dellemc.os10.bgp_validate – Validate the bgp neighbor state,raise error if it is not in established state

Note

This plugin is part of the dellemc.os10 collection (version 1.1.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install dellemc.os10.

To use it in a playbook, specify: dellemc.os10.bgp_validate.

Synopsis

• Troubleshoot the bgp neighor state info using show ip bgp summary and show ip interface brief.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
bgp_neighbors list / elements=string / required		planned neighbours input from group_var to compare actual
show_ip_bgp list / elements=string / required		show ip bgp summary output
show_ip_intf_brief list / elements=string / required		show ip interface brief output

Examples

Copy below YAML into a playbook (e.g. play.yml) and run as follows:

#$ ansible-playbook -i inv play.yml
name: Validate BGP configuration
hosts: localhost
connection: local
gather_facts: False
tasks:
  - name: "Get Dell EMC OS10 Show ip bgp summary"
    os10_command:
      commands:
        - command: "show ip bgp summary | display-xml"
        - command: "show ip interface brief | display-xml"
      provider: "{{ hostvars[item].cli }}"
    with_items: "{{ groups['all'] }}"
    register: show_bgp
  - set_fact:
       output_bgp:  "{{ output_bgp|default([])+ [{'host': item.invocation.module_args.provider.host, 'inv_name': item.item,
                                                  'stdout_show_bgp': item.stdout.0, 'stdout_show_ip': item.stdout.1}] }}"
    loop: "{{ show_bgp.results }}"
  - debug: var=output_bgp
  - local_action: copy content={{ output_bgp }} dest=show
  - name: call lib to convert bgp info from xml to dict format
    base_xml_to_dict:
       cli_responses: "{{ item.stdout_show_bgp }}"
    with_items:
      - "{{ output_bgp }}"
    register: show_bgp_list
  - name: call lib to convert ip interface info from xml to dict format
    base_xml_to_dict:
       cli_responses: "{{ item.stdout_show_ip }}"
    with_items:
      - "{{ output_bgp }}"
    register: show_ip_intf_list
  - name: call lib for bgp validation
    bgp_validate:
      show_ip_bgp: "{{ show_bgp_list.results  }}"
      show_ip_intf_brief: "{{ show_ip_intf_list.results  }}"
      bgp_neighbors: "{{ intended_bgp_neighbors }}"

Authors

• Senthil Kumar Ganesan (@skg-net)