ce_mtu – Manages MTU settings on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches.

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • Manages MTU settings on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
interface
-
Full name of interface, i.e. 40GE1/0/22.
jumbo_max
-
Maximum frame size. The default value is 9216. The value is an integer and expressed in bytes. The value range is 1536 to 12224 for the CE12800 and 1536 to 12288 for ToR switches.
jumbo_min
-
Non-jumbo frame size threshod. The default value is 1518. The value is an integer that ranges from 1518 to jumbo_max, in bytes.
mtu
-
MTU for a specific interface. The value is an integer ranging from 46 to 9600, in bytes.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Specify desired state of the resource.

Notes

Note

  • Either sysmtu param is required or interface AND mtu params are req’d.
  • state=absent unconfigures a given MTU if that value is currently present.

Examples

- name: Mtu test
  hosts: cloudengine
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    cli:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      port: "{{ ansible_ssh_port }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      transport: cli

  tasks:

  - name: "Config jumboframe on 40GE1/0/22"
    ce_mtu:
      interface: 40GE1/0/22
      jumbo_max: 9000
      jumbo_min: 8000
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: "Config mtu on 40GE1/0/22 (routed interface)"
    ce_mtu:
      interface: 40GE1/0/22
      mtu: 1600
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: "Config mtu on 40GE1/0/23 (switched interface)"
    ce_mtu:
      interface: 40GE1/0/22
      mtu: 9216
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: "Config mtu and jumboframe on 40GE1/0/22 (routed interface)"
    ce_mtu:
      interface: 40GE1/0/22
      mtu: 1601
      jumbo_max: 9001
      jumbo_min: 8001
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: "Unconfigure mtu and jumboframe on a given interface"
    ce_mtu:
      state: absent
      interface: 40GE1/0/22
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
changed
boolean
 always
check to see if a change was made on the device

Sample:
True
end_state
dictionary
 always
k/v pairs of mtu/sysmtu values after module execution

Sample:
{'mtu': '1700', 'jumbo_max': '9000', 'jumbo_min': '8000'}
existing
dictionary
 always
k/v pairs of existing mtu/sysmtu on the interface/system

Sample:
{'mtu': '1600', 'jumbo_max': '9216', 'jumbo_min': '1518'}
proposed
dictionary
 always
k/v pairs of parameters passed into module

Sample:
{'mtu': '1700', 'jumbo_max': '9000', 'jumbo_min': '8000'}
updates
list
 always
command sent to the device

Sample:
['interface 40GE1/0/23', 'mtu 1700', 'jumboframe enable 9000 8000']


Status

Authors

  • QijunPan (@CloudEngine-Ansible)

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