cisco.nxos.nxos_l3_interfaces module – L3 interfaces resource module

Note

This module is part of the cisco.nxos collection (version 8.1.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.nxos.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.nxos.nxos_l3_interfaces.

New in cisco.nxos 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • This module manages Layer-3 interfaces attributes of NX-OS Interfaces.

Aliases: l3_interfaces

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

config

list / elements=dictionary

A dictionary of Layer-3 interface options

dot1q

integer

Configures IEEE 802.1Q VLAN encapsulation on a subinterface.

evpn_multisite_tracking

string

added in cisco.nxos 1.1.0

VxLAN evpn multisite Interface tracking. Supported only on selected model.

Choices:

  • "fabric-tracking"

  • "dci-tracking"

ipv4

list / elements=dictionary

IPv4 address and attributes of the L3 interface.

address

string

IPV4 address of the L3 interface.

secondary

boolean

A boolean attribute to manage addition of secondary IP address.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

tag

integer

URIB route tag value for local/direct routes.

ipv6

list / elements=dictionary

IPv6 address and attributes of the L3 interface.

address

string

IPV6 address of the L3 interface.

tag

integer

URIB route tag value for local/direct routes.

ipv6_redirects

boolean

Enables/disables ipv6 redirects.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

name

string / required

Full name of L3 interface, i.e. Ethernet1/1.

redirects

boolean

Enables/disables ipv4 redirects.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

unreachables

boolean

Enables/disables ip redirects.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

running_config

string

This option is used only with state parsed.

The value of this option should be the output received from the NX-OS device by executing the command show running-config | section ‘^interface’.

The state parsed reads the configuration from running_config option and transforms it into Ansible structured data as per the resource module’s argspec and the value is then returned in the parsed key within the result.

state

string

The state of the configuration after module completion.

The state overridden would override the IP address configuration of all interfaces on the device with the provided configuration in the task. Use caution with this state as you may loose access to the device.

Choices:

  • "merged" ← (default)

  • "replaced"

  • "overridden"

  • "deleted"

  • "gathered"

  • "rendered"

  • "parsed"

Notes

Note

  • Tested against NXOS 7.3.(0)D1(1) on VIRL

  • Unsupported for Cisco MDS

Examples

# Using merged

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# router# show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1/6
#   description Configured by Ansible Network
#   no switchport
#   no shutdown
# interface Ethernet1/7
#   description Configured by Ansible
#   no switchport
#   no shutdown
# interface mgmt0
#   description mgmt interface
#   ip address dhcp
#   vrf member management

- name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration.
  cisco.nxos.nxos_l3_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1/6
        ipv4:
          - address: 192.168.1.1/24
            tag: 5
          - address: 10.1.1.1/24
            secondary: true
            tag: 10
        ipv6:
          - address: fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64
            tag: 6
      - name: Ethernet1/7.42
        redirects: false
        unreachables: false
    state: merged

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
# - name: Ethernet1/6
# - name: Ethernet1/7
# - ipv4:
#   - address: dhcp
#   name: mgmt0
# commands:
# - interface Ethernet1/6
# - ip address 192.168.1.1/24 tag 5
# - ip address 10.1.1.1/24 secondary tag 10
# - ipv6 address fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64 tag 6
# - interface Ethernet1/7
# - no ip redirects
# after:
# - ipv4:
#   - address: 192.168.1.1/24
#     tag: 5
#   - address: 10.1.1.1/24
#     secondary: true
#     tag: 10
#   ipv6:
#   - address: fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64
#     tag: 6
#   name: Ethernet1/6
#   redirects: false
# - name: Ethernet1/7
#   redirects: false
# - ipv4:
#   - address: dhcp
#   name: mgmt0

# After state:
# ------------
#
# router# show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1/6
#   description Configured by Ansible Network
#   no switchport
#   no ip redirects
#   ip address 192.168.1.1/24 tag 5
#   ip address 10.1.1.1/24 secondary tag 10
#   ipv6 address fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64 tag 6
#   no shutdown
# interface Ethernet1/7
#   description Configured by Ansible
#   no switchport
#   no ip redirects
#   no shutdown
# interface mgmt0
#   description mgmt interface
#   ip address dhcp
#   vrf member management


