New in version 1.4.
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bridge | yes | Name of bridge or fake bridge to manage | ||
| external_ids (added in 2.0)
| no | None | A dictionary of external-ids. Omitting this parameter is a No-op. To clear all external-ids pass an empty value. | |
| fail_mode (added in 2.0)
| no | None |
| Set bridge fail-mode. The default value (None) is a No-op. |
| parent (added in 2.3)
| no | None | Bridge parent of the fake bridge to manage | |
| set (added in 2.3)
| no | None | Run set command after bridge configuration. This parameter is non-idempotent, play will always return changed state if present | |
| state | no | present |
| Whether the bridge should exist |
| timeout | no | 5 | How long to wait for ovs-vswitchd to respond | |
| vlan (added in 2.3)
| no | None | The VLAN id of the fake bridge to manage (must be between 0 and 4095). This parameter is required if parent parameter is set. |
# Create a bridge named br-int
- openvswitch_bridge:
bridge: br-int
state: present
# Create a fake bridge named br-int within br-parent on the VLAN 405
- openvswitch_bridge:
bridge: br-int
parent: br-parent
vlan: 405
state: present
# Create an integration bridge
- openvswitch_bridge:
bridge: br-int
state: present
fail_mode: secure
args:
external_ids:
bridge-id: br-int
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