ansible/roles/network/README.md

Ansible role: network

VIP interfaces

VIP (virtual IP address) are defined using nework_vip_interfaces variable. Implementation is operating system specific itself. Currently OpenBSD uses CARP (Command Address Redundancy Protocol) and Linux uses VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) with keepalived daemon.

Parameters:

• device: physical network device
• vhid: router/host ID
• ipaddr: virtual ip address
• netmask: netmask for virtual ip address (optional on Linux)
• pass: password for auththenticating advertisements
• priority: used for elections higher value is preferred master value can be between 0 and 240 (optional)

Example:

network_vip_interfaces:

• device: eth0
• vhid: 1
• ipaddr: 192.0.2.1
• netmask: 255.255.255.0
• pass: secret