# Using replaced

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# router# show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1/6
#   description Configured by Ansible Network
#   no switchport
#   no ip redirects
#   ip address 192.168.1.1/24 tag 5
#   ip address 10.1.1.1/24 secondary tag 10
#   ipv6 address fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64 tag 6
#   no shutdown
# interface Ethernet1/7
#   description Configured by Ansible
#   no switchport
#   no ip redirects
#   no shutdown
# interface mgmt0
#   description mgmt interface
#   ip address dhcp
#   vrf member management

- name: Replace device configuration of specified L3 interfaces with provided configuration.
  cisco.nxos.nxos_l3_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1/6
        ipv4:
          - address: 192.168.22.3/24
    state: replaced

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
# - ipv4:
#   - address: 192.168.1.1/24
#     tag: 5
#   - address: 10.1.1.1/24
#     secondary: true
#     tag: 10
#   ipv6:
#   - address: fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64
#     tag: 6
#   name: Ethernet1/6
#   redirects: false
# - name: Ethernet1/7
#   redirects: false
# - ipv4:
#   - address: dhcp
#   name: mgmt0
# commands:
# - interface Ethernet1/6
# - ip address 192.168.22.3/24
# - no ipv6 address fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64
# - ip redirects
# after:
# - ipv4:
#   - address: 192.168.22.3/24
#   - address: 10.1.1.1/24
#     secondary: true
#     tag: 10
#   name: Ethernet1/6
#   redirects: false
# - name: Ethernet1/7
#   redirects: false
# - ipv4:
#   - address: dhcp
#   name: mgmt0

# After state:
# ------------
#
# router# show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1/6
#   description Configured by Ansible Network
#   no switchport
#   no ip redirects
#   ip address 192.168.22.3/24
#   ip address 10.1.1.1/24 secondary tag 10
#   no shutdown
# interface Ethernet1/7
#   description Configured by Ansible
#   no switchport
#   no ip redirects
#   no shutdown
# interface mgmt0
#   description mgmt interface
#   ip address dhcp
#   vrf member management

# Using overridden

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# router# show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1/6
#   description Configured by Ansible Network
#   no switchport
#   no ip redirects
#   ip address 192.168.1.1/24 tag 5
#   ip address 10.1.1.1/24 secondary tag 10
#   ipv6 address fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64 tag 6
#   no shutdown
# interface Ethernet1/7
#   description Configured by Ansible
#   no switchport
#   no ip redirects
#   no shutdown
# interface Ethernet1/7.42
#   no ip redirects
# interface mgmt0
#   description mgmt interface
#   ip address dhcp
#   vrf member management

- name: Override device configuration with provided configuration.
  cisco.nxos.nxos_l3_interfaces:
    config:
      - ipv4:
          - address: dhcp
        name: mgmt0
      - name: Ethernet1/6
        ipv4:
          - address: 192.168.22.3/24
    state: overridden

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
# - ipv4:
#   - address: 192.168.1.1/24
#     tag: 5
#   - address: 10.1.1.1/24
#     secondary: true
#     tag: 10
#   ipv6:
#   - address: fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64
#     tag: 6
#   name: Ethernet1/6
#   redirects: false
# - name: Ethernet1/7
#   redirects: false
# - name: Ethernet1/7.42
#   redirects: false
# - ipv4:
#   - address: dhcp
#   name: mgmt0
# commands:
# - interface Ethernet1/6
# - no ipv6 address fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64
# - no ip address 10.1.1.1/24 secondary
# - ip address 192.168.22.3/24
# - ip redirects
# - interface Ethernet1/7
# - ip redirects
# - interface Ethernet1/7.42
# - ip redirects
# after:
# - ipv4:
#   - address: 192.168.22.3/24
#   name: Ethernet1/6
# - name: Ethernet1/7
# - name: Ethernet1/7.42
# - ipv4:
#   - address: dhcp
#   name: mgmt0

# After state:
# ------------
#
# router# show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1/6
#   description Configured by Ansible Network
#   no switchport
#   ip address 192.168.22.3/24
#   no shutdown
# interface Ethernet1/7
#   description Configured by Ansible
#   no switchport
#   no shutdown
# interface Ethernet1/7.42
# interface mgmt0
#   description mgmt interface
#   ip address dhcp
#   vrf member management

