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net_linkagg – Manage link aggregation groups on network devices¶

New in version 2.4.

  • Synopsis

  • Parameters

  • Notes

  • Examples

  • Return Values

  • Status

Synopsis¶

  • This module provides declarative management of link aggregation groups on network devices.

Parameters¶

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
aggregate
-
List of link aggregation definitions.
members
- / required
List of members interfaces of the link aggregation group. The value can be single interface or list of interfaces.
min_links
-
Minimum members that should be up before bringing up the link aggregation group.
mode
-
    Choices:
  • on
  • active
  • passive
Default:
"yes"
Mode of the link aggregation group. A value of on will enable LACP. active configures the link to actively information about the state of the link, or it can be configured in passive mode ie. send link state information only when received them from another link.
name
- / required
Name of the link aggregation group.
purge
-
Default:
"no"
Purge link aggregation groups not defined in the aggregate parameter.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
  • up
  • down
State of the link aggregation group.

Notes¶

Note

  • This module is supported on ansible_network_os network platforms. See the Network Platform Options for details.

Examples¶

- name: configure link aggregation group
  net_linkagg:
    name: bond0
    members:
      - eth0
      - eth1

- name: remove configuration
  net_linkagg:
    name: bond0
    state: absent

- name: Create aggregate of linkagg definitions
  net_linkagg:
    aggregate:
        - { name: bond0, members: [eth1] }
        - { name: bond1, members: [eth2] }

- name: Remove aggregate of linkagg definitions
  net_linkagg:
    aggregate:
      - name: bond0
      - name: bond1
    state: absent

Return Values¶

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

Key Returned Description
commands
list
always, except for the platforms that use Netconf transport to manage the device.
The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device

Sample:
['set interfaces bonding bond0', "set interfaces ethernet eth0 bond-group 'bond0'", "set interfaces ethernet eth1 bond-group 'bond0'"]


Status¶

  • This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

  • This module is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. [network]

Red Hat Support¶

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

Authors¶

  • Ricardo Carrillo Cruz (@rcarrillocruz)

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