dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_communities module – Manage BGP community and its parameters

Note

This module is part of the dellemc.enterprise_sonic collection (version 1.1.2).

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_bgp_communities.

New in dellemc.enterprise_sonic 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • This module provides configuration management of BGP bgp_communities for device running Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

config

list / elements=dictionary

A list of ‘bgp_communities’ configurations.

aann

string

Community number aa:nn format 0..65535:0..65535; applicable for standard BGP community type.

local_as

boolean

Do not send outside local AS (well-known community); applicable for standard BGP community type.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

match

string

Matches any/all of the members.

Choices:

  • "ALL"

  • "ANY" ← (default)

members

dictionary

Members of this BGP community list.

regex

list / elements=string

Members of this BGP community list. Regular expression string can be given here. Applicable for expanded BGP community type.

name

string / required

Name of the BGP communitylist.

no_advertise

boolean

Do not advertise to any peer (well-known community); applicable for standard BGP community type.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

no_export

boolean

Do not export to next AS (well-known community); applicable for standard BGP community type.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

no_peer

boolean

Do not export to next AS (well-known community); applicable for standard BGP community type.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

permit

boolean

Permits or denies this community.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

type

string

Whether it is a standard or expanded community-list entry.

Choices:

  • "standard" ← (default)

  • "expanded"

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 bgp community-list
# Standard community list test:  match: ANY
#     101
#     201
# Standard community list test1:  match: ANY
#     301

- name: Deletes BGP community member
  dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_communities:
    config:
      - name: test
        members:
          regex:
          - 201
    state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# show bgp community-list
# Standard community list test:  match: ANY
#     101
# Standard community list test1:  match: ANY
#     301


# Using deleted

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# show bgp community-list
# Standard community list test:  match: ANY
#     101
# Expanded community list test1:   match: ANY
#     201

- name: Deletes a single BGP community
  dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_communities:
    config:
      - name: test
        members:
    state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# show bgp community-list
# Expanded community list test1:   match: ANY
#     201


# Using deleted

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# show bgp community-list
# Standard community list test:  match: ANY
#     101
# Expanded community list test1:   match: ANY
#     201

- name: Delete All BGP communities
  dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_communities:
    config:
    state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# show bgp community-list
#


# Using deleted

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# show bgp community-list
# Standard community list test:  match: ANY
#     101
# Expanded community list test1:   match: ANY
#     201

- name: Deletes all members in a single BGP community
  dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_communities:
    config:
      - name: test
        members:
          regex:
    state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# show bgp community-list
# Expanded community list test:   match: ANY
# Expanded community list test1:   match: ANY
#     201


# Using merged

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# AS path list test:

- name: Adds 909.* to test as-path list
  dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_as_paths:
    config:
      - name: test
        members:
        - 909.*
    state: merged

# After state:
# ------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# AS path list test:
#   members: 909.*

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 that is returned is always in the same format\n of the parameters above.\n"]

before

list / elements=string

The configuration prior to the model invocation.

Returned: always

Sample: ["The configuration that is returned is always in the same format\n of the parameters above.\n"]

commands

list / elements=string

The set of commands that are pushed to the remote device.

Returned: always

Sample: ["command 1", "command 2", "command 3"]

Authors

  • Kumaraguru Narayanan (@nkumaraguru)