openvswitch_port - Manage Open vSwitch ports

• Synopsis
• Requirements (on host that executes module)
• Options
• Examples
• This is an Extras Module

Synopsis

Manage Open vSwitch ports

Requirements (on host that executes module)

• ovs-vsctl

Options

Examples

# Creates port eth2 on bridge br-ex
- openvswitch_port: bridge=br-ex port=eth2 state=present

# Creates port eth6 and set ofport equal to 6.
- openvswitch_port: bridge=bridge-loop port=eth6 state=present
                    set="Interface eth6 ofport_request=6"

# Creates port vlan10 with tag 10 on bridge br-ex
- openvswitch_port: bridge=br-ex port=vlan10 tag=10 state=present
                    set="Interface vlan10 type=internal"

# Assign interface id server1-vifeth6 and mac address 00:00:5E:00:53:23
# to port vifeth6 and setup port to be managed by a controller.
- openvswitch_port: bridge=br-int port=vifeth6 state=present
  args:
    external_ids:
      iface-id: "{{inventory_hostname}}-vifeth6"
      attached-mac: "00:00:5E:00:53:23"
      vm-id: "{{inventory_hostname}}"
      iface-status: "active"

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