fix(vlans): robust bridge-IP removal; record cutover + gotchas

RouterOS 'find ... address=<prefix>' never matches an ip/address value, so the
legacy-bridge-IP removal is now a :foreach get-and-compare. Refresh the committed
export.rsc to the post-cutover config (flat VLAN 30 + isolated mgmt VLAN 99 on
ether8, vlan-filtering on). Spec updated with execution notes (NM autoconnect flap,
the find-address quirk, and the commit-confirmed detached-flip technique used).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

backups/crs310-maker/export.rsc

@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
-# 2025-09-11 09:49:07 by RouterOS 7.19.6
+# 2025-09-11 10:03:39 by RouterOS 7.19.6
 # software id = 73S3-5F2W
 #
 # model = CRS310-8G+2S+
 # serial number = HM40B8TDNDD
 /interface bridge
-add admin-mac=D0:EA:11:24:F4:AA auto-mac=no comment=defconf name=bridge
+add admin-mac=D0:EA:11:24:F4:AA auto-mac=no comment=defconf name=bridge \
+    vlan-filtering=yes
+/interface vlan
+add interface=bridge name=vlan-mgmt vlan-id=99
 /interface bridge port
-add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether1
+add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether1 pvid=30
-add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether2
+add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether2 pvid=30
-add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether3
+add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether3 pvid=30
-add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether4
+add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether4 pvid=30
-add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether5
+add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether5 pvid=30
-add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether6
+add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether6 pvid=30
-add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether7
+add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether7 pvid=30
-add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether8
+add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=ether8 pvid=99
-add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=sfp-sfpplus1
+add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=sfp-sfpplus1 pvid=30
-add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=sfp-sfpplus2
+add bridge=bridge comment=defconf interface=sfp-sfpplus2 pvid=30
+/interface bridge vlan
+add bridge=bridge untagged="ether1,ether2,ether3,ether4,ether5,ether6,ether7,s\
+    fp-sfpplus1,sfp-sfpplus2" vlan-ids=30
+add bridge=bridge tagged=bridge untagged=ether8 vlan-ids=99
 /ip address
-add address=192.168.88.1/24 comment=defconf interface=bridge network=\
+add address=192.168.88.1/24 interface=vlan-mgmt network=192.168.88.0
-    192.168.88.0
-/ip dns
-set servers=10.0.99.1
 /ip service
 set ftp disabled=yes
 set telnet disabled=yes
@@ -29,7 +33,5 @@ set api disabled=yes
 set api-ssl disabled=yes
 /system identity
 set name=crs310-maker
-/system ntp client
-set enabled=yes
 /system ntp client servers
 add address=10.0.99.1

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-09-crs310-flat-mgmtvlan-design.md

