cisco.ios.ios_lldp_interfaces – LLDP interfaces resource module

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.ios collection (version 1.3.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.ios.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.ios.ios_lldp_interfaces.

New in version 1.0.0: of cisco.ios

Synopsis

  • This module manages link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) attributes of interfaces on Cisco IOS devices.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
config
list / elements=dictionary
A dictionary of LLDP options
med_tlv_select
dictionary
Selection of LLDP MED TLVs to send
NOTE, if med-tlv-select is configured idempotency won't be maintained as Cisco device doesn't record configured med-tlv-select options. As such, Ansible cannot verify if the respective med-tlv-select options is already configured or not from the device side. If you try to apply med-tlv-select option in every play run, Ansible will show changed as True.
inventory_management
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
LLDP MED Inventory Management TLV
name
string / required
Full name of the interface excluding any logical unit number, i.e. GigabitEthernet0/1.
receive
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable LLDP reception on interface.
tlv_select
dictionary
Selection of LLDP type-length-value i.e. TLVs to send
NOTE, if tlv-select is configured idempotency won't be maintained as Cisco device doesn't record configured tlv-select options. As such, Ansible cannot verify if the respective tlv-select options is already configured or not from the device side. If you try to apply tlv-select option in every play run, Ansible will show changed as True.
power_management
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
IEEE 802.3 DTE Power via MDI TLV
transmit
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable LLDP transmission on interface.
running_config
string
This option is used only with state parsed.
The value of this option should be the output received from the IOS device by executing the command sh lldp 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
    Choices:
  • merged ←
  • replaced
  • overridden
  • deleted
  • rendered
  • gathered
  • parsed
The state the configuration should be left in
The states rendered, gathered and parsed does not perform any change on the device.
The state rendered will transform the configuration in config option to platform specific CLI commands which will be returned in the rendered key within the result. For state rendered active connection to remote host is not required.
The state gathered will fetch the running configuration from device and transform it into structured data in the format as per the resource module argspec and the value is returned in the gathered key within the result.
The state parsed reads the configuration from running_config option and transforms it into JSON format as per the resource module parameters and the value is returned in the parsed key within the result. The value of running_config option should be the same format as the output of command show running-config | include ip route|ipv6 route executed on device. For state parsed active connection to remote host is not required.

Notes

Note

  • Tested against Cisco IOSv Version 15.2 on VIRL.

Examples

# Using merged
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#sh lldp interface
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: INIT
#
# GigabitEthernet0/3:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#

- name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_lldp_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/1
      receive: true
      transmit: true
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
      receive: true
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/3
      transmit: true
    state: merged

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#sh lldp interface
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: INIT
#
# GigabitEthernet0/3:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#

# Using overridden
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#sh lldp interface
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: INIT
#
# GigabitEthernet0/3:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME

- name: Override device configuration of all lldp_interfaces with provided configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_lldp_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
      receive: true
      transmit: true
    state: overridden

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#sh lldp interface
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: INIT
#
# GigabitEthernet0/3:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME

# Using replaced
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#sh lldp interface
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: INIT
#
# GigabitEthernet0/3:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#

- name: Replaces device configuration of listed lldp_interfaces with provided configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_lldp_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
      receive: true
      transmit: true
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/3
      receive: true
    state: replaced

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#sh lldp interface
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: INIT
#
# GigabitEthernet0/3:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#

# Using Deleted
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#sh lldp interface
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: INIT
#
# GigabitEthernet0/3:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME

- name: "Delete LLDP attributes of given interfaces (Note: This won't delete the interface itself)"
  cisco.ios.ios_lldp_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/1
    state: deleted

# After state:
# -------------
#
# vios#sh lldp interface
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: INIT
#
# GigabitEthernet0/3:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#

# Using Deleted without any config passed
# "(NOTE: This will delete all of configured LLDP module attributes)"
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#sh lldp interface
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: INIT
#
# GigabitEthernet0/3:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME

- name: "Delete LLDP attributes for all configured interfaces (Note: This won't delete the interface itself)"
  cisco.ios.ios_lldp_interfaces:
    state: deleted

# After state:
# -------------
#
# vios#sh lldp interface
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: INIT
#
# GigabitEthernet0/3:
#    Tx: disabled
#    Rx: disabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME

# Using Gathered

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#sh lldp interface
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME

- name: Gather listed LLDP interfaces with provided configurations
  cisco.ios.ios_lldp_interfaces:
    config:
    state: gathered

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "gathered": [
#         {
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/0",
#             "receive": true,
#             "transmit": true
#         },
#         {
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/1",
#             "receive": true,
#             "transmit": true
#         },
#         {
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/2",
#             "receive": true,
#             "transmit": true
#         }
#     ]

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#sh lldp interface
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME

# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#    Tx: enabled
#    Rx: enabled
#    Tx state: IDLE
#    Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME

# Using Rendered

- name: Render the commands for provided  configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_lldp_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/0
      receive: true
      transmit: true
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/1
      receive: true
      transmit: true
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
      receive: true
    state: rendered

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "rendered": [
#         "interface GigabitEthernet0/0",
#         "lldp receive",
#         "lldp transmit",
#         "interface GigabitEthernet0/1",
#         "lldp receive",
#         "lldp transmit",
#         "interface GigabitEthernet0/2",
#         "lldp receive"
#     ]

# Using Parsed

# File: parsed.cfg
# ----------------
#
# GigabitEthernet0/0:
#   Tx: enabled
#   Rx: disabled
#   Tx state: IDLE
#   Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/1:
#   Tx: enabled
#   Rx: enabled
#   Tx state: IDLE
#   Rx state: WAIT FOR FRAME
#
# GigabitEthernet0/2:
#   Tx: disabled
#   Rx: enabled
#   Tx state: IDLE
#   Rx state: INIT

- name: Parse the commands for provided configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_lldp_interfaces:
    running_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'parsed.cfg') }}"
    state: parsed

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "parsed": [
#         {
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/0",
#             "receive": false,
#             "transmit": true
#         },
#         {
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/1",
#             "receive": true,
#             "transmit": true
#         },
#         {
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/2",
#             "receive": true,
#             "transmit": false
#         }
#     ]

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
after
list / elements=string
when changed
The configuration as structured data after module completion.

Sample:
The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
before
list / elements=string
always
The configuration as structured data prior to module invocation.

Sample:
The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
commands
list / elements=string
always
The set of commands pushed to the remote device.

Sample:
['interface GigabitEthernet 0/1', 'lldp transmit', 'lldp receive']


Authors

  • Sumit Jaiswal (@justjais)