Getting Started

This example outlines how to use arista.cvp to create a containers topology on Arista CloudVision.

A complete end to end demo using Arista Validated Design collection and CloudVision modules is available as an example.

Below is a very basic example to build a container topology on a CloudVision platform assuming you have 3 veos named veos0{1,3} and a configlet named alias

---
- name: Playbook to demonstrate cv_container module.
  hosts: cvp
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  collections:
    - arista.cvp
  vars:
    containers_provision:
        Fabric:
          parent_container: Tenant
        Spines:
          parent_container: Fabric
        Leaves:
          parent_container: Fabric
          configlets:
              - alias
          devices:
            - veos03
        MLAG01:
          parent_container: Leaves
          devices:
            - veos01
            - veos02
  tasks:
    - name: "Gather CVP facts from {{inventory_hostname}}"
      cv_facts:
      register: cvp_facts

    - name: "Build Container topology on {{inventory_hostname}}"
      cv_container:
        topology: '{{containers_provision}}'
        cvp_facts: '{{cvp_facts.ansible_facts}}'

As modules of this collection are based on HTTPAPI connection plugin, authentication elements shall be declared using this plugin mechanism and are automatically shared with arista.cvp.cv_* modules.

[development]
cvp_foster  ansible_host= 10.90.224.122 ansible_httpapi_host=10.90.224.122

[development:vars]
ansible_connection=httpapi
ansible_httpapi_use_ssl=True
ansible_httpapi_validate_certs=False
ansible_user=cvpadmin
ansible_password=ansible
ansible_network_os=eos
ansible_httpapi_port=443

As modules of this collection are based on HTTPAPI connection plugin, authentication elements shall be declared using this plugin mechanism and are automatically shared with arista.cvp.cv_* modules.