onyx_bgp – Configures BGP on Mellanox ONYX network devices

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • This module provides declarative management of BGP router and neighbors on Mellanox ONYX network devices.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
as_number
- / required
Local AS number.
neighbors
-
List of neighbors. Required if state=present.
neighbor
- / required
Neighbor IP address.
remote_as
- / required
Remote AS number.
networks
-
List of advertised networks.
purge
boolean
added in 2.8
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
will remove all neighbors when it is True.
router_id
-
Router IP address. Required if state=present.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
BGP state.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on ONYX 3.6.4000

Examples

- name: configure bgp
  onyx_bgp:
    as_number: 320
    router_id: 10.3.3.3
    neighbors:
      - remote_as: 321
        neighbor: 10.3.3.4
    purge: True
    state: present
    networks:
      - 172.16.1.0/24

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
commands
list
 always
The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device.

Sample:
['router bgp 172', 'exit', 'router bgp 172 router-id 2.3.4.5 force', 'router bgp 172 neighbor 2.3.4.6 remote-as 173', 'router bgp 172 network 172.16.1.0 /24']


Status

Authors

  • Samer Deeb (@samerd)

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