SuperMicro SSE-X24S Switch

This role configures SuperMicro SSE-X24S switches using the expect Ansible module. It derives from stackhpc/ansible-role-dell-powerconnect-switch public role. Refer to that project for more information.

This role will install the python expect package to the system site packages on the local machine.

Requirements

The switches should be configured to allow SSH access.

Role Variables

sm_ssex24s_switch_provider is authentication provider information, similar to the provider argument to the dellos modules. It should be a dict containing the following fields:

• host: the host or IP address of the switch.
• username: the username with which to access the switch via SSH.
• auth_pass: the password with which to authenticate.

sm_ssex24s_switch_config is a list of configuration lines to apply to the switch, and defaults to an empty list.

sm_ssex24s_switch_interface_config contains interface configuration. It is a dict mapping switch interface names to configuration dicts. Each dict may contain the following items:

• description - a description to apply to the interface.
• name - a name to apply to the vlan interface, if you're configuring a vlan.
• config - a list of per-interface configuration.

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

The following playbook configures hosts in the supermicro-switches group. It assumes host variables for each switch holding the host, username and passwords. It applies global configuration for system information and configures log forwarding.

---
- name: Ensure SuperMicro switches are configured
  hosts: supermicro-switches
  gather_facts: no
  roles:
    - role: ansible-role-supermicro-sse-x24s-switch
      sm_ssex24s_switch_provider:
        host: "{{ switch_host }}"
        username: "{{ switch_user }}"
        password: "{{ switch_password }}"
        transport: cli
        authorize: yes
        auth_pass: "{{ switch_auth_pass }}"
      sm_ssex24s_switch_config:
        - "system contact [email protected]"
        - "system location OurDatacenter"
        - "logging 192.168.1.254"
        - "logging facility local3"
        - "logging trap debugging"
      sm_ssex24s_switch_interface_config:
        "Ex 0/1":
          description: server-1
          config:
            - "no shutdown"
            - "switchport"
        "Ex 0/2":
          description: server-2
          config:
            - "no shutdown"
            - "switchport"
        "vlan 1234":
          config:
            - "ip address 192.168.1.254 255.255.255.0"

Author Information

• Nuno Tavares ([email protected])