cisco.nxos.nxos_static_routes module – Static routes resource module

Note

This module is part of the cisco.nxos collection (version 5.3.0).

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_static_routes.

New in cisco.nxos 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • This module configures and manages the attributes of static routes on Cisco NX-OS platforms.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

config

list / elements=dictionary

A list of configurations for static routes

address_families

list / elements=dictionary

A dictionary specifying the address family to which the static route(s) belong.

afi

string / required

Specifies the top level address family indicator.

Choices:

  • "ipv4"

  • "ipv6"

routes

list / elements=dictionary

A dictionary that specifies the static route configurations

dest

string / required

Destination prefix of static route

The address format is <ipv4/v6 address>/<mask>

The mask is number in range 0-32 for IPv4 and in range 0-128 for IPv6

next_hops

list / elements=dictionary

Details of route to be taken

admin_distance

integer

Preference or administrative distance of route (range 1-255)

dest_vrf

string

VRF of the destination

forward_router_address

string

IP address of the next hop router

interface

string

Outgoing interface to take. For anything except ‘Null0’, then next hop IP address should also be configured.

route_name

string

Name of the static route

tag

integer

Route tag value (numeric)

track

integer

Track value (range 1 - 512). Track must already be configured on the device before adding the route.

vrf

string

The VRF to which the static route(s) belong

running_config

string

This option is used only with state parsed.

The value of this option should be the output received from the NX-OS device by executing the following commands in order show running-config | include ‘^ip(v6* route’) and show running-config | section ‘^vrf context’.

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

Choices:

  • "deleted"

  • "merged" ← (default)

  • "overridden"

  • "replaced"

  • "gathered"

  • "rendered"

  • "parsed"

Notes

Note

  • Tested against Nexus 9300v running NX-OS 9.3.6 on CML.

  • Unsupported for Cisco MDS

  • When a route is configured for a non-existent VRF, the VRF is created and the route is added to it.

  • When deleting routes for a VRF, all routes inside the VRF are deleted, but the VRF is not deleted.

Examples

# Using deleted - delete all

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# ip route 192.0.2.32/28 192.0.2.12 name new_route
# ip route 192.0.2.26/24 192.0.2.13 tag 12
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'

- name: Delete all routes
  cisco.nxos.nxos_static_routes:
    state: deleted

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.0/24
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.13
#                 tag: 12
#           - dest: 192.0.2.32/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.12
#                 route_name: new_route
# commands:
# - no ip route 192.0.2.0/24 192.0.2.13 tag 12
# - no ip route 192.0.2.32/28 192.0.2.12 name new_route
# after: []

# After state:
# ------------
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'

# Using deleted - vrf based

# Before state:
# ------------
#
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.24 name new_route
# ip route 192.0.2.80/28 192.0.2.26 tag 12
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'
# vrf context trial_vrf
# ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.22 tag 4
# ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.23 name merged_route 1
# ipv6 route 2200:10::/36 2048:ae12::1 vrf dest 5

- name: Delete routes based on VRF
  cisco.nxos.nxos_static_routes:
    config:
    - vrf: trial_vrf
    state: deleted

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.64/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.22
#                 tag: 4
#               - admin_distance: 1
#                 forward_router_address: 192.0.2.23
#                 route_name: merged_route
#       - afi: ipv6
#         routes:
#           - dest: '2200:10::/36'
#             next_hops:
#               - admin_distance: 5
#                 dest_vrf: dest
#                 forward_router_address: '2048:ae12::1'
#     vrf: trial_vrf
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.16/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.24
#                 route_name: new_route
#           - dest: 192.0.2.80/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.26
#                 tag: 12
# commands:
# - vrf context trial_vrf
# - no ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.22 tag 4
# - no ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.23 name merged_route 1
# - no ipv6 route 2200:10::/36 2048:ae12::1 vrf dest 5
# after:
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.16/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.24
#                 route_name: new_route
#           - dest: 192.0.2.80/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.26
#                 tag: 12

# After state:
# -----------
#
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.24 name new_route
# ip route 192.0.2.80/28 192.0.2.26 tag 12
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'
# vrf context trial_vrf

# Using deleted - afi based

# Before state:
# ------------
#
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.24 name new_route
# ip route 192.0.2.80/28 192.0.2.26 tag 12
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'
# vrf context trial_vrf
# ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.22 tag 4
# ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.23 name merged_route 1
# ipv6 route 2200:10::/36 2048:ae12::1 vrf dest 5

- name: Delete routes based on AFI in a VRF
  cisco.nxos.nxos_static_routes:
    config:
    - vrf: trial_vrf
      address_families:
      - afi: ipv4
    state: deleted

