cisco.ios.ios_lag_interfaces module – Resource module to configure LAG interfaces.

Note

This module is part of the cisco.ios collection (version 4.6.1).

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.ios.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.ios.ios_lag_interfaces.

New in cisco.ios 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • This module manages properties of Link Aggregation Group on Cisco IOS devices.

Aliases: lag_interfaces

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

config

list / elements=dictionary

A list of link aggregation group configurations.

members

list / elements=dictionary

Interface options for the link aggregation group.

integer

Assign a link identifier used for load-balancing.

Refer to vendor documentation for valid values.

NOTE, parameter only supported on Cisco IOS XE platform.

member

string

Interface member of the link aggregation group.

mode

string

Etherchannel Mode of the interface for link aggregation.

On mode has to be quoted as ‘on’ or else pyyaml will convert to True before it gets to Ansible.

Choices:

  • "auto"

  • "on"

  • "desirable"

  • "active"

  • "passive"

name

string / required

ID of Ethernet Channel of interfaces.

Refer to vendor documentation for valid port values.

running_config

string

This option is used only with state parsed.

The value of this option should be the output received from the IOS device by executing the command show running-config | section ^interface.

The state parsed reads the configuration from running_config option and transforms it into Ansible structured data as per the resource module’s argspec and the value is then returned in the parsed key within the result.

state

string

The state the configuration should be left in

The states rendered, gathered and parsed does not perform any change on the device.

The state rendered will transform the configuration in config option to platform specific CLI commands which will be returned in the rendered key within the result. For state rendered active connection to remote host is not required.

The state gathered will fetch the running configuration from device and transform it into structured data in the format as per the resource module argspec and the value is returned in the gathered key within the result.

The state parsed reads the configuration from running_config option and transforms it into JSON format as per the resource module parameters and the value is returned in the parsed key within the result. The value of running_config option should be the same format as the output of command show running-config | include ip route|ipv6 route executed on device. For state parsed active connection to remote host is not required.

Choices:

  • "merged" ← (default)

  • "replaced"

  • "overridden"

  • "deleted"

  • "rendered"

  • "parsed"

  • "gathered"

Notes

Note

Examples

# Using merged
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface Port-channel10
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  shutdown
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  shutdown
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  shutdown
# interface GigabitEthernet0/4
#  shutdown

- name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_lag_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Port-channel10
        members:
          - member: GigabitEthernet0/1
            mode: auto
          - member: GigabitEthernet0/2
            mode: auto
      - name: Port-channel20
        members:
          - member: GigabitEthernet0/3
            mode: on
      - name: Port-channel30
        members:
          - member: GigabitEthernet0/4
            mode: active
    state: merged

# Task Output:
# ---------------

# commands:
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# - channel-group 10 mode auto
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# - channel-group 10 mode auto
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# - channel-group 20 mode on
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/4
# - channel-group 30 mode active

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface Port-channel10
# interface Port-channel20
# interface Port-channel30
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 20 mode on
# interface GigabitEthernet0/4
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 30 mode active

# Using overridden
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface Port-channel10
# interface Port-channel20
# interface Port-channel30
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 20 mode on
# interface GigabitEthernet0/4
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 30 mode active

- name: Override device configuration of all interfaces with provided configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_lag_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Port-channel20
        members:
          - member: GigabitEthernet0/2
            mode: auto
          - member: GigabitEthernet0/3
            mode: auto
    state: overridden

# Task Output:
# ---------------

# commands:
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# - no channel-group 10 mode auto
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# - no channel-group 10 mode auto
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/4
# - no channel-group 30 mode active
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# - channel-group 20 mode auto
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# - channel-group 20 mode auto

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface Port-channel10
# interface Port-channel20
# interface Port-channel30
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  shutdown
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 20 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 20 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/4
#  shutdown

# Using replaced
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface Port-channel10
# interface Port-channel20
# interface Port-channel30
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 20 mode on
# interface GigabitEthernet0/4
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 30 mode active

- name: Replaces device configuration of listed interfaces with provided configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_lag_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Port-channel30
        members:
          - member: GigabitEthernet0/3
            mode: auto
    state: replaced

# Task Output:
# ---------------

# commands:
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# - channel-group 30 mode auto
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/4
# - no channel-group 30 mode active

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface Port-channel10
# interface Port-channel20
# interface Port-channel30
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 30 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/4
#  shutdown

# Using Deleted
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface Port-channel10
# interface Port-channel20
# interface Port-channel30
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 20 mode on
# interface GigabitEthernet0/4
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 30 mode active

- name: "Delete LAG attributes of given interfaces (Note: This won't delete the interface itself)"
  cisco.ios.ios_lag_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Port-channel10
      - name: Port-channel20
    state: deleted

# Task Output:
# ---------------

# commands:
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# - no channel-group 10 mode auto
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# - no channel-group 10 mode auto
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# - no channel-group 20 mode on

