Inventory Template (SDN Host Group)
Example: Inventory Template (SDN Host Group)
Replace the highlighted content with the specific parameters to customize your template.
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global_variables:
ansible_connection: local
host_groups:
- name: CISCO_ACI # to be manually modified by user
group_variables:
descr: "Group CISCO ACI"
hosts: # use NetworkBrain Intellisense Variables here to define SDN controllers as hosts
- $sdn_controller.APIC_1
- $sdn_controller.APIC_2
host_variables:
username: $credential.username
password: $credential.password
The following table lists the description of the main parameters.
| Parameter | Description |
| global_variables | The variables of Ansible default group “all”, which will be applied to all hosts. Note: Global variables should be constants. NetworkBrain Intellisense Variables are not supported. |
| name | The name of the host group, which is auto-generated and defined from UI. See Define a Legacy Host Group for more details. Note: Any unspecified host groups will be assigned to the default Ansible host group ungrouped. |
| group_variables | The variables of the host group. See Ansible group variables for more information. Note: Global variables should be constants. NetworkBrain Intellisense Variables are not supported. |
| hosts | The name of SDN Controller. Note: Make sure to add a leading hyphen ‘-‘ when defining each host, as it indicates the following data structure is an array/list in YAML syntax. |
| host_variables | The variables of the host. See Ansible host variables for more information. Note: Values of host variables need to match the host's GDR properties or interfaces. Note: ‘$’ can be used to trigger NetworkBrain Intellisense Variables. |
Example: Inventory Instance (SDN Host Group)
To suit your specific project needs, you can modify the existing or add new key/value pair(s) in the inventory instance. All sensitive data in the Inventory Instance is encrypted.
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Note: Make sure to replace the entire string when modifying the encrypted string *value_encrypted_donot_change*. |
[CISCO_ACI]
192.168.48.211 username=admin password=*value_encrypted_donot_change*
192.168.48.135 username=root password=*value_encrypted_donot_change*
[CISCO_ACI:vars]
descr="Group CISCO ACI"