cisco.nxos.nxos_telemetry module – TELEMETRY resource module

Note

This module is part of the cisco.nxos collection (version 2.9.1).

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 cisco.nxos.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.nxos.nxos_telemetry.

New in version 1.0.0: of cisco.nxos

Synopsis

  • Manages Telemetry Monitoring Service (TMS) configuration

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

config

dictionary

The provided configuration

certificate

dictionary

Certificate SSL/TLS and hostname values.

Value must be a dict defining values for keys (key and hostname).

hostname

string

Certificate hostname

key

string

Certificate key

compression

string

Destination profile compression method.

Choices:

  • gzip

destination_groups

list / elements=raw

List of telemetry destination groups.

destination

dictionary

Group destination ipv4, port, protocol and encoding values.

Value must be a dict defining values for keys (ip, port, protocol, encoding).

encoding

string

Destination group encoding.

Choices:

  • GPB

  • JSON

ip

string

Destination group IP address.

port

integer

Destination group port number.

protocol

string

Destination group protocol.

Choices:

  • HTTP

  • TCP

  • UDP

  • gRPC

id

integer

Destination group identifier.

Value must be a int representing the destination group identifier.

sensor_groups

list / elements=raw

List of telemetry sensor groups.

data_source

string

Telemetry data source.

Choices:

  • NX-API

  • DME

  • YANG

id

integer

Sensor group identifier.

Value must be a int representing the sensor group identifier.

path

dictionary

Telemetry sensor path.

Value must be a dict defining values for keys (name, depth, filter_condition, query_condition).

Mandatory Keys (name)

Optional Keys (depth, filter_condition, query_condition)

depth

string

Sensor group depth.

filter_condition

string

Sensor group filter condition.

name

string

Sensor group path name.

query_condition

string

Sensor group query condition.

source_interface

string

Destination profile source interface.

Valid value is a str representing the source interface name.

subscriptions

list / elements=raw

List of telemetry subscriptions.

destination_group

integer

Associated destination group.

id

integer

Subscription identifier.

Value must be a int representing the subscription identifier.

sensor_group

dictionary

Associated sensor group.

Value must be a dict defining values for keys (id, sample_interval).

id

integer

Associated sensor group id.

sample_interval

integer

Associated sensor group id sample interval.

vrf

string

Destination profile vrf.

Valid value is a str representing the vrf name.

state

string

Final configuration state

Choices:

  • merged ← (default)

  • replaced

  • deleted

  • gathered

Notes

Note

  • Supported on N9k Version 7.0(3)I7(5) and later.

  • Unsupported for Cisco MDS

Examples

# Using deleted
# This action will delete all telemetry configuration on the device

- name: Delete Telemetry Configuration
  cisco.nxos.nxos_telemetry:
    state: deleted


# Using merged
# This action will merge telemetry configuration defined in the playbook with
# telemetry configuration that is already on the device.

- name: Merge Telemetry Configuration
  cisco.nxos.nxos_telemetry:
    config:
      certificate:
        key: /bootflash/server.key
        hostname: localhost
      compression: gzip
      source_interface: Ethernet1/1
      vrf: management
      destination_groups:
      - id: 2
        destination:
          ip: 192.168.0.2
          port: 50001
          protocol: gPRC
          encoding: GPB
      - id: 55
        destination:
          ip: 192.168.0.55
          port: 60001
          protocol: gPRC
          encoding: GPB
      sensor_groups:
      - id: 1
        data_source: NX-API
        path:
          name: '"show lldp neighbors detail"'
          depth: 0
      - id: 55
        data_source: DME
        path:
          name: sys/ch
          depth: unbounded
          filter_condition: ne(eqptFt.operSt,"ok")
      subscriptions:
      - id: 5
        destination_group: 55
        sensor_group:
          id: 1
          sample_interval: 1000
      - id: 6
        destination_group: 2
        sensor_group:
          id: 55
          sample_interval: 2000
    state: merged


# Using replaced
# This action will replace telemetry configuration on the device with the
# telemetry configuration defined in the playbook.

- name: Override Telemetry Configuration
  cisco.nxos.nxos_telemetry:
    config:
      certificate:
        key: /bootflash/server.key
        hostname: localhost
      compression: gzip
      source_interface: Ethernet1/1
      vrf: management
      destination_groups:
      - id: 2
        destination:
          ip: 192.168.0.2
          port: 50001
          protocol: gPRC
          encoding: GPB
      subscriptions:
      - id: 5
        destination_group: 55
    state: replaced

Return Values

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

Key

Description

after

dictionary

The configuration as structured data after module completion.

Returned: when changed

Sample: “The configuration returned will always be in the same format\n of the parameters above.\n”

before

dictionary

The configuration as structured data prior to module invocation.

Returned: always

Sample: “The configuration returned will always be in the same format\n of the parameters above.\n”

commands

list / elements=string

The set of commands pushed to the remote device.

Returned: always

Sample: [“command 1”, “command 2”, “command 3”]

Authors

  • Mike Wiebe (@mikewiebe)