cisco.ios.ios_lldp module – (deprecated, removed after 2024-06-01) Manage LLDP configuration on Cisco IOS network devices.

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_lldp.

New in cisco.ios 1.0.0

DEPRECATED

Removed in:

major release after 2024-06-01

Why:

Newer and updated modules released with more functionality.

Alternative:

ios_lldp_global

Synopsis

  • This module provides declarative management of LLDP service on Cisco IOS network devices.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Aliases: lldp

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

state

string

State of the LLDP configuration. If value is present lldp will be enabled else if it is absent it will be disabled.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

  • "enabled"

  • "disabled"

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Enable LLDP service
  cisco.ios.ios_lldp:
    state: present

- name: Disable LLDP service
  cisco.ios.ios_lldp:
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key

Description

commands

list / elements=string

The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device

Returned: always, except for the platforms that use Netconf transport to manage the device.

Sample: ["lldp run"]

Status

  • This module will be removed in a major release after 2024-06-01. [deprecated]

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Ganesh Nalawade (@ganeshrn)