# Using deleted

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# router# show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1/6
#   description Configured by Ansible Network
#   no switchport
#   ip address 192.168.22.3/24
#   no shutdown
# interface Ethernet1/7
#   description Configured by Ansible
#   no switchport
#   no shutdown
# interface Ethernet1/7.42
# interface mgmt0
#   description mgmt interface
#   ip address dhcp
#   vrf member management

- name: Delete L3 attributes of given interfaces (This won't delete the interface
    itself).
  cisco.nxos.nxos_l3_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1/6
      - name: Ethernet1/2
    state: deleted

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
# - name: Ethernet1/2
# - ipv4:
#   - address: 192.168.22.3/24
#   name: Ethernet1/6
# - name: Ethernet1/7
# - name: Ethernet1/7.42
# - ipv4:
#   - address: dhcp
#   name: mgmt0
# commands:
# - interface Ethernet1/6
# - no ip address
# after:
# - name: Ethernet1/2
# - name: Ethernet1/7
# - name: Ethernet1/7.42
# - ipv4:
#   - address: dhcp
#   name: mgmt0

# After state:
# ------------
#
# router# show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1/6
#   description Configured by Ansible Network
#   no switchport
#   no shutdown
# interface Ethernet1/7
#   description Configured by Ansible
#   no switchport
#   no shutdown
# interface Ethernet1/7.42
# interface mgmt0
#   description mgmt interface
#   ip address dhcp
#   vrf member management

# Using rendered

- name: Use rendered state to convert task input to device specific commands
  cisco.nxos.nxos_l3_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1/800
        ipv4:
          - address: 192.168.1.100/24
            tag: 5
          - address: 10.1.1.1/24
            secondary: true
            tag: 10
      - name: Ethernet1/800
        ipv6:
          - address: fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64
            tag: 6
    state: rendered

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# rendered:
#   - interface Ethernet1/800
#   - ip address 192.168.1.100/24 tag 5
#   - ip address 10.1.1.1/24 secondary tag 10
#   - interface Ethernet1/800
#   - ipv6 address fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64 tag 6

# Using parsed

# parsed.cfg
# ----------
#
# interface Ethernet1/800
#   ip address 192.168.1.100/24 tag 5
#   ip address 10.1.1.1/24 secondary tag 10
#   no ip redirects
# interface Ethernet1/801
#   ipv6 address fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64 tag 6
#   ip unreachables
# interface mgmt0
#   ip address dhcp
#   vrf member management

- name: Use parsed state to convert externally supplied config to structured format
  cisco.nxos.nxos_l3_interfaces:
    running_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'parsed.cfg') }}"
    state: parsed

# Task output
# -----------
#
# parsed:
#   - name: Ethernet1/800
#     ipv4:
#       - address: 192.168.1.100/24
#         tag: 5
#       - address: 10.1.1.1/24
#         secondary: True
#         tag: 10
#     redirects: False
#   - name: Ethernet1/801
#     ipv6:
#      - address: fd5d:12c9:2201:2::1/64
#        tag: 6
#     unreachables: True

# Using gathered

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# interface Ethernet1/1
#   ip address 192.0.2.100/24
# interface Ethernet1/2
#   no ip redirects
#   ip address 203.0.113.10/24
#   ip unreachables
#   ipv6 address 2001:db8::1/32

- name: Gather l3_interfaces facts from the device using nxos_l3_interfaces
  cisco.nxos.nxos_l3_interfaces:
    state: gathered

# Task output
# -----------
#
# gathered:
#   - name: Ethernet1/1
#     ipv4:
#       - address: 192.0.2.100/24
#   - name: Ethernet1/2
#     ipv4:
#       - address: 203.0.113.10/24
#     ipv6:
#       - address: 2001:db8::1/32
#     redirects: False
#     unreachables: True

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

after

list / elements=string

The configuration as structured data after module completion.

Returned: when changed

Sample: ["The configuration returned will always be in the same format\n of the parameters above.\n"]

before

list / elements=string

The configuration as structured data prior to module invocation.

Returned: always

Sample: ["The configuration returned will always be in the same format\n of the parameters above.\n"]

commands

list / elements=string

The set of commands pushed to the remote device.

Returned: always

Sample: ["interface Ethernet1/2", "ip address 192.168.0.1/2"]

Authors

  • Trishna Guha (@trishnaguha)