nxos_vlan – Manages VLAN resources and attributes.

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis

  • Manages VLAN configurations on NX-OS switches.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
admin_state
-
    Choices:
  • up ←
  • down
Manage the VLAN administrative state of the VLAN equivalent to shut/no shut in VLAN config mode.
aggregate
-
added in 2.5
List of VLANs definitions.
associated_interfaces
-
added in 2.5
This is a intent option and checks the operational state of the for given vlan name for associated interfaces. If the value in the associated_interfaces does not match with the operational state of vlan interfaces on device it will result in failure.
delay
-
Default:
10
Time in seconds to wait before checking for the operational state on remote device. This wait is applicable for operational state arguments.
interfaces
-
added in 2.5
List of interfaces that should be associated to the VLAN or keyword 'default'.
mapped_vni
-
added in 2.2
The Virtual Network Identifier (VNI) ID that is mapped to the VLAN. Valid values are integer and keyword 'default'. Range 4096-16773119.
mode
-
added in 2.4
    Choices:
  • ce
  • fabricpath
Set VLAN mode to classical ethernet or fabricpath. This is a valid option for Nexus 5000 and 7000 series.
name
-
Name of VLAN or keyword 'default'.
provider
-
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using connection: network_cli.
This option is only required if you are using NX-API.
For more information please see the NXOS Platform Options guide.
A dict object containing connection details.
auth_pass
-
added in 2.5.3
 Default:
"none"
Specifies the password to use if required to enter privileged mode on the remote device. If authorize is false, then this argument does nothing. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_AUTH_PASS will be used instead.
authorize
boolean
added in 2.5.3
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Instructs the module to enter privileged mode on the remote device before sending any commands. If not specified, the device will attempt to execute all commands in non-privileged mode. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_AUTHORIZE will be used instead.
host
- / required
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
-
Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This is a common argument used for either cli or nxapi transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
port
-
Default:
"0 (use common port)"
Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. This value applies to either cli or nxapi. The port value will default to the appropriate transport common port if none is provided in the task. (cli=22, http=80, https=443).
ssh_keyfile
-
Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for the cli transport. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
timeout
-
added in 2.3
 Default:
10
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. NX-API can be slow to return on long-running commands (sh mac, sh bgp, etc).
transport
- / required
Default:
"cli"
Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. The transport argument supports connectivity to the device over cli (ssh) or nxapi.
use_proxy
boolean
added in 2.5
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, the environment variables http_proxy and https_proxy will be ignored.
use_ssl
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Configures the transport to use SSL if set to true only when the transport=nxapi, otherwise this value is ignored.
username
-
Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate either the CLI login or the nxapi authentication depending on which transport is used. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. If the transport argument is not nxapi, this value is ignored.
purge
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Purge VLANs not defined in the aggregate parameter. This parameter can be used without aggregate as well.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Manage the state of the resource.
vlan_id
-
Single VLAN ID.
vlan_range
-
Range of VLANs such as 2-10 or 2,5,10-15, etc.
vlan_state
-
    Choices:
  • active ←
  • suspend
Manage the vlan operational state of the VLAN

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Ensure a range of VLANs are not present on the switch
  nxos_vlan:
    vlan_range: "2-10,20,50,55-60,100-150"
    state: absent

- name: Ensure VLAN 50 exists with the name WEB and is in the shutdown state
  nxos_vlan:
    vlan_id: 50
    admin_state: down
    name: WEB

- name: Ensure VLAN is NOT on the device
  nxos_vlan:
    vlan_id: 50
    state: absent

- name: Add interfaces to VLAN and check intent (config + intent)
  nxos_vlan:
    vlan_id: 100
    interfaces:
      - Ethernet2/1
      - Ethernet2/5
    associated_interfaces:
      - Ethernet2/1
      - Ethernet2/5

- name: Check interfaces assigned to VLAN
  nxos_vlan:
    vlan_id: 100
    associated_interfaces:
      - Ethernet2/1
      - Ethernet2/5

- name: Create aggregate of vlans
  nxos_vlan:
    aggregate:
      - { vlan_id: 4000, mode: ce }
      - { vlan_id: 4001, name: vlan-4001 }

- name: purge vlans - removes all other vlans except the ones mentioned in aggregate)
  nxos_vlan:
    aggregate:
      - vlan_id: 1
      - vlan_id: 4001
    purge: yes

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
commands
list
 always
Set of command strings to send to the remote device

Sample:
['vlan 20', 'vlan 55', 'vn-segment 5000']


Status

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

  • Jason Edelman (@jedelman8)

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