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# CRS310 — flat data path + isolated management VLAN — Design
+
+**Date:** 2026-06-09
+**Status:** Approved (brainstorming complete)
+**Author:** sjat + Claude
+**Supersedes** the placeholder topology in `host_vars/crs310-maker.yml` (the
+`10.0.99.x` / SFP+-trunk example). Builds on
+`2026-06-07-mikrotik-crs310-ansible-design.md`.
+
+## Purpose
+
+Bring the makerspace CRS310 into service as a **flat L2 switch** on the existing
+`10.2.30.0/24` network, with its **management plane isolated on a dedicated VLAN**
+reached through one physical port. No SFP+ yet — the 10G uplink is deferred until the
+connectors arrive; **`ether1` is the (copper) uplink** for now.
+
+## Context (as found on 2026-06-09)
+
+- Switch on factory **defconf**: one flat `bridge` with all ports, mgmt IP
+  `192.168.88.1/24` sitting directly on `bridge`, `vlan-filtering=no`.
+- Upstream LAN is **flat**: DHCP/gateway at `10.2.30.1`, untagged. Verified by leasing
+  `10.2.30.227` to mamba *through* the switch's flat bridge.
+- mamba is the management station (patched into the switch, reached from fisi over a
+  `kuku` jump + port-forward tunnel to `192.168.88.1`).
+
+## Topology
+
+VLAN-aware bridge (`bridge`), `vlan-filtering=yes` enabled **last**. All ports are
+untagged access ports — **no trunks**.
+
+| Port | Mode | PVID | VLAN | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `ether1` | access | 30 | DATA | copper uplink to `10.2.30.0/24` |
+| `ether2`–`ether7` | access | 30 | DATA | device access ports |
+| `sfp-sfpplus1/2` | access | 30 | DATA | unused until connectors arrive |
+| `ether8` | access | 99 | MGMT | dedicated management port (mamba lives here) |
+
+- **DATA VLAN 30** — internal-only id; ingress/egress on `ether1` is untagged, so the
+  upstream router sees a plain flat network. The switch CPU (`bridge`) is **not** a
+  member of VLAN 30 → no switch L3 presence on the user network.
+- **MGMT VLAN 99** — `vlan-mgmt` interface on the bridge, IP **`192.168.88.1/24`**, the
+  bridge/CPU is the only tagged member, `ether8` the only untagged member.
+  **No default gateway** — management is intentionally isolated.
+
+## Management & internet
+
+- Reachable only from `ether8` (plug the management laptop / mamba there, addressed
+  `192.168.88.2/24`). The switch does **no routing or DHCP**; `10.2.30.1` keeps both.
+- The control plane has **no internet** by design → **NTP/DNS disabled** (they would
+  only error on an isolated segment; clock won't sync, updates are done manually when
+  the switch is temporarily patched to the data network).
+
+## Required changes to the IaC
+
+1. `host_vars/crs310-maker.yml`: replace the placeholder topology with the table above;
+   `switch_mgmt_address: 192.168.88.1/24`, `switch_mgmt_vlan_id: 99`, **no gateway**;
+   drop the `10.0.99.x` DNS/NTP/gateway placeholders.
+2. Role `vlans.yml`: make the **default-route** task conditional on a gateway being set
+   (skip when isolated); **remove the legacy defconf IP** off the bare `bridge` so it
+   doesn't collide with the `vlan-mgmt` IP (`192.168.88.1` must live only on
+   `vlan-mgmt`).
+3. Role `identity.yml`: gate NTP (and DNS) behind a flag / empty-server check so an
+   isolated mgmt plane doesn't configure unreachable servers. Add
+   `switch_ntp_enabled: false` for this host.
+
+The existing `vlans.yml` membership Jinja already produces the correct sets for an
+all-access topology (DATA untagged = data ports, CPU tagged only on MGMT).
+
+## Cutover runbook (lockout-safe; operator on-site at `ether8`)
+
+1. **Restore mgmt path** (done): mamba `enp0s31f6` → `192.168.88.2/24` (profile
+   `crs310-bench`); fisi→mamba→switch tunnel up; Ansible reaches `192.168.88.1`.
+2. **Move the cable: switch port 5 → port 8.** (Bridge is still flat, so mamba stays
+   reachable on either port.) Re-confirm reachability.
+3. Apply config in order: bridge VLAN table → port PVIDs → create `vlan-mgmt` iface.
+   Verify the VLAN/PVID state with `vlan-filtering` still **off**. Then the **flip**, as
+   one ordered sequence (the address can't be on both interfaces at once): remove
+   `192.168.88.1` from `bridge`, add it to `vlan-mgmt`, set `vlan-filtering=yes`. mamba
+   (`ether8`, untagged VLAN 99, `.2`) ↔ switch (`.1`) is the canary; the SSH/tunnel may
+   blip during the flip but must come back. Pre-verifying PVID/membership before the
+   flip is what prevents a hard lockout.
+4. Verify: `/interface/bridge/vlan/print` membership correct, mgmt still reachable, a
+   device on `ether1`-fed ports still gets `10.2.30.x`.
+
+## Risks
+
+- **Lockout** on enabling `vlan-filtering` if `ether8`/VLAN 99/mgmt-IP aren't aligned.
+  Mitigated by ordering (filtering last), the live canary connection, and the operator
+  being on-site to re-cable. WinBox-MAC recovery is unavailable (broken under Wine);
+  worst case is a no-defaults reset, which we avoid.
+- **Removing the legacy bridge IP** is the delicate step — done while the new
+  `vlan-mgmt` IP is the same address, before filtering, with the connection watched.
+
+## Execution notes (applied 2026-06-09)
+
+Cutover completed; switch is VLAN-filtered with isolated mgmt reachable on `ether8`.
+`play_switch.yml` runs idempotently over the new mgmt path. Two gotchas surfaced:
+
+- **NetworkManager autoconnect flap:** moving mamba's cable bounced the link; NM
+  re-selected the DHCP profile and dropped the static mgmt IP. Fixed by making
+  `crs310-bench` (192.168.88.2) sticky (`autoconnect yes`, priority 10) and turning
+  `autoconnect off` on `Wired connection 1`.
+- **RouterOS `find ... address=<prefix>` never matches** an `/ip/address` value (returns
+  0 even on an exact string). The first flip therefore failed to remove the defconf IP
+  off `bridge`, duplicating `192.168.88.1` onto `vlan-mgmt` and breaking ARP. Fix: remove
+  by `[find interface=bridge]`, or match via `:foreach`+`/ip/address/get $a address`.
+- **The flip was run as a detached, self-reverting on-device job** (`:execute { … :delay
+  240s; :if ($mgmtok=false) do={ revert } }`) — a commit-confirmed pattern. The first
+  (failed) attempt auto-healed at the timer; the corrected attempt was confirmed by
+  setting `:global mgmtok true` within the window. Recommended for any future
+  `vlan-filtering`/mgmt-IP change made over the network.
+
+## Out of scope
+
+Real inter-VLAN segmentation, the SFP+ 10G uplink/trunk, and any upstream router VLAN
+work — revisited when the connectors and a real VLAN plan are ready.

