arista.eos.eos_l2_interface module – (deprecated, removed after 2022-06-01) Manage L2 interfaces on Arista EOS network devices.
Note
This module is part of the arista.eos collection (version 5.0.1).
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 arista.eos
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: arista.eos.eos_l2_interface
.
New in arista.eos 1.0.0
DEPRECATED
- Removed in:
major release after 2022-06-01
- Why:
Updated modules released with more functionality
- Alternative:
eos_l2_interfaces
Synopsis
This module provides declarative management of L2 interfaces on Arista EOS network devices.
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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Configure given VLAN in access port. If |
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List of Layer-2 interface definitions. |
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Configure given VLAN in access port. If |
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Mode in which interface needs to be configured. Choices:
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Name of the interface |
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Native VLAN to be configured in trunk port. If |
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Manage the state of the Layer-2 Interface configuration. Choices:
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List of allowed VLANs in a given trunk port. If |
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Mode in which interface needs to be configured. Choices:
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Name of the interface |
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Native VLAN to be configured in trunk port. If |
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Deprecated Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using Starting with Ansible 2.6 we recommend using This option will be removed in a release after 2022-06-01. For more information please see the EOS Platform Options guide. A dict object containing connection details. |
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Specifies the password to use if required to enter privileged mode on the remote device. If authorize is false, then this argument does nothing. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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Instructs the module to enter privileged mode on the remote device before sending any commands. If not specified, the device will attempt to execute all commands in non-privileged mode. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Choices:
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Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport. |
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Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This is a common argument used for either cli or eapi transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. This value applies to either cli or eapi. The port value will default to the appropriate transport common port if none is provided in the task (cli=22, http=80, https=443). Default: |
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Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error. |
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Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. Choices:
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If Choices:
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Configures the transport to use SSL if set to Choices:
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Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate either the CLI login or the eAPI authentication depending on which transport is used. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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If Choices:
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Manage the state of the Layer-2 Interface configuration. Choices:
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List of allowed VLANs in a given trunk port. If |
Notes
Note
Tested against Arista EOS 4.24.6F
For information on using CLI, eAPI and privileged mode see the :ref:`EOS Platform Options guide <eos_platform_options>`
For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the :ref:`Ansible Network Guide <network_guide>`
For more information on using Ansible to manage Arista EOS devices see the `Arista integration page <https://www.ansible.com/ansible-arista-networks>`_.
Examples
- name: Ensure Ethernet1 does not have any switchport
arista.eos.eos_l2_interface:
name: Ethernet1
state: absent
- name: Ensure Ethernet1 is configured for access vlan 20
arista.eos.eos_l2_interface:
name: Ethernet1
mode: access
access_vlan: 20
- name: Ensure Ethernet1 is a trunk port and ensure 2-50 are being tagged (doesn't
mean others aren't also being tagged)
arista.eos.eos_l2_interface:
name: Ethernet1
mode: trunk
native_vlan: 10
trunk_allowed_vlans: 2-50
- name: Set switchports on aggregate
arista.eos.eos_l2_interface:
aggregate:
- {name: ethernet1, mode: access, access_vlan: 20}
- {name: ethernet2, mode: trunk, native_vlan: 10}
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device Returned: always. Sample: |
Status
This module will be removed in a major release after 2022-06-01. [deprecated]
For more information see DEPRECATED.