Deploy VRFs and Networks

Step 1 - Re-examine the top level vxlan.yaml playbook

---
- name: Build VXLAN EVPN fabric with NaC
  hosts: all
  any_errors_fatal: true
  gather_facts: false
  roles:
    # Prepare service model for all subsequent roles
    # Note - The validate role is run automatically as a prerequisite to the create, deploy, and remove roles.
    #
    # - role: cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.validate
    # -----------------------
    # DataCenter Roles
    #   Role: cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.dtc manages direct to controller ND workflows
    #
    - role: cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.dtc.create
      tags:
        - role_create
    - role: cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.dtc.deploy
      tags:
        - role_deploy
    - role: cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.dtc.remove
      tags:
        - role_remove

The playbook executes the NaC roles. In this task, we will run only the validation, VRF/Network create, and deploy portions by using Ansible tags.

Step 2 - Make sure you are in the root directory of the project folder

cd ~/workspace/CiscoLive/DEVWKS-3928

Step 3 - Validate and deploy the staging overlay model

Run the NaC playbook against fabric-stage. The cr_manage_vrfs and cr_manage_networks tags target the overlay VRF and Network create workflow, while role_deploy deploys the pending intent to the fabric.

source .env ; ansible-playbook -i hosts.stage.yaml vxlan.yaml \
                             --tags "cr_manage_vrfs,\
                                     cr_manage_networks,\
                                     role_deploy"

<...SNIP...>

PLAY RECAP ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************
fabric-stage               : ok=41   changed=4    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=19   rescued=0    ignored=0   


PLAYBOOK RECAP *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
Playbook run took 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes, 51 seconds


TASKS RECAP **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************
Wednesday 27 May 2026  20:22:02 +0000 (0:00:00.076)       0:00:51.283 ********* 
=============================================================================== 
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.deploy : Execute Deploy of Resources ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 31.83s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.create : Execute Create Resources ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.27s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.common : Build Resources ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.93s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.connectivity_check : Get Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Version ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.32s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.deploy : Execute Deploy of Resources ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.18s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.connectivity_check : Verify Authorization to Nexus Dashboard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.64s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.validate : Copy Service Model Data to Host ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.62s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.validate : Copy Extended Service Model Data to Host ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.50s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.connectivity_check : Get Cisco Nexus Dashboard Version ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.45s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.connectivity_check : Verify Connection to Nexus Dashboard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.42s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.validate : Stat Factory Defaults ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.41s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.validate : Stat the Golden Service Model Data ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.28s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.validate : Stat the Extended Service Model Data -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.27s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.validate : Display Inventory Directory ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.20s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.connectivity_check : Set Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Version Var --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.18s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.validate : Validate NDFC Service Model Data ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0.18s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.connectivity_check : Set Cisco Nexus Dashboard Version Var --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.17s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.common : Display Resource Build Summary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.17s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.validate : Display Role Path --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.17s
cisco.nac_dc_vxlan.validate : Prepare Service Model ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.16s

ROLES RECAP **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************
Wednesday 27 May 2026  20:22:02 +0000 (0:00:00.076)       0:00:51.282 ********* 
=============================================================================== 
deploy ----------------------------------------------------------------- 33.16s
create ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.50s
validate ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4.63s
common ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.49s
connectivity_check ------------------------------------------------------ 3.19s
common_global ----------------------------------------------------------- 0.04s
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
total ------------------------------------------------------------------ 51.00s

The exact task names and changed counts may differ by collection version and current fabric state. The important result is that validation succeeds and the play recap has zero failures.