host_vars/crs310-maker.yml

@@ -5,40 +5,46 @@
 #   base MAC (ether1): D0:EA:11:24:F4:AA
 #   RouterOS: 7.19.6 stable (bootloader already current) -> pinned target below
 #
-# Bootstrap status (2026-06-08): identity set; user `sjat` (full) created with the
+# Topology (decided 2026-06-09, see docs/superpowers/specs/
-# operator ed25519 key imported + a vaulted password (vault_switch_admin_password in
+# 2026-06-09-crs310-flat-mgmtvlan-design.md): the switch is a FLAT L2 switch on the
-# group_vars/mikrotik.vault.yml). Key login verified. Default `admin` still enabled
+# makerspace 10.2.30.0/24 network with its management isolated on a dedicated VLAN.
-# (not yet hardened). Switch currently on the bench at 192.168.88.1 (defconf, not yet
+#   - ether1 is the copper UPLINK (SFP+ deferred until connectors arrive).
-# reset/VLAN-configured). Real mgmt addressing below is the FUTURE production plan.
+#   - DATA VLAN 30: flat 10.2.30.0/24 bridged through; the switch does NO routing/DHCP
+#     and the CPU is not a member (no switch presence on the user network).
+#   - MGMT VLAN 99: isolated; switch mgmt IP 192.168.88.1/24 on vlan-mgmt, reachable
+#     only from the dedicated mgmt port ether8. No gateway, no NTP/DNS (no internet).
+
 # Day-2 connection: key auth as the named admin user (overrides the bootstrap
 # default ansible_user=admin in group_vars/mikrotik.yml).
 ansible_user: sjat
 
 switch_identity_name: "crs310-maker"
+
+# ----- Management (isolated VLAN 99) -----
 switch_mgmt_vlan_id: 99
-switch_mgmt_address: "10.0.99.2/24"      # EDIT: real mgmt IP
+switch_mgmt_address: "192.168.88.1/24"
-switch_mgmt_gateway: "10.0.99.1"         # EDIT: real gateway
+switch_mgmt_gateway: ""        # isolated mgmt -> no default route
-switch_dns_servers: "10.0.99.1"
+switch_dns_servers: ""         # no DNS on an isolated mgmt plane
-switch_ntp_servers: "10.0.99.1"
+switch_ntp_enabled: false      # no internet on mgmt -> NTP would only error
 
 switch_admin_user: "sjat"
 
