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cisco.ios.ios_vrf module – Module to configure VRF definitions.

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_vrf.

New in cisco.ios 1.0.0

Synopsis

• This module provides declarative management of VRF definitions on Cisco IOS devices. It allows playbooks to manage individual or the entire VRF collection. It also supports purging VRF definitions from the configuration that are not explicitly defined.

Aliases: vrf

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
associated_interfaces list / elements=string	This is a intent option and checks the operational state of the for given vrf name for associated interfaces. If the value in the associated_interfaces does not match with the operational state of vrf interfaces on device it will result in failure.
delay integer	Time in seconds to wait before checking for the operational state on remote device. Default: 10
description string	Provides a short description of the VRF definition in the current active configuration. The VRF definition value accepts alphanumeric characters used to provide additional information about the VRF.
interfaces list / elements=string	Identifies the set of interfaces that should be configured in the VRF. Interfaces must be routed interfaces in order to be placed into a VRF.
name string	The name of the VRF definition to be managed on the remote IOS device. The VRF definition name is an ASCII string name used to uniquely identify the VRF. This argument is mutually exclusive with the vrfs argument
purge boolean	Instructs the module to consider the VRF definition absolute. It will remove any previously configured VRFs on the device. Choices: false ← (default) true
rd string	The router-distinguisher value uniquely identifies the VRF to routing processes on the remote IOS system. The RD value takes the form of A:B where A and B are both numeric values.
route_both list / elements=string	Adds an export and import list of extended route target communities to the VRF.
route_both_ipv4 list / elements=string	Adds an export and import list of extended route target communities in address-family configuration submode to the VRF.
route_both_ipv6 list / elements=string	Adds an export and import list of extended route target communities in address-family configuration submode to the VRF.
route_export list / elements=string	Adds an export list of extended route target communities to the VRF.
route_export_ipv4 list / elements=string	Adds an export list of extended route target communities in address-family configuration submode to the VRF.
route_export_ipv6 list / elements=string	Adds an export list of extended route target communities in address-family configuration submode to the VRF.
route_import list / elements=string	Adds an import list of extended route target communities to the VRF.
route_import_ipv4 list / elements=string	Adds an import list of extended route target communities in address-family configuration submode to the VRF.
route_import_ipv6 list / elements=string	Adds an import list of extended route target communities in address-family configuration submode to the VRF.
state string	Configures the state of the VRF definition as it relates to the device operational configuration. When set to present, the VRF should be configured in the device active configuration and when set to absent the VRF should not be in the device active configuration Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
vrfs list / elements=any	The set of VRF definition objects to be configured on the remote IOS device. Ths list entries can either be the VRF name or a hash of VRF definitions and attributes. This argument is mutually exclusive with the name argument.

Notes

Note

• Tested against Cisco IOSXE Version 17.3 on CML.

• This module works with connection network_cli. See https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user_guide/platform_ios.html

• 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 Cisco devices see the `Cisco integration page <https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/cisco>`_.

Examples

- name: Configure a vrf named management
  cisco.ios.ios_vrf:
    name: management
    description: oob mgmt vrf
    interfaces:
      - Management1

- name: Remove a vrf named test
  cisco.ios.ios_vrf:
    name: test
    state: absent

- name: Configure set of VRFs and purge any others
  cisco.ios.ios_vrf:
    vrfs:
      - red
      - blue
      - green
    purge: true

- name: Creates a list of import RTs for the VRF with the same parameters
  cisco.ios.ios_vrf:
    name: test_import
    rd: 1:100
    route_import:
      - 1:100
      - 3:100

- name:
    Creates a list of import RTs in address-family configuration submode for the
    VRF with the same parameters
  cisco.ios.ios_vrf:
    name: test_import_ipv4
    rd: 1:100
    route_import_ipv4:
      - 1:100
      - 3:100

- name:
    Creates a list of import RTs in address-family configuration submode for the
    VRF with the same parameters
  cisco.ios.ios_vrf:
    name: test_import_ipv6
    rd: 1:100
    route_import_ipv6:
      - 1:100
      - 3:100

- name: Creates a list of export RTs for the VRF with the same parameters
  cisco.ios.ios_vrf:
    name: test_export
    rd: 1:100
    route_export:
      - 1:100
      - 3:100

- name:
    Creates a list of export RTs in address-family configuration submode for the
    VRF with the same parameters
  cisco.ios.ios_vrf:
    name: test_export_ipv4
    rd: 1:100
    route_export_ipv4:
      - 1:100
      - 3:100

- name:
    Creates a list of export RTs in address-family configuration submode for the
    VRF with the same parameters
  cisco.ios.ios_vrf:
    name: test_export_ipv6
    rd: 1:100
    route_export_ipv6:
      - 1:100
      - 3:100

- name:
    Creates a list of import and export route targets for the VRF with the same
    parameters
  cisco.ios.ios_vrf:
    name: test_both
    rd: 1:100
    route_both:
      - 1:100
      - 3:100

- name:
    Creates a list of import and export route targets in address-family configuration
    submode for the VRF with the same parameters
  cisco.ios.ios_vrf:
    name: test_both_ipv4
    rd: 1:100
    route_both_ipv4:
      - 1:100
      - 3:100

- name:
    Creates a list of import and export route targets in address-family configuration
    submode for the VRF with the same parameters
  cisco.ios.ios_vrf:
    name: test_both_ipv6
    rd: 1:100
    route_both_ipv6:
      - 1:100
      - 3:100

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 Sample: ["vrf definition ansible", "description management vrf", {"rd": "1:100"}]
delta string	The time elapsed to perform all operations Returned: always Sample: "0:00:10.469466"
end string	The time the job ended Returned: always Sample: "2016-11-16 10:38:25.595612"
start string	The time the job started Returned: always Sample: "2016-11-16 10:38:15.126146"

Authors

• Peter Sprygada (@privateip)

Collection links

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