# ucs_wwn_pool – Configures WWNN or WWPN pools on Cisco UCS Manager

New in version 2.5.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Examples
- Status

## Synopsis

- Configures WWNNs or WWPN pools on Cisco UCS Manager.
- Examples can be used with the UCS Platform Emulator https://communities.cisco.com/ucspe.

## Requirements

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

- ucsmsdk

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
description - |  | A description of the WWNN or WWPN pool. Enter up to 256 characters. You can use any characters or spaces except the following: ` (accent mark), (backslash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), = (equal sign), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote). aliases: descr
first_addr - |  | The first initiator in the World Wide Name (WWN) block. This is the From field in the UCS Manager Add WWN Blocks menu.
hostname string / required |  | IP address or hostname of Cisco UCS Manager.
last_addr - |  | The last initiator in the World Wide Name (WWN) block. This is the To field in the UCS Manager Add WWN Blocks menu. For WWxN pools, the pool size must be a multiple of ports-per-node + 1. For example, if there are 7 ports per node, the pool size must be a multiple of 8. If there are 63 ports per node, the pool size must be a multiple of 64.
name - / required |  | The name of the World Wide Node Name (WWNN) or World Wide Port Name (WWPN) pool. This name can be between 1 and 32 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), "_" (underscore), : (colon), and . (period). You cannot change this name after the WWNN or WWPN pool is created.

order
-

Choices:
- default ←
- sequential

The Assignment Order field.
This can be one of the following:
default - Cisco UCS Manager selects a random identity from the pool.
sequential - Cisco UCS Manager selects the lowest available identity from the pool.

org_dn - | Default: "org-root" | Org dn (distinguished name)
password string / required |  | Password for Cisco UCS Manager authentication.
port integer |  | Port number to be used during connection (by default uses 443 for https and 80 for http connection).
proxy string |  | If use_proxy is no, specfies proxy to be used for connection. e.g. 'http://proxy.xy.z:8080'

purpose
- / required

Choices:
- node
- port

Specify whether this is a node (WWNN) or port (WWPN) pool.
Optional if state is absent.

state
-

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

If `present`, will verify WWNNs/WWPNs are present and will create if needed.
If `absent`, will verify WWNNs/WWPNs are absent and will delete if needed.

use_proxy
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

If `no`, will not use the proxy as defined by system environment variable.

use_ssl
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

If `no`, an HTTP connection will be used instead of the default HTTPS connection.

username string | Default: "admin" | Username for Cisco UCS Manager authentication.

## Examples

    - name: Configure WWNN/WWPN pools
      ucs_wwn_pool:
        hostname: 172.16.143.150
        username: admin
        password: password
        name: WWNN-Pool
        purpose: node
        first_addr: 20:00:00:25:B5:48:00:00
        last_addr: 20:00:00:25:B5:48:00:0F
    - ucs_wwn_pool:
        hostname: 172.16.143.150
        username: admin
        password: password
        name: WWPN-Pool-A
        purpose: port
        order: sequential
        first_addr: 20:00:00:25:B5:48:0A:00
        last_addr: 20:00:00:25:B5:48:0A:0F

    - name: Remove WWNN/WWPN pools
      ucs_wwn_pool:
        hostname: 172.16.143.150
        username: admin
        password: password
        name: WWNN-Pool
        state: absent
    - ucs_wwn_pool:
        hostname: 172.16.143.150
        username: admin
        password: password
        name: WWPN-Pool-A
        state: absent

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]

### Authors

- David Soper (@dsoper2)
- CiscoUcs (@CiscoUcs)

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