cisco.iosxr.iosxr_bgp_address_family module – Resource module to configure BGP Address family.

Note

This module is part of the cisco.iosxr collection (version 9.0.0).

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.iosxr.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.iosxr.iosxr_bgp_address_family.

New in cisco.iosxr 2.0.0

Synopsis

• This module configures and manages the attributes of BGP address family on Cisco IOS-XR platforms.

Aliases: bgp_address_family

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
config dictionary	A list of configurations for BGP address family.
address_family list / elements=dictionary	Enable address family and enter its config mode
additional_paths string	BGP additional-paths commands Choices: "send" "receive"
advertise_best_external boolean	Advertise best-external path. Choices: false true
afi string	address family. Choices: "ipv4" "ipv6" "l2vpn" "link-state" "vpnv4" "vpnv6"
aggregate_address list / elements=dictionary	Configure BGP aggregate entries.
as_confed_set boolean	Generate AS confed set path information. Choices: false true
as_set boolean	Generate AS set path information. Choices: false true
route_policy string	Policy to condition advertisement, suppression, and attributes.
summary_only boolean	Filter more specific routes from updates. Choices: false true
value string	IPv4 Aggregate address and mask or masklength.
allocate_label dictionary	Allocate labels.
all boolean	Allocate labels for all prefixes. Choices: false true
route_policy string	Use a route policy to select prefixes for label allocation.
allow_vpn_default_originate boolean	Allow sending default originate route to VPN neighbor. Choices: false true
as_path_loopcheck_out_disable boolean	Configure AS Path loop checking for outbound updates. Choices: false true
bgp dictionary	BGP Commands.
attribute_download boolean	Configure attribute download for this address-family. Choices: false true
bestpath dictionary	Change default route selection criteria.
origin_as dictionary	BGP origin-AS knobs.
allow dictionary	BGP origin-AS knobs.
invalid boolean	BGP bestpath selection will allow ‘invalid’ origin-AS Choices: false true
use dictionary	BGP origin-AS knobs.
validity boolean	BGP bestpath selection will use origin-AS validity Choices: false true
client_to_client dictionary	Configure client to client route reflection.
reflection dictionary	disable client to client reflection of cluster id.
cluster_id_disable dictionary	ID of Cluster for which reflection is to be disabled.
cluster_id string	ID of Cluster for which reflection is to be disabled.
disable boolean	disable cluster id. Choices: false true
disable boolean	disable reflection. Choices: false true
dampening dictionary	Enable route-flap dampening
route_policy string	Route policy to specify criteria for dampening.
set boolean	Enable dampening. Choices: false true
value integer	Half-life time for the penalty
import_delay dictionary	Specify delay for batching import processing.
delay_ms_parts integer	milliseconds part <0-999>.
delay_second_parts integer	Delay, seconds part <0-10>.
label_delay dictionary	Specify delay for batching label processing
delay_ms_parts integer	milliseconds part <0-999>.
delay_second_parts integer	Delay, seconds part <0-10>.
origin_as dictionary	BGP origin-AS knobs.
validation dictionary	BGP origin-AS validation knobs.
disable boolean	Disable RPKI origin-AS validation. Choices: false true
signal dictionary	Signal origin-AS validity towards peers.
ibgp boolean	Signal origin-AS validity towards iBGP peers Choices: false true
scan_time integer	Configure background scanner interval for this address-family Example- <5-3600>.
default_martian_check_disable boolean	Martian check default Choices: false true
distance dictionary	Define an administrative distance.
local_routes integer	Distance for local routes <1-255>.
routes_external_to_as integer	Distance for routes external to the AS <1-255>.
routes_internal_to_as integer	Distance for routes internal to the AS <1-255>.
dynamic_med integer	Dynamic MED Interval.
global_table_multicast boolean	Enable global table multicast. Choices: false true
inter_as_install boolean	Install remote mvpn routes in default vrf.This is applicable for mvpn afi. Choices: false true
label_mode dictionary	label configuration.
per_ce boolean	Set per CE label mode Choices: false true
per_prefix boolean	Set per perfix label mode. Choices: false true
per_vrf boolean	Set per VRF label mode. Choices: false true
route_policy string	Use a route policy to select prefixes for label allocation mode.
maximum_paths dictionary	Forward packets over multiple paths.
ebgp dictionary	ebgp-multipath.
max_path_value integer	<2-64> Number of paths (limit includes backup path).
order_igp_metric boolean	Order candidate multipaths for selection as per configured number(cisco-support). Choices: false true
selective_order_igp_metric boolean	Allow multipaths only from marked neighbors Choices: false true