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.64/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.22
#                 tag: 4
#               - admin_distance: 1
#                 forward_router_address: 192.0.2.23
#                 route_name: merged_route
#       - afi: ipv6
#         routes:
#           - dest: '2200:10::/36'
#             next_hops:
#               - admin_distance: 5
#                 dest_vrf: dest
#                 forward_router_address: '2048:ae12::1'
#     vrf: trial_vrf
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.16/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.24
#                 route_name: new_route
#           - dest: 192.0.2.80/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.26
#                 tag: 12
# commands:
# - vrf context trial_vrf
# - no ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.22 tag 4
# - no ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.23 name merged_route 1
# after:
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv6
#         routes:
#           - dest: '2200:10::/36'
#             next_hops:
#               - admin_distance: 5
#                 dest_vrf: dest
#                 forward_router_address: '2048:ae12::1'
#     vrf: trial_vrf
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.16/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.24
#                 route_name: new_route
#           - dest: 192.0.2.80/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.26
#                 tag: 12

# After state:
# -----------
#
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.24 name new_route
# ip route 192.0.2.80/28 192.0.2.26 tag 12
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'
# vrf context trial_vrf
# ipv6 route 2200:10::/36 2048:ae12::1 vrf dest 5

# Using merged

# Before state:
# -------------
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'

- name: Merge new static route configuration
  cisco.nxos.nxos_static_routes:
    config:
    - vrf: trial_vrf
      address_families:
      - afi: ipv4
        routes:
        - dest: 192.0.2.64/24
          next_hops:
          - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.22
            tag: 4
            admin_distance: 2
    - address_families:
      - afi: ipv4
        routes:
        - dest: 192.0.2.16/24
          next_hops:
          - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.24
            route_name: new_route
      - afi: ipv6
        routes:
        - dest: 2001:db8::/64
          next_hops:
          - interface: eth1/3
            forward_router_address: 2001:db8::12
    state: merged

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:[]
# commands:
# - vrf context trial_vrf
# - ip route 192.0.2.64/24 192.0.2.22 tag 4 2
# - ip route 192.0.2.16/24 192.0.2.24 name new_route
# - ipv6 route 2001:db8::/64 Ethernet1/3 2001:db8::12
# after:
#     - vrf: trial_vrf
#       address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#         - dest: 192.0.2.64/24
#           next_hops:
#           - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.22
#             tag: 4
#             admin_distance: 2
#     - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#         - dest: 192.0.2.16/24
#           next_hops:
#           - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.24
#             route_name: new_route
#       - afi: ipv6
#         routes:
#         - dest: 2001:db8::/64
#           next_hops:
#           - interface: eth1/3
#             forward_router_address: 2

# After state:
# ------------
#
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# ip route 192.0.2.16/24 192.0.2.24 name new_route
# ipv6 route 2001:db8::/64 Ethernet1/3 2001:db8::12
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'
# vrf context trial_vrf
#   ip route 192.0.2.0/24 192.0.2.22 tag 4 2

# Using overridden

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.24 name new_route
# ip route 192.0.2.80/28 192.0.2.26 tag 12
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'
# vrf context trial_vrf
# ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.22 tag 4
# ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.23 name merged_route 1

- name: Overridden existing static route configuration with new configuration
  cisco.nxos.nxos_static_routes:
    config:
    - vrf: trial_vrf
      address_families:
      - afi: ipv4
        routes:
        - dest: 192.0.2.16/28
          next_hops:
          - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.23
            route_name: overridden_route1
            admin_distance: 3
          - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.45
            route_name: overridden_route2
            dest_vrf: destinationVRF
            interface: Ethernet1/2
    state: overridden

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.64/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.22
#                 tag: 4
#               - admin_distance: 1
#                 forward_router_address: 192.0.2.23
#                 route_name: merged_route
#     vrf: trial_vrf
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.16/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.24
#                 route_name: new_route
#           - dest: 192.0.2.80/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.26
#                 tag: 12
# commands:
# - no ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.24 name new_route
# - no ip route 192.0.2.80/28 192.0.2.26 tag 12
# - vrf context trial_vrf
# - no ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.22 tag 4
# - no ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.23 name merged_route 1
# - ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.23 name overridden_route1 3
# - ip route 192.0.2.16/28 Ethernet1/2 192.0.2.45 vrf destinationVRF name overridden_route2
# after:
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.16/28
#             next_hops:
#               - admin_distance: 3
#                 forward_router_address: 192.0.2.23
#                 route_name: overridden_route1
#               - dest_vrf: destinationVRF
#                 forward_router_address: 192.0.2.45
#                 interface: Ethernet1/2
#                 route_name: overridden_route2
#    vrf: trial_vrf

# After state:
# ------------
#
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'
# vrf context trial_vrf
#   ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.23 name overridden_route1 3
#   ip route 192.0.2.16/28 Ethernet1/2 192.0.2.45 vrf destinationVRF name overridden_route2

# Using replaced

# Before state:
# ------------
#
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.24 name new_route
# ip route 192.0.2.80/28 192.0.2.26 tag 12
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'
# vrf context trial_vrf
# ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.22 tag 4
# ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.23 name merged_route 1

