# aci_l3out – Manage Layer 3 Outside (L3Out) objects (l3ext:Out)

New in version 2.6.

- Synopsis
- Parameters
- Notes
- See Also
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- Manage Layer 3 Outside (L3Out) on Cisco ACI fabrics.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
asn integer added in 2.8 |  | The AS number for the L3Out. Only applicable when using 'eigrp' as the l3protocol aliases: as_number
certificate_name string |  | The X.509 certificate name attached to the APIC AAA user used for signature-based authentication. If a `private_key` filename was provided, this defaults to the `private_key` basename, without extension. If PEM-formatted content was provided for `private_key`, this defaults to the `username` value. aliases: cert_name
description string |  | Description for the L3Out. aliases: descr
domain string / required |  | Name of the external L3 domain being associated with the L3Out. aliases: ext_routed_domain_name, routed_domain

dscp
string

Choices:
- AF11
- AF12
- AF13
- AF21
- AF22
- AF23
- AF31
- AF32
- AF33
- AF41
- AF42
- AF43
- CS0
- CS1
- CS2
- CS3
- CS4
- CS5
- CS6
- CS7
- EF
- VA
- unspecified

The target Differentiated Service (DSCP) value.
The APIC defaults to `unspecified` when unset during creation.
aliases: target

host string / required |  | IP Address or hostname of APIC resolvable by Ansible control host. aliases: hostname
l3out string / required |  | Name of L3Out being created. aliases: l3out_name, name

l3protocol
list

Choices:
- bgp
- eigrp
- ospf
- pim
- static

Routing protocol for the L3Out

output_level
string

Choices:
- debug
- info
- normal ←

Influence the output of this ACI module.
`normal` means the standard output, incl. `current` dict
`info` adds informational output, incl. `previous`, `proposed` and `sent` dicts
`debug` adds debugging output, incl. `filter_string`, `method`, `response`, `status` and `url` information

password string / required |  | The password to use for authentication. This option is mutual exclusive with `private_key`. If `private_key` is provided too, it will be used instead.
port integer |  | Port number to be used for REST connection. The default value depends on parameter `use_ssl`.
private_key string / required |  | Either a PEM-formatted private key file or the private key content used for signature-based authentication. This value also influences the default `certificate_name` that is used. This option is mutual exclusive with `password`. If `password` is provided too, it will be ignored. aliases: cert_key

route_control
list

Choices:
- export
- import

Route Control enforcement direction. The only allowed values are export or import,export.
aliases: route_control_enforcement

state
string

Choices:
- absent
- present ←
- query

Use `present` or `absent` for adding or removing.
Use `query` for listing an object or multiple objects.

tenant string / required |  | Name of an existing tenant. aliases: tenant_name
timeout integer | Default: 30 | The socket level timeout in seconds.

use_proxy
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

If `no`, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts.

use_ssl
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

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

username string | Default: "admin" | The username to use for authentication. aliases: user

validate_certs
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

If `no`, SSL certificates will not be validated.
This should only set to `no` when used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

vrf string / required |  | Name of the VRF being associated with the L3Out. aliases: vrf_name

## Notes

Note

- The `tenant` and `domain` and `vrf` used must exist before using this module in your playbook. The aci_tenant and aci_domain and aci_vrf modules can be used for this.

## See Also

See also

aci_tenant – Manage tenants (fv:Tenant)
  The official documentation on the aci_tenant module.
aci_domain – Manage physical, virtual, bridged, routed or FC domain profiles (phys:DomP, vmm:DomP, l2ext:DomP, l3ext:DomP, fc:DomP)
  The official documentation on the aci_domain module.
aci_vrf – Manage contexts or VRFs (fv:Ctx)
  The official documentation on the aci_vrf module.
APIC Management Information Model reference
  More information about the internal APIC class l3ext:Out.
Cisco ACI Guide
  Detailed information on how to manage your ACI infrastructure using Ansible.
Developing Cisco ACI modules
  Detailed guide on how to write your own Cisco ACI modules to contribute.

## Examples

    - name: Add a new L3Out
      aci_l3out:
        host: apic
        username: admin
        password: SomeSecretPassword
        tenant: production
        name: prod_l3out
        description: L3Out for Production tenant
        domain: l3dom_prod
        vrf: prod
        l3protocol: ospf
        state: present
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Delete L3Out
      aci_l3out:
        host: apic
        username: admin
        password: SomeSecretPassword
        tenant: production
        name: prod_l3out
        state: absent
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Query L3Out information
      aci_l3out:
        host: apic
        username: admin
        password: SomeSecretPassword
        tenant: production
        name: prod_l3out
        state: query
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: query_result

## Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
current list | success | The existing configuration from the APIC after the module has finished Sample: [{'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production environment', 'dn': 'uni/tn-production', 'name': 'production', 'nameAlias': '', 'ownerKey': '', 'ownerTag': ''}}}]
error dictionary | failure | The error information as returned from the APIC Sample: {'code': '122', 'text': 'unknown managed object class foo'}
filter_string string | failure or debug | The filter string used for the request Sample: ?rsp-prop-include=config-only
method string | failure or debug | The HTTP method used for the request to the APIC Sample: POST
previous list | info | The original configuration from the APIC before the module has started Sample: [{'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production', 'dn': 'uni/tn-production', 'name': 'production', 'nameAlias': '', 'ownerKey': '', 'ownerTag': ''}}}]
proposed dictionary | info | The assembled configuration from the user-provided parameters Sample: {'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production environment', 'name': 'production'}}}
raw string | parse error | The raw output returned by the APIC REST API (xml or json) Sample: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><imdata totalCount="1"><error code="122" text="unknown managed object class foo"/></imdata>
response string | failure or debug | The HTTP response from the APIC Sample: OK (30 bytes)
sent list | info | The actual/minimal configuration pushed to the APIC Sample: {'fvTenant': {'attributes': {'descr': 'Production environment'}}}
status integer | failure or debug | The HTTP status from the APIC Sample: 200
url string | failure or debug | The HTTP url used for the request to the APIC Sample: https://10.11.12.13/api/mo/uni/tn-production.json

## Status

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

### Authors

- Rostyslav Davydenko (@rost-d)

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