Role Name

Ansible role to create OVS Bridges, add port(s) to OVS Bridges and configure /etc/network/interfaces for OVS

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

---
# defaults file for ansible-openvswitch
add_repos: false  #defines if apt repos should be added for obtaining newer code...only for testing.
apt_repos:
  - ppa:project-calico/kilo  #openstack kilo repo
  - ppa:tomeichhorn/ovs  #openvswitch repo
interfaces:  #define interfaces here to be configured that are not part of ovs_bridges
  - name: eth0
    address:
    configure: true
    gateway:
    method: dhcp
    netmask:
    netmask_cidr:
    network:
    wireless_network: false
    wpa_ssid:
    wpa_psk:
  - name: wlan0
    address:
    configure: false
    gateway:
    method: dhcp
    netmask:
    netmask_cidr:
    network:
    wireless_network: true
    wpa_ssid: wirelessssid
    wpa_psk: wirelesskey
ovs_bridges:
  - name: ext-br  #defines the name of the ovs bridge to create
    add_interfaces: true
    interfaces:
      - em1
    state: present  #defines if the bridge should exist or not
    config_etc_interfaces: true  #defines if /etc/network/interfaces should be updated to include the configuration..config between reboots
    comment: external network  #defines the comment if desired to add to /etc/network/interfaces
    method: dhcp  #defines the method on how the interface should be configured...static,dhcp or manual
    address:  #define IP address if method=static
    netmask:  #define network subnet mask if method=static
    gateway:  #define the gateway if required when method=static
    wireless_network: false  #defines if the interface is a wireless interface...not working so keep false or not defined
    wpa_ssid: wireless  #defines the wireless SSID to connect to
    wpa_psk: wpapassword  #defines the wireless key
  - name: int-br
    add_interfaces: false
    interfaces:
      - None  #define as None and set add_interfaces to false if the desire is to not have nay interfaces added.
    state: present
    config_etc_interfaces: true
    comment: internal network
    method: static
    address: 192.168.203.69
    netmask: 255.255.255.0
#    gateway: 172.16.24.1
uninstall: false  #defines is OVS should be uninstalled and OVS Bridges destroyed

Dependencies

Recommended to use Ansible Galaxy role mrlesmithjr.config-interfaces along with this role to manage non OVS interfaces.

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
     - { role: mrlesmithjr.openvswitch }

License

BSD

Author Information

Larry Smith Jr.

• @mrlesmithjr
• http://everythingshouldbevirtual.com
• mrlesmithjr [at] gmail.com