- name: Replaced the existing static configuration of a prefix with new configuration
  cisco.nxos.nxos_static_routes:
    config:
    - address_families:
      - afi: ipv4
        routes:
        - dest: 192.0.2.16/28
          next_hops:
          - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.23
            route_name: replaced_route1
            admin_distance: 3
          - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.45
            route_name: replaced_route2
            dest_vrf: destinationVRF
            interface: Ethernet1/2
    state: replaced

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.64/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.22
#                 tag: 4
#               - admin_distance: 1
#                 forward_router_address: 192.0.2.23
#                 route_name: merged_route
#     vrf: trial_vrf
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.16/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.24
#                 route_name: new_route
#           - dest: 192.0.2.80/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.26
#                 tag: 12
# commands:
# - no ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.24 name new_route
# - ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.23 name replaced_route1 3
# - ip route 192.0.2.16/28 Ethernet1/2 192.0.2.45 vrf destinationVRF name replaced_route2
# after:
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.64/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.22
#                 tag: 4
#               - admin_distance: 1
#                 forward_router_address: 192.0.2.23
#                 route_name: merged_route
#     vrf: trial_vrf
#   - address_families:
#       - afi: ipv4
#         routes:
#           - dest: 192.0.2.16/28
#             next_hops:
#               - admin_distance: 3
#                 forward_router_address: 192.0.2.23
#                 route_name: replaced_route1
#               - dest_vrf: destinationVRF
#                 forward_router_address: 192.0.2.45
#                 interface: Ethernet1/2
#                 route_name: replaced_route2
#           - dest: 192.0.2.80/28
#             next_hops:
#               - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.26
#                 tag: 12

# After state:
# ------------
#
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.23 name replaced_route1 3
# ip route 192.0.2.16/28 Ethernet1/2 192.0.2.45 vrf destinationVRF name replaced_route2
# ip route 192.0.2.80/28 192.0.2.26 tag 12
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'
# vrf context trial_vrf
# ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.22 tag 4
# ip route 192.0.2.64/28 192.0.2.23 name merged_route 1


# Using gathered

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# switch# show running-config | include '^ip(v6)* route'
# ipv6 route 2001:db8:12::/32  2001:db8::12
# switch# show running-config | section '^vrf context'
# vrf context Test
#    ip route 192.0.2.48/28 192.0.2.13
#    ip route 192.0.2.48/28 192.0.2.14 5

- name: Gather the existing configuration
  cisco.nxos.nxos_static_routes:
    state: gathered

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# gathered:
#     - vrf: Test
#       address_families:
#         - afi: ipv4
#           routes:
#             - dest: 192.0.2.48/28
#               next_hops:
#                 - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.13
#
#                 - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.14
#                   admin_distance: 5
#
#     - address_families:
#         - afi: ipv6
#           routes:
#             - dest: 2001:db8:12::/32
#               next_hops:
#                 - forward_router_address: 2001:db8::12


# Using rendered

- name: Render required configuration to be pushed to the device
  cisco.nxos.nxos_static_routes:
    config:
    - address_families:
      - afi: ipv4
        routes:
        - dest: 192.0.2.48/28
          next_hops:
          - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.13
      - afi: ipv6
        routes:
        - dest: 2001:db8::/64
          next_hops:
          - interface: eth1/3
            forward_router_address: 2001:db8::12
    state: rendered

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# rendered:
#   vrf context default
#   ip route 192.0.2.48/28 192.0.2.13
#   ipv6 route 2001:db8::/64 Ethernet1/3 2001:db8::12

# Using parsed

- name: Parse the config to structured data
  cisco.nxos.nxos_static_routes:
    state: parsed
    running_config: |
      ipv6 route 2002:db8:12::/32 2002:db8:12::1
      vrf context Test
        ip route 192.0.2.48/28 192.0.2.13
        ip route 192.0.2.48/28 192.0.2.14 5

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# parsed:
#     - vrf: Test
#       address_families:
#         - afi: ipv4
#           routes:
#             - dest: 192.0.2.48/28
#               next_hops:
#                 - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.13
#                 - forward_router_address: 192.0.2.14
#                   admin_distance: 5
#     - address_families:
#         - afi: ipv6
#           routes:
#             - dest: 2002:db8:12::/32
#               next_hops:
#                 - forward_router_address: 2002:db8:12::1

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 after module execution.

Returned: when changed

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

before

list / elements=string

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: ["ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.24 name new_route", "vrf context trial_vrf", "ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.23 name overridden_route1 3"]

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: ["ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.24 name new_route", "vrf context trial_vrf", "ip route 192.0.2.16/28 192.0.2.23 name overridden_route1 3"]

Authors

  • Adharsh Srivats Rangarajan (@adharshsrivatsr)

  • Sagar Paul (@KB-perByte)