junipernetworks.junos.junos_l3_interface – (deprecated, removed after 2022-06-01) Manage L3 interfaces on Juniper JUNOS network devices

Note

This plugin is part of the junipernetworks.junos collection (version 1.3.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install junipernetworks.junos.

To use it in a playbook, specify: junipernetworks.junos.junos_l3_interface.

New in version 1.0.0: of junipernetworks.junos

DEPRECATED

Removed in

major release after 2022-06-01

Why

Updated modules released with more functionality

Alternative

Use junipernetworks.junos.junos_l3_interfaces instead.

Synopsis

  • This module provides declarative management of L3 interfaces on Juniper JUNOS network devices.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • ncclient (>=v0.5.2)

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
active
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Specifies whether or not the configuration is active or deactivated
aggregate
list / elements=dictionary
List of L3 interfaces definitions
active
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Specifies whether or not the configuration is active or deactivated
filter6_input
string
The name of input filter for ipv6.
filter6_output
string
The name of output filter for ipv6.
filter_input
string
The name of input filter.
filter_output
string
The name of output filter.
ipv4
string
IPv4 of the L3 interface.
ipv6
string
IPv6 of the L3 interface.
name
string / required
Name of the L3 interface.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
State of the L3 interface configuration.
unit
integer
Default:
0
Logical interface number.
filter6_input
string
The name of input filter for ipv6.
filter6_output
string
The name of output filter for ipv6.
filter_input
string
The name of input filter.
filter_output
string
The name of output filter.
ipv4
string
IPv4 of the L3 interface.
ipv6
string
IPv6 of the L3 interface.
name
string
Name of the L3 interface.
provider
dictionary
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using connection: network_cli or connection: netconf.
For more information please see the Junos OS Platform Options guide.
A dict object containing connection details.
host
string
Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
password
string
Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
port
integer
Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. The port value will default to the well known SSH port of 22 (for transport=cli) or port 830 (for transport=netconf) device.
ssh_keyfile
path
Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is the path to the key used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
timeout
integer
Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
transport
string
    Choices:
  • cli
  • netconf ←
Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
username
string
Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
State of the L3 interface configuration.
unit
integer
Default:
0
Logical interface number.

Notes

Note

  • This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.

  • Tested against vSRX JUNOS version 15.1X49-D15.4, vqfx-10000 JUNOS Version 15.1X53-D60.4.

  • Recommended connection is netconf. See the Junos OS Platform Options.

  • This module also works with local connections for legacy playbooks.

  • For information on using CLI and netconf see the Junos OS Platform Options guide

  • For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide

  • For more information on using Ansible to manage Juniper network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-juniper.

Examples

- name: Set ge-0/0/1 IPv4 address
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_l3_interface:
    name: ge-0/0/1
    ipv4: 192.168.0.1

- name: Remove ge-0/0/1 IPv4 address
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_l3_interface:
    name: ge-0/0/1
    state: absent

- name: Set ipv4 address using aggregate
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_l3_interface:
    aggregate:
    - name: ge-0/0/1
      ipv4: 192.0.2.1
    - name: ge-0/0/2
      ipv4: 192.0.2.2
      ipv6: fd5d:12c9:2201:2::2

- name: Delete ipv4 address using aggregate
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_l3_interface:
    aggregate:
    - name: ge-0/0/1
      ipv4: 192.0.2.1
    - name: ge-0/0/2
      ipv4: 192.0.2.2
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
diff
string
when configuration is changed and diff option is enabled.
Configuration difference before and after applying change.

Sample:
[edit interfaces ge-0/0/1 unit 0 family inet] + address 192.0.2.1/32; [edit interfaces ge-0/0/1 unit 0 family inet6] + address fd5d:12c9:2201:1::1/128;


Status

  • This module will be removed in a major release after 2022-06-01. [deprecated]

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Ganesh Nalawade (@ganeshrn)