cisco.nxos.nxos_ntp_options module – Manages NTP options.

Note

This module is part of the cisco.nxos collection (version 4.4.0).

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.nxos.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.nxos.nxos_ntp_options.

New in cisco.nxos 1.0.0

DEPRECATED

Removed in:

major release after 2024-01-01

Why:

Updated module released with more functionality.

Alternative:

nxos_ntp_global

Synopsis

  • Manages NTP options, e.g. authoritative server and logging.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Aliases: ntp_options

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

logging

boolean

Sets whether NTP logging is enabled on the device.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

master

boolean

Sets whether the device is an authoritative NTP server.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

state

string

Manage the state of the resource.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

stratum

string

If master=true, an optional stratum can be supplied (1-15). The device default is 8.

Notes

Note

  • Tested against NXOSv 7.3.(0)D1(1) on VIRL

  • Limited Support for Cisco MDS

  • When state=absent, master and logging will be set to False and stratum will be removed as well

  • For information on using CLI and NX-API see the :ref:`NXOS Platform Options guide <nxos_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 Cisco devices see the `Cisco integration page <https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/cisco>`_.

Examples

# Basic NTP options configuration
- cisco.nxos.nxos_ntp_options:
    master: true
    stratum: 12
    logging: false
    host: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ un }}'
    password: '{{ pwd }}'

Return Values

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

Key

Description

updates

list / elements=string

command sent to the device

Returned: always

Sample: ["no ntp logging", "ntp master 12"]

Status

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

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Jason Edelman (@jedelman8)