avi_backupconfiguration – Module for setup of BackupConfiguration Avi RESTful Object

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

Requirements

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

  • avisdk

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_context
dictionary
added in 2.5
Avi API context that includes current session ID and CSRF Token.
This allows user to perform single login and re-use the session.
api_version
string
Default:
"16.4.4"
Avi API version of to use for Avi API and objects.
avi_api_patch_op
-
added in 2.5
    Choices:
  • add
  • replace
  • delete
Patch operation to use when using avi_api_update_method as patch.
avi_api_update_method
-
added in 2.5
    Choices:
  • put ←
  • patch
Default method for object update is HTTP PUT.
Setting to patch will override that behavior to use HTTP PATCH.
avi_credentials
dictionary
added in 2.5
Avi Credentials dictionary which can be used in lieu of enumerating Avi Controller login details.
api_version
-
Default:
"16.4.4"
Avi controller version
controller
-
Avi controller IP or SQDN
csrftoken
-
Avi controller API csrftoken to reuse existing session with session id
password
-
Avi controller password
port
-
Avi controller port
session_id
-
Avi controller API session id to reuse existing session with csrftoken
tenant
-
Default:
"admin"
Avi controller tenant
tenant_uuid
-
Avi controller tenant UUID
timeout
-
Default:
300
Avi controller request timeout
token
-
Avi controller API token
username
-
Avi controller username
avi_disable_session_cache_as_fact
boolean
added in 2.6
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
It disables avi session information to be cached as a fact.
aws_access_key
-
added in 2.9
Aws access key id.
Field introduced in 18.2.3.
aws_bucket_id
-
added in 2.9
Aws bucket.
Field introduced in 18.2.3.
aws_secret_access
-
added in 2.9
Aws secret access key.
Field introduced in 18.2.3.
backup_file_prefix
-
Prefix of the exported configuration file.
Field introduced in 17.1.1.
backup_passphrase
-
Passphrase of backup configuration.
controller
string
Default:
""
IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_CONTROLLER.
maximum_backups_stored
-
Rotate the backup files based on this count.
Allowed values are 1-20.
Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 4.
name
- / required
Name of backup configuration.
password
string
Default:
""
Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_PASSWORD.
remote_directory
-
Directory at remote destination with write permission for ssh user.
remote_hostname
-
Remote destination.
save_local
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Local backup.
ssh_user_ref
-
Access credentials for remote destination.
It is a reference to an object of type cloudconnectoruser.
state
-
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
The state that should be applied on the entity.
tenant
string
Default:
"admin"
Name of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
tenant_ref
-
It is a reference to an object of type tenant.
tenant_uuid
string
Default:
""
UUID of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
upload_to_remote_host
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Remote backup.
upload_to_s3
boolean
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Cloud backup.
Field introduced in 18.2.3.
url
-
Avi controller URL of the object.
username
string
Default:
""
Username used for accessing Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_USERNAME.
uuid
-
Unique object identifier of the object.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Example to create BackupConfiguration object
  avi_backupconfiguration:
    controller: 10.10.25.42
    username: admin
    password: something
    state: present
    name: sample_backupconfiguration

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
obj
dictionary
success, changed
BackupConfiguration (api/backupconfiguration) object


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