-# PLACEHOLDER VLAN/port topology — vlans.yml is correct mechanism, but these IDs
+# ----- VLANs + per-port map (all untagged access; no trunks) -----
-# and the per-port map are NOT the real makerspace plan. Replace with the real
+# DATA = flat 10.2.30.0/24 (uplink + device ports); MGMT = isolated admin VLAN.
-# VLAN ids + full ether1-8/sfp map before any on-site VLAN run. Notes:
-#   - mode: access  -> untagged member of `pvid`; mode: trunk -> tagged member of
-#     each id in `tagged_vlans`, with `pvid` as the native (untagged) VLAN.
-#   - trunk pvid: 1 means untagged frames on the uplink land in VLAN 1 (unused in a
-#     hardened design). Decide deliberately whether the uplink should carry any
-#     untagged traffic; set pvid to an intended native VLAN or leave 1 as a dead end.
-#   - the bridge (CPU) is tagged ONLY on switch_mgmt_vlan_id (see vlans.yml).
 switch_vlans:
+  - {id: 30, name: "data"}
   - {id: 99, name: "mgmt"}
-  - {id: 10, name: "members"}
 switch_bridge_ports:
-  - {interface: "ether1", pvid: 10, mode: access}
+  - {interface: "ether1", pvid: 30, mode: access}   # copper uplink
-  - {interface: "ether2", pvid: 10, mode: access}
+  - {interface: "ether2", pvid: 30, mode: access}
-  - {interface: "sfp-sfpplus1", pvid: 1, mode: trunk, tagged_vlans: [99, 10]}
+  - {interface: "ether3", pvid: 30, mode: access}
+  - {interface: "ether4", pvid: 30, mode: access}
+  - {interface: "ether5", pvid: 30, mode: access}
+  - {interface: "ether6", pvid: 30, mode: access}
+  - {interface: "ether7", pvid: 30, mode: access}
+  - {interface: "sfp-sfpplus1", pvid: 30, mode: access}
+  - {interface: "sfp-sfpplus2", pvid: 30, mode: access}
+  - {interface: "ether8", pvid: 99, mode: access}   # dedicated mgmt port
 
 # Firmware: pinned at the version already installed (no upgrade planned now).
 switch_firmware_target: "7.19.6"

roles/makerfloss.mikrotik_switch/defaults/main.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ switch_mgmt_vlan_id: 99
 switch_mgmt_address: "192.168.88.1/24"   # PLACEHOLDER — override in host_vars
 switch_mgmt_gateway: "192.168.88.254"    # PLACEHOLDER — override in host_vars
 switch_dns_servers: "192.168.88.254"
+switch_ntp_enabled: true                 # set false for an isolated mgmt plane
 switch_ntp_servers: "192.168.88.254"
 
 # Services to disable for hardening (winbox kept on by default for recovery)

roles/makerfloss.mikrotik_switch/tasks/identity.yml

@@ -15,10 +15,18 @@
       - /ip/dns/set servers="{{ switch_dns_servers }}" allow-remote-requests=no
   changed_when: false
 
-- name: Configure NTP client
+- name: Enable NTP client
   community.routeros.command:
     commands:
       - /system/ntp/client/set enabled=yes servers="{{ switch_ntp_servers }}"
+  when: switch_ntp_enabled | bool
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: Disable NTP client (isolated mgmt plane has no upstream time source)
+  community.routeros.command:
+    commands:
+      - /system/ntp/client/set enabled=no
+  when: not (switch_ntp_enabled | bool)
   changed_when: false
 
 - name: Disable unused IP services (hardening; winbox kept for recovery)

roles/makerfloss.mikrotik_switch/tasks/vlans.yml

@@ -76,7 +76,23 @@
         interface="{{ switch_bridge_name }}" vlan-id={{ switch_mgmt_vlan_id }} }
   changed_when: false
 
-- name: Assign the management IP address
+# On a defconf switch the mgmt IP lives directly on the bare `bridge`; it must move to
+# vlan-mgmt (same address can't be on both). Removing it drops a session reaching the
+# switch THROUGH the bridge, so during the first cutover this is done out-of-band as one
+# detached flip (see the design doc's runbook), not by a straight play run. In steady
+# state both tasks below are no-ops.
+- name: Remove the legacy management IP from the bare bridge interface
+  # NOTE: RouterOS `find ... address=<v>` does NOT match an ip/address prefix value
+  # (it returns 0 even on an exact string), so match by get-and-compare instead.
+  community.routeros.command:
+    commands:
+      - >-
+        :foreach a in=[/ip/address/find interface="{{ switch_bridge_name }}"]
+        do={ :if ([/ip/address/get $a address]="{{ switch_mgmt_address }}")
+        do={ /ip/address/remove $a } }
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: Assign the management IP address to vlan-mgmt
   community.routeros.command:
     commands:
       - >-
@@ -92,6 +108,7 @@
         :if ([:len [/ip/route/find dst-address="0.0.0.0/0"]] = 0)
         do={ /ip/route/add dst-address=0.0.0.0/0
         gateway="{{ switch_mgmt_gateway }}" }
+  when: switch_mgmt_gateway | length > 0
   changed_when: false
 
 - name: Enable VLAN filtering (LAST — prove mgmt reachability first)