cisco.nxos.nxos_zone_zoneset module – Configuration of zone/zoneset for Cisco NXOS MDS Switches.

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_zone_zoneset.

New in version 1.0.0: of cisco.nxos

Synopsis

  • Configuration of zone/zoneset for Cisco MDS NXOS.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

zone_zoneset_details

list / elements=dictionary

List of zone/zoneset details to be added or removed

default_zone

string

default zone behaviour for the vsan

Choices:

  • permit

  • deny

mode

string

mode of the zone for the vsan

Choices:

  • enhanced

  • basic

smart_zoning

boolean

Removes the vsan if True

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

vsan

integer / required

vsan id

zone

list / elements=dictionary

List of zone options for that vsan

members

list / elements=dictionary

Members of the zone that needs to be removed or added

devtype

string

devtype of the zone member used along with Smart zoning config

Choices:

  • initiator

  • target

  • both

pwwn

aliases: device_alias

string / required

pwwn member of the zone, use alias ‘device_alias’ as option for device_alias member

remove

boolean

Removes member from the zone if True

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

name

string / required

name of the zone

remove

boolean

Deletes the zone if True

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

zoneset

list / elements=dictionary

List of zoneset options for the vsan

action

string

activates/de-activates the zoneset

Choices:

  • activate

  • deactivate

members

list / elements=dictionary

Members of the zoneset that needs to be removed or added

name

string / required

name of the zone that needs to be added to the zoneset or removed from the zoneset

remove

boolean

Removes zone member from the zoneset

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

name

string / required

name of the zoneset

remove

boolean

Removes zoneset if True

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

Notes

Note

  • Tested against Cisco MDS NX-OS 8.4(1)

Examples

- name: Test that zone/zoneset module works
  cisco.nxos.nxos_zone_zoneset:
    zone_zoneset_details:
    - mode: enhanced
      vsan: 22
      zone:
      - members:
        - pwwn: 11:11:11:11:11:11:11:11
        - device_alias: test123
        - pwwn: 61:61:62:62:12:12:12:12
          remove: true
        name: zoneA
      - members:
        - pwwn: 10:11:11:11:11:11:11:11
        - pwwn: 62:62:62:62:21:21:21:21
        name: zoneB
      - name: zoneC
        remove: true
      zoneset:
      - action: activate
        members:
        - name: zoneA
        - name: zoneB
        - name: zoneC
          remove: true
        name: zsetname1
      - action: deactivate
        name: zsetTestExtra
        remove: true
    - mode: basic
      smart_zoning: true
      vsan: 21
      zone:
      - members:
        - devtype: both
          pwwn: 11:11:11:11:11:11:11:11
        - pwwn: 62:62:62:62:12:12:12:12
        - devtype: both
          pwwn: 92:62:62:62:12:12:1a:1a
          remove: true
        name: zone21A
      - members:
        - pwwn: 10:11:11:11:11:11:11:11
        - pwwn: 62:62:62:62:21:21:21:21
        name: zone21B
      zoneset:
      - action: activate
        members:
        - name: zone21A
        - name: zone21B
        name: zsetname212

Return Values

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

Key

Description

commands

list / elements=string

commands sent to the device

Returned: always

Sample: [“terminal dont-ask”, “zone name zoneA vsan 923”, “member pwwn 11:11:11:11:11:11:11:11”, “no member device-alias test123”, “zone commit vsan 923”, “no terminal dont-ask”]

messages

list / elements=string

debug messages

Returned: always

Sample: [“zone mode is already enhanced ,no change in zone mode configuration for vsan 922”, “zone member \u002711:11:11:11:11:11:11:11\u0027 is already present in zone \u0027zoneA\u0027 in vsan 922 hence nothing to add”, “zone member \u0027test123\u0027 is already present in zone \u0027zoneA\u0027 in vsan 922 hence nothing to add”, “zone member \u002761:61:62:62:12:12:12:12\u0027 is not present in zone \u0027zoneA\u0027 in vsan 922 hence nothing to remove”, “zone member \u002710:11:11:11:11:11:11:11\u0027 is already present in zone \u0027zoneB\u0027 in vsan 922 hence nothing to add”, “zone member \u002762:62:62:62:21:21:21:21\u0027 is already present in zone \u0027zoneB\u0027 in vsan 922 hence nothing to add”, “zone \u0027zoneC\u0027 is not present in vsan 922 , so nothing to remove”]

Authors

  • Suhas Bharadwaj (@srbharadwaj)