dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_vrfs module – Manage VRFs and associate VRFs to interfaces such as, Eth, LAG, VLAN, and loopback

Note

This module is part of the dellemc.enterprise_sonic collection (version 1.1.1).

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 dellemc.enterprise_sonic.

To use it in a playbook, specify: dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_vrfs.

New in version 1.0.0: of dellemc.enterprise_sonic

Synopsis

  • Manages VRF and VRF interface attributes in Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

config

list / elements=dictionary

A list of VRF configurations.

members

dictionary

Holds a dictionary mapping of list of interfaces linked to a VRF interface.

interfaces

list / elements=dictionary

List of interface names that are linked to a specific VRF interface.

name

string

The name of the physical interface.

name

string / required

The name of the VRF interface.

state

string

The state of the configuration after module completion.

Choices:

  • merged ← (default)

  • deleted

Notes

Note

  • Tested against Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies.

  • Supports check_mode.

Examples

# Using deleted
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
#show ip vrf
#VRF-NAME            INTERFACES
#----------------------------------------------------------------
#Vrfcheck1
#Vrfcheck2
#Vrfcheck3           Eth1/3
#                    Eth1/14
#                    Eth1/16
#                    Eth1/17
#Vrfcheck4           Eth1/5
#                    Eth1/6
#
- name: Configuring vrf deleted state
  dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_vrfs:
    config:
     - name: Vrfcheck4
       members:
         interfaces:
           - name: Eth1/6
     - name: Vrfcheck3
       members:
         interfaces:
           - name: Eth1/3
           - name: Eth1/14
    state: deleted
#
# After state:
# ------------
#
#show ip vrf
#VRF-NAME            INTERFACES
#----------------------------------------------------------------
#Vrfcheck1
#Vrfcheck2
#Vrfcheck3           Eth1/16
#                    Eth1/17
#Vrfcheck4           Eth1/5
#
#
# Using merged
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
#show ip vrf
#VRF-NAME            INTERFACES
#----------------------------------------------------------------
#Vrfcheck1
#Vrfcheck2
#Vrfcheck3           Eth1/16
#                    Eth1/17
#Vrfcheck4
#
- name: Configuring vrf merged state
  dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_vrfs:
    config:
     - name: Vrfcheck4
       members:
         interfaces:
           - name: Eth1/5
           - name: Eth1/6
     - name: Vrfcheck3
       members:
         interfaces:
           - name: Eth1/3
           - name: Eth1/14
    state: merged
#
# After state:
# ------------
#
#show ip vrf
#VRF-NAME            INTERFACES
#----------------------------------------------------------------
#Vrfcheck1
#Vrfcheck2
#Vrfcheck3           Eth1/3
#                    Eth1/14
#                    Eth1/16
#                    Eth1/17
#Vrfcheck4           Eth1/5
#                    Eth1/6
#

Return Values

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

Key

Description

after

list / elements=string

The resulting configuration model invocation.

Returned: when changed

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

before

list / elements=string

The configuration prior to the model invocation.

Returned: always

Sample: “The configuration returned is always in the same format 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

  • Abirami N (@abirami-n)