ce_ospf – Manages configuration of an OSPF instance on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • Manages configuration of an OSPF instance on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
addr
-
Specifies the address of the network segment where the interface resides. The value is in dotted decimal notation.
area
-
Specifies the area ID. The area with the area-id being 0 is a backbone area. Valid values are a string, formatted as an IP address (i.e. "0.0.0.0") or as an integer between 1 and 4294967295.
auth_key_id
-
Authentication key id when auth_mode is 'hmac-sha256', 'md5' or 'hmac-md5. Valid value is an integer is in the range from 1 to 255.
auth_mode
-
    Choices:
  • none
  • hmac-sha256
  • md5
  • hmac-md5
  • simple
Specifies the authentication type.
auth_text_md5
-
Specifies a password for MD5, HMAC-MD5, or HMAC-SHA256 authentication. The value is a string of 1 to 255 case-sensitive characters, spaces not supported.
auth_text_simple
-
Specifies a password for simple authentication. The value is a string of 1 to 8 characters.
mask
-
IP network wildcard bits in decimal format between 0 and 32.
max_load_balance
-
The maximum number of paths for forward packets over multiple paths. Valid value is an integer in the range from 1 to 64.
nexthop_addr
-
IPv4 address for configure next-hop address's weight. Valid values are a string, formatted as an IP address.
nexthop_weight
-
Indicates the weight of the next hop. The smaller the value is, the higher the preference of the route is. It is an integer that ranges from 1 to 254.
process_id
- / required
Specifies a process ID. The value is an integer ranging from 1 to 4294967295.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Determines whether the config should be present or not on the device.

Notes

Note

  • This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.
  • Recommended connection is netconf.
  • This module also works with local connections for legacy playbooks.

Examples

- name: ospf module 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: Configure ospf
    ce_ospf:
      process_id: 1
      area: 100
      state: present
      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
verbose mode
k/v pairs of configuration after module execution

Sample:
{'process_id': '1', 'areas': [{'areaId': '0.0.0.100', 'areaType': 'Normal'}], 'nexthops': [], 'max_load_balance': '32'}
existing
dictionary
verbose mode
k/v pairs of existing configuration

Sample:
{'process_id': '1', 'areas': [], 'nexthops': [], 'max_load_balance': '32'}
proposed
dictionary
verbose mode
k/v pairs of parameters passed into module

Sample:
{'process_id': '1', 'area': '100'}
updates
list
always
commands sent to the device

Sample:
['ospf 1', 'area 0.0.0.100']


Status

Authors

  • QijunPan (@QijunPan)

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