ansible.netcommon.net_static_route module – (deprecated, removed after 2022-06-01) Manage static IP routes on network appliances (routers, switches et. al.)

Note

This module is part of the ansible.netcommon collection (version 2.6.1).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.netcommon.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ansible.netcommon.net_static_route.

New in version 1.0.0: of ansible.netcommon

DEPRECATED

Removed in

major release after 2022-06-01

Why

Updated modules released with more functionality

Alternative

Use platform-specific “[netos]_static_route” module

Synopsis

  • This module provides declarative management of static IP routes on network appliances (routers, switches et. al.).

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

admin_distance

string

Admin distance of the static route.

aggregate

string

List of static route definitions

mask

string / required

Network prefix mask of the static route.

next_hop

string / required

Next hop IP of the static route.

prefix

string / required

Network prefix of the static route.

purge

string

Purge static routes not defined in the aggregate parameter.

Default: “no”

state

string

State of the static route configuration.

Choices:

  • present ← (default)

  • absent

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: configure static route
  ansible.netcommon.net_static_route:
    prefix: 192.168.2.0
    mask: 255.255.255.0
    next_hop: 10.0.0.1

- name: remove configuration
  ansible.netcommon.net_static_route:
    prefix: 192.168.2.0
    mask: 255.255.255.0
    next_hop: 10.0.0.1
    state: absent

- name: configure aggregates of static routes
  ansible.netcommon.net_static_route:
    aggregate:
    - {prefix: 192.168.2.0, mask: 255.255.255.0, next_hop: 10.0.0.1}
    - {prefix: 192.168.3.0, mask: 255.255.255.0, next_hop: 10.0.2.1}

- name: Remove static route collections
  ansible.netcommon.net_static_route:
    aggregate:
    - {prefix: 172.24.1.0/24, next_hop: 192.168.42.64}
    - {prefix: 172.24.3.0/24, next_hop: 192.168.42.64}
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key

Description

commands

list / elements=string

The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device

Returned: always

Sample: [“ip route 192.168.2.0/24 10.0.0.1”]

Status

  • This module will be removed in a major release after 2022-06-01. [deprecated]

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Ricardo Carrillo Cruz (@rcarrillocruz)