmw_ovf_networks:
          'Data Network 1': DPG-80
          'Data Network 2': DPG-100
          'Management': Mgmt_network
        se_vmw_vm_name: ansible-avise-vmware
        se_vmw_power_on: true
        se_vmw_vcenter_folder: network/avi
        se_vmw_number_of_cpus: 2
        se_vmw_memory: 2048

VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC) Example with Auto-registration

• In case of VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC) all the network interfaces require port group to be attached, for unused interfaces the parking port group can be used.

---
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no
  connection: local
  roles:
    - name: avinetworks.avisdk
  vars:
    avi_credentials:
      api_version: "{{ avi_api_version }}"
      username: "{{ avi_username }}"
      password: "{{ avi_password }}"
      controller: "{{ controllers.0.mgmt_ip }}"
  tasks:
    - name: Deploy Avi Service Engines
      include_role:
        name: avinetworks.avise_vmware
      vars:
        se_master_ctl_ip: '{{ controllers.0.mgmt_ip }}'
        se_master_ctl_username: '{{ avi_username }}'
        se_master_ctl_password: '{{ avi_password }}'
        se_cloud_name: '{{ cloud_name }}'
        se_group_name: '{{ seg_name }}'
        ovftool_path: /usr/bin/
        vcenter_host: '{{ vcenter_host }}'
        vcenter_user: '{{ vcenter_user }}'
        vcenter_password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        se_vmw_datacenter: '{{ con_vcenter_datacenter }}'
        se_vmw_cluster: '{{ con_vcenter_cluster }}'
        se_vmw_vcenter_folder: '{{ seg_vcenter_folder }}'
        se_vmw_datastore: '{{ serviceengines.0.se_vcenter_datastore }}'
        se_vmw_vm_name: "{{ serviceengines.0.vm_name }}"
        se_vmw_power_on: '{{ serviceengines.0.power_on }}'
        #se_vmw_mgmt_network: '{{ seg_mgmt_network }}'
        se_vmw_ovf_networks:
          'Data Network 9': '{{ seg_parking_network }}'
          'Data Network 8': '{{ seg_parking_network }}'
          'Data Network 7': '{{ seg_parking_network }}'
          'Data Network 6': '{{ seg_parking_network }}'
          'Data Network 5': '{{ seg_parking_network }}'
          'Data Network 4': '{{ seg_parking_network }}'
          'Data Network 3': '{{ seg_parking_network }}'
          'Data Network 2': '{{ seg_parking_network }}'
          'Data Network 1': '{{ seg_data1_network }}'
          'Management': '{{ seg_mgmt_network }}'
        se_vmw_power_on: true
        se_vmw_number_of_cpus: '{{ seg_cpus }}'
        se_vmw_memory: '{{ seg_memory }}'
        se_vmw_memory_reserved: '{{ seg_memory }}'
        se_vmw_disk_size: '{{ seg_disk }}'
        se_vmw_disk_mode: thick
      loop: "{{ serviceengines }}"

VMware Example without Auto-registration

---
- hosts: controller
  roles:
    - name: avinetworks.avisdk
    - role: avinetworks.avise_vmware
      vars:
        se_master_ctl_ip: '{{ controller_ip }}'
        se_master_ctl_username: '{{ controller_username }}'
        se_master_ctl_password: '{{ controller_password }}'
        se_cloud_name: Default-Cloud
        ovftool_path: /usr/bin/
        vcenter_host: '{{ vcenter_host }}'
        vcenter_user: '{{ vcenter_user }}'
        vcenter_password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'

        se_autoregister: false
        se_auth_token: '{{ se_authtoken }}'
        se_cluster_uuid: '{{ se_clusteruuid }}'

        se_vmw_datacenter: VMW_DC
        se_vmw_cluster: VMW_CL
        se_vmw_ovf_networks:
          'Data Network 1': DPG-80
          'Data Network 2': DPG-100
          'Management': Mgmt_network
        se_vmw_vm_name: ansible-avise-vmware
        se_vmw_power_on: true
        se_vmw_vcenter_folder: network/avi
        se_vmw_number_of_cpus: 2
        se_vmw_memory: 2048

License

Apache 2.0

Author Information

contact: Avi Networks [avi-sdk@avinetworks.com]