| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
                
                                                            | api_context 
                    dictionary
                                                                 added in 2.5 |  | Avi API context that includes current session ID and CSRF Token. This allows user to perform single login and re-use the session. | 
                            
                                                            | api_version 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "16.4.4" | Avi API version of to use for Avi API and objects. | 
                            
                                                            | avi_api_patch_op 
                    -
                                                                 added in 2.5 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            addreplacedelete | Patch operation to use when using avi_api_update_method as patch. | 
                            
                                                            | avi_api_update_method 
                    -
                                                                 added in 2.5 |  | Default method for object update is HTTP PUT. Setting to patch will override that behavior to use HTTP PATCH. | 
                            
                                                            | avi_credentials 
                    dictionary
                                                                 added in 2.5 |  | Avi Credentials dictionary which can be used in lieu of enumerating Avi Controller login details. | 
                                                        
                                                |  | api_version 
                    -
                                                                 | Default: 
 "16.4.4" | Avi controller version | 
                            
                                                |  | controller 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Avi controller IP or SQDN | 
                            
                                                |  | csrftoken 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Avi controller API csrftoken to reuse existing session with session id | 
                            
                                                |  | password 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Avi controller password | 
                            
                                                |  | port 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Avi controller port | 
                            
                                                |  | session_id 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Avi controller API session id to reuse existing session with csrftoken | 
                            
                                                |  | tenant 
                    -
                                                                 | Default: 
 "admin" | Avi controller tenant | 
                            
                                                |  | tenant_uuid 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Avi controller tenant UUID | 
                            
                                                |  | timeout 
                    -
                                                                 | Default: 
 300 | Avi controller request timeout | 
                            
                                                |  | token 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Avi controller API token | 
                            
                                                |  | username 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Avi controller username | 
                                            
                                                            | avi_disable_session_cache_as_fact 
                    boolean
                                                                 added in 2.6 |  | It disables avi session information to be cached as a fact. | 
                            
                                                            | aws_access_key 
                    -
                                                                 added in 2.9 |  | Aws access key id. Field introduced in 18.2.3. | 
                            
                                                            | aws_bucket_id 
                    -
                                                                 added in 2.9 |  | Aws bucket. Field introduced in 18.2.3. | 
                            
                                                            | aws_secret_access 
                    -
                                                                 added in 2.9 |  | Aws secret access key. Field introduced in 18.2.3. | 
                            
                                                            | backup_file_prefix 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Prefix of the exported configuration file. Field introduced in 17.1.1. | 
                            
                                                            | backup_passphrase 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Passphrase of backup configuration. | 
                            
                                                            | controller 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "" | IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_CONTROLLER. | 
                            
                                                            | maximum_backups_stored 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Rotate the backup files based on this count. Allowed values are 1-20. Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 4. | 
                            
                                                            | name 
                    -
                                             / required                     |  | Name of backup configuration. | 
                            
                                                            | password 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "" | Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_PASSWORD. | 
                            
                                                            | remote_directory 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Directory at remote destination with write permission for ssh user. | 
                            
                                                            | remote_hostname 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Remote destination. | 
                            
                                                            | save_local 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Local backup. | 
                            
                                                            | ssh_user_ref 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Access credentials for remote destination. It is a reference to an object of type cloudconnectoruser. | 
                            
                                                            | state 
                    -
                                                                 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            absentpresent ← | The state that should be applied on the entity. | 
                            
                                                            | tenant 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "admin" | Name of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object. | 
                            
                                                            | tenant_ref 
                    -
                                                                 |  | It is a reference to an object of type tenant. | 
                            
                                                            | tenant_uuid 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "" | UUID of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object. | 
                            
                                                            | upload_to_remote_host 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Remote backup. | 
                            
                                                            | upload_to_s3 
                    boolean
                                                                 added in 2.9 |  | Cloud backup. Field introduced in 18.2.3. | 
                            
                                                            | url 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Avi controller URL of the object. | 
                            
                                                            | username 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "" | Username used for accessing Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_USERNAME. | 
                            
                                                            | uuid 
                    -
                                                                 |  | Unique object identifier of the object. |