# After state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface Port-channel10
# interface Port-channel20
# interface Port-channel30
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  shutdown
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  shutdown
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  shutdown
# interface GigabitEthernet0/4
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 30 mode active

# Using Deleted without any config passed
#"(NOTE: This will delete all of configured LLDP module attributes)"

#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface Port-channel10
# interface Port-channel20
# interface Port-channel30
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 20 mode on
# interface GigabitEthernet0/4
#  shutdown
#  channel-group 30 mode active

- name: "Delete all configured LAG attributes for interfaces (Note: This won't delete the interface itself)"
  cisco.ios.ios_lag_interfaces:
    state: deleted

# Task Output:
# ---------------

# commands:
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# - no channel-group 10 mode auto
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# - no channel-group 10 mode auto
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# - no channel-group 20 mode on
# - interface GigabitEthernet0/4
# - no channel-group 30 mode active

# After state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface Port-channel10
# interface Port-channel20
# interface Port-channel30
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  shutdown
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  shutdown
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  shutdown
# interface GigabitEthernet0/4
#  shutdown

# Using Gathered

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface Port-channel10
# interface Port-channel20
# interface Port-channel30
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#   shutdown
#   channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#   shutdown
#   channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#   shutdown
#   channel-group 20 mode on
# interface GigabitEthernet0/4
#   shutdown
#   channel-group 30 mode active

- name: Gather listed LAG interfaces with provided configurations
  cisco.ios.ios_lag_interfaces:
    config:
    state: gathered

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "gathered": [
# {
#     "members": [
#         {
#             "member": "GigabitEthernet0/1",
#             "mode": "auto"
#         },
#         {
#             "member": "GigabitEthernet0/2",
#             "mode": "auto"
#         }
#     ],
#     "name": "Port-channel10"
# },
# {
#     "members": [
#         {
#             "member": "GigabitEthernet0/3",
#             "mode": "on"
#         }
#     ],
#     "name": "Port-channel20"
# },
# {
#     "members": [
#         {
#             "member": "GigabitEthernet0/4",
#             "mode": "active"
#         }
#     ],
#     "name": "Port-channel30"
# }
# ]

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#sh running-config | section ^interface
# interface Port-channel10
# interface Port-channel20
# interface Port-channel30
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#   shutdown
#   channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#   shutdown
#   channel-group 10 mode auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#   shutdown
#   channel-group 20 mode on
# interface GigabitEthernet0/4
#   shutdown
#   channel-group 30 mode active

# Using Rendered

- name: Render the commands for provided  configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_lag_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Port-channel11
        members:
          - member: GigabitEthernet0/1
            mode: active
      - name: Port-channel22
        members:
          - member: GigabitEthernet0/2
            mode: passive
    state: rendered

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "rendered": [
#         "interface GigabitEthernet0/1",
#         "channel-group 11 mode active",
#         "interface GigabitEthernet0/2",
#         "channel-group 22 mode passive",
#     ]

# Using Parsed

#  File: parsed.cfg
# ----------------
#
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# channel-group 11 mode active
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# channel-group 22 mode passive

- name: Parse the commands for provided configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_lag_interfaces:
    running_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'parsed.cfg') }}"
    state: parsed

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "parsed": [
#     {
#         "members": [
#             {
#                 "member": "GigabitEthernet0/1",
#                 "mode": "active"
#             }
#         ],
#         "name": "Port-channel11"
#     },
#     {
#         "members": [
#             {
#                 "member": "GigabitEthernet0/2",
#                 "mode": "passive"
#             }
#         ],
#         "name": "Port-channel22"
#     }
# ]

Return Values

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

Key

Description

after

dictionary

The resulting configuration after module execution.

Returned: when changed

Sample: "This output will always be in the same format as the module argspec.\n"

before

dictionary

The configuration prior to the module execution.

Returned: when state is merged, replaced, overridden, deleted or purged

Sample: "This output will always be in the same format as the module argspec.\n"

commands

list / elements=string

The set of commands pushed to the remote device.

Returned: when state is merged, replaced, overridden, deleted or purged

Sample: ["interface GigabitEthernet0/1", "channel-group 10 mode auto", "channel-group 10 mode active link 20"]

gathered

list / elements=string

Facts about the network resource gathered from the remote device as structured data.

Returned: when state is gathered

Sample: ["This output will always be in the same format as the module argspec.\n"]

parsed

list / elements=string

The device native config provided in running_config option parsed into structured data as per module argspec.

Returned: when state is parsed

Sample: ["This output will always be in the same format as the module argspec.\n"]

rendered

list / elements=string

The provided configuration in the task rendered in device-native format (offline).

Returned: when state is rendered

Sample: ["interface GigabitEthernet0/2", "channel-group 20 mode auto", "channel-group 20 mode active link 60"]

Authors

  • Sagar Paul (@KB-perByte)

  • Sumit Jaiswal (@justjais)