nxos_interfaces – Manages interface attributes of NX-OS Interfaces

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis

• This module manages the interface attributes of NX-OS interfaces.

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
config list / elements=dictionary			A dictionary of interface options
	description string		Interface description.
	duplex string	Choices: full half auto	Interface link status. Applicable for Ethernet interfaces only.
	enabled boolean	Choices: no yes	Administrative state of the interface. Set the value to true to administratively enable the interface or false to disable it
	fabric_forwarding_anycast_gateway boolean	Choices: no yes	Associate SVI with anycast gateway under VLAN configuration mode. Applicable for SVI interfaces only.
	ip_forward boolean	Choices: no yes	Enable or disable IP forward feature on SVIs. Set the value to true to enable or false to disable.
	mode string	Choices: layer2 layer3	Manage Layer2 or Layer3 state of the interface. Applicable for Ethernet and port channel interfaces only.
	mtu string		MTU for a specific interface. Must be an even number between 576 and 9216. Applicable for Ethernet interfaces only.
	name string / required		Full name of interface, e.g. Ethernet1/1, port-channel10.
	speed string		Interface link speed. Applicable for Ethernet interfaces only.
state string		Choices: merged ← replaced overridden deleted	The state of the configuration after module completion

Notes

Note

• Tested against NXOS 7.3.(0)D1(1) on VIRL

Examples

# Using merged

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# interface Ethernet1/1
#   description testing
#   mtu 1800

- name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration
  nxos_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1/1
        description: 'Configured by Ansible'
        enabled: True
      - name: Ethernet1/2
        description: 'Configured by Ansible Network'
        enabled: False
    state: merged

# After state:
# ------------
#
# interface Ethernet1/1
#    description Configured by Ansible
#    no shutdown
#    mtu 1800
# interface Ethernet2
#    description Configured by Ansible Network
#    shutdown


# Using replaced

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# interface Ethernet1/1
#    description Interface 1/1
# interface Ethernet1/2

- name: Replaces device configuration of listed interfaces with provided configuration
  nxos_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1/1
        description: 'Configured by Ansible'
        enabled: True
        mtu: 2000
      - name: Ethernet1/2
        description: 'Configured by Ansible Network'
        enabled: False
        mode: layer2
    state: replaced

# After state:
# ------------
#
# interface Ethernet1/1
#   description Configured by Ansible
#   no shutdown
#   mtu 1500
# interface Ethernet2/2
#    description Configured by Ansible Network
#    shutdown
#    switchport


# Using overridden

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# interface Ethernet1/1
#    description Interface Ethernet1/1
# interface Ethernet1/2
# interface mgmt0
#    description Management interface
#    ip address dhcp

- name: Override device configuration of all interfaces with provided configuration
  nxos_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1/1
        enabled: True
      - name: Ethernet1/2
        description: 'Configured by Ansible Network'
        enabled: False
    state: overridden

# After state:
# ------------
#
# interface Ethernet1/1
# interface Ethernet1/2
#    description Configured by Ansible Network
#    shutdown
# interface mgmt0
#    ip address dhcp


# Using deleted

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# interface Ethernet1/1
#    description Interface Ethernet1/1
# interface Ethernet1/2
# interface mgmt0
#    description Management interface
#    ip address dhcp

- name: Delete or return interface parameters to default settings
  nxos_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1/1
    state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# interface Ethernet1/1
# interface Ethernet1/2
# interface mgmt0
#    description Management interface
#    ip address dhcp

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
after list	when changed	The configuration as structured data after module completion. Sample: The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
before list	always	The configuration as structured data prior to module invocation. Sample: The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
commands list	always	The set of commands pushed to the remote device. Sample: ['interface Ethernet1/1', 'mtu 1800']

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

• Trishna Guha (@trishnaguha)

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