# aci_interface_policy_ospf – Manage OSPF interface policies (ospf:IfPol)

New in version 2.7.

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- See Also

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- Manage OSPF interface policies on Cisco ACI fabrics.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
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

controls
list

Choices:
- advert-subnet
- bfd
- mtu-ignore
- passive

The interface policy controls.
This is a list of one or more of the following controls:
`advert-subnet` -- Advertise IP subnet instead of a host mask in the router LSA.
`bfd` -- Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
`mtu-ignore` -- Disables MTU mismatch detection on an interface.
`passive` -- The interface does not participate in the OSPF protocol and will not establish adjacencies or send routing updates. However the interface is announced as part of the routing network.

cost
integer

The OSPF cost of the interface.
The cost (also called metric) of an interface in OSPF is an indication of the overhead required to send packets across a certain interface. The cost of an interface is inversely proportional to the bandwidth of that interface. A higher bandwidth indicates a lower cost. There is more overhead (higher cost) and time delays involved in crossing a 56k serial line than crossing a 10M ethernet line. The formula used to calculate the cost is `cost= 10000 0000/bandwith in bps` For example, it will cost 10 EXP8/10 EXP7 = 10 to cross a 10M Ethernet line and will cost 10 EXP8/1544000 = 64 to cross a T1 line.
By default, the cost of an interface is calculated based on the bandwidth; you can force the cost of an interface with the ip ospf cost value interface subconfiguration mode command.
Accepted values range between `1` and `450`.
The APIC defaults to `0` when unset during creation.

dead_interval
integer

The interval between hello packets from a neighbor before the router declares the neighbor as down.
This value must be the same for all networking devices on a specific network.
Specifying a smaller dead interval (seconds) will give faster detection of a neighbor being down and improve convergence, but might cause more routing instability.
Accepted values range between `1` and `65535`.
The APIC defaults to `40` when unset during creation.

description string |  | The description for the OSPF interface. aliases: descr

hello_interval
integer

The interval between hello packets that OSPF sends on the interface.
Note that the smaller the hello interval, the faster topological changes will be detected, but more routing traffic will ensue.
This value must be the same for all routers and access servers on a specific network.
Accepted values range between `1` and `65535`.
The APIC defaults to `10` when unset during creation.

host string / required |  | IP Address or hostname of APIC resolvable by Ansible control host. aliases: hostname

network_type
string

Choices:
- bcast
- p2p

The OSPF interface policy network type.
OSPF supports broadcast and point-to-point.
The APIC defaults to `unspecified` when unset during creation.

ospf string / required |  | The OSPF interface policy name. This name can be between 1 and 64 alphanumeric characters. Note that you cannot change this name after the object has been saved. aliases: ospf_interface, name

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`.

prefix_suppression
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Whether prefix suppressions is enabled or disabled.
The APIC defaults to `inherit` when unset during creation.

priority integer |  | The priority for the OSPF interface profile. Accepted values ranges between `0` and `255`. The APIC defaults to `1` when unset during creation.
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
retransmit_interval integer |  | The interval between LSA retransmissions. The retransmit interval occurs while the router is waiting for an acknowledgement from the neighbor router that it received the LSA. If no acknowledgment is received at the end of the interval, then the LSA is resent. Accepted values range between `1` and `65535`. The APIC defaults to `5` when unset during creation.

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 |  | The name of the Tenant the OSPF interface policy should belong to. aliases: tenant_name
timeout integer | Default: 30 | The socket level timeout in seconds.
transmit_delay integer |  | The delay time needed to send an LSA update packet. OSPF increments the LSA age time by the transmit delay amount before transmitting the LSA update. You should take into account the transmission and propagation delays for the interface when you set this value. Accepted values range between `1` and `450`. The APIC defaults to `1` when unset during creation.

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.

## See Also

See also

APIC Management Information Model reference

  More information about the internal APIC class ospf:IfPol.

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: Ensure ospf interface policy exists
      aci_interface_policy_ospf:
        host: apic
        username: admin
        password: SomeSecretPassword
        tenant: production
        ospf: ospf1
        state: present
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Ensure ospf interface policy does not exist
      aci_interface_policy_ospf:
        host: apic
        username: admin
        password: SomeSecretPassword
        tenant: production
        ospf: ospf1
        state: present
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Query an ospf interface policy
      aci_interface_policy_ospf:
        host: apic
        username: admin
        password: SomeSecretPassword
        tenant: production
        ospf: ospf1
        state: query
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: query_result

    - name: Query all ospf interface policies in tenant production
      aci_interface_policy_ospf:
        host: apic
        username: admin
        password: SomeSecretPassword
        tenant: production
        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

- Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)

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