eibgp dictionary	eiBGP-multipath.
max_path_value integer	<2-64> Number of paths (limit includes backup path).
order_igp_metric boolean	Order candidate multipaths for selection as per configured number(cisco-support). Choices: false true
selective_order_igp_metric boolean	Allow multipaths only from marked neighbors Choices: false true
ibgp dictionary	iBGP-multipath.
max_path_value integer	<2-64> Number of paths (limit includes backup path).
order_igp_metric boolean	Order candidate multipaths for selection as per configured number(cisco-support). Choices: false true
selective_order_igp_metric boolean	Allow multipaths only from marked neighbors Choices: false true
unequal_cost dictionary	Allow multipaths to have different BGP nexthop IGP metrics.
order_igp_metric boolean	Order candidate multipaths for selection as per configured number(cisco-support). Choices: false true
selective_order_igp_metric boolean	Allow multipaths only from marked neighbors Choices: false true
set boolean	set unequal_cost. Choices: false true
mvpn_single_forwarder_selection_all boolean	Enable single forwarder selection for all Choices: false true
mvpn_single_forwarder_selection_highest_ip_address boolean	Enable single forwarder selection for PE with highest ip address. Choices: false true
networks list / elements=dictionary	Specify a network to announce via BGP.
backdoor_route_policy string	Specify a BGP backdoor route.
network string	Specify a network to announce via BGP.
route_policy string	Route-policy to modify the attributes.
nexthop dictionary	Nexthop
resolution_prefix_length_minimum integer	Set minimum prefix-length for nexthop resolution. Choices: 0 32
route_policy string	Policy to filter out nexthop notification.
trigger_delay_critical integer	For critical notification
trigger_delay_non_critical integer	For non critical notification.
optimal_route_reflection dictionary	Configure optimal-route-reflection group.
group_name string	ORR group name - maximum 32 characters.
primary_address string	IPv4 primary address.
secondary_address string	IPv4 secondary address
permanent_network_route_policy string	Name of the policy.
redistribute list / elements=dictionary	Redistribute information from another routing protocol.
external boolean	Redistribute EIGRP external routes.applicable for eigrp. Choices: false true
external_ospf integer	Redistribute OSPF external routes.applicable for ospf. Choices: 1 2
id string	Identifier for the routing protocol for configuring redistribute information. Example-application name, eigrp/is-is instance name, ospf tag Valid for protocols ‘ospf’, ‘eigrp’, ‘isis’ and ‘application’.
internal boolean	Redistribute EIGRP internal routes.applicable for eigrp. Choices: false true
level string	Redistribute routes from the specified ISIS levels. Redistribute ISIS level 1 routes Redistribute ISIS level 1 inter-area routes Redistribute ISIS level 2 ISIS routes Choices: "1" "2" "1-inter-area"
metric integer	Specifies the metric for redistributed routes.
nssa_external boolean	Redistribute OSPF NSSA external routes.applicable for ospf. Choices: false true
protocol string / required	Specifies the protocol for configuring redistribute information. Choices: "ospf" "application" "eigrp" "isis" "static" "connected" "lisp" "mobile" "rip" "subscriber"
route_policy string	Specifies the route policy reference.
retain_local_label integer	Label retention time in minutes <3-60>.
route_target_download boolean	Route target RIB installation. Choices: false true
safi string	Address Family modifier Choices: "flowspec" "mdt" "multicast" "mvpn" "rt-filter" "tunnel" "unicast" "evpn" "mspw" "vpls-vpws" "link-state"
segmented_multicast boolean	Enable segmented multicast.This is applicable for mvpn afi. Choices: false true
table_policy string	Configure policy for installation of routes to RIB.
update dictionary	BGP Update generation configuration.
limit dictionary	Update limit.
address_family integer	Update limit for sub-groups.
sub_group dictionary	Update limit for address-family.
ebgp integer	Update limit for eBGP sub-groups<1-512.
ibgp integer	Update limit for iBGP sub-groups<1-512.
wait_install boolean	Wait for route install. Choices: false true
vrf string	VRF name.
vrf_all_conf dictionary	configuration is for all vrfs and its applicable for afi vpn6 and modifier unicast.
label_mode dictionary	Label-related configuration.
per_ce boolean	Set per CE label mode Choices: false true
per_vrf boolean	Set per VRF label mode. Choices: false true
route_policy string	Use a route policy to select prefixes for label allocation mode.
source_rt_import_policy boolean	Source import route-targets from import-policy. Choices: false true
table_policy string	Configure policy for installation of routes to RIB.
weight dictionary	Define or modify weight.
reset_on_import boolean	set reset_on_import. Choices: false true
reset_on_import_disable boolean	disable reset_on_import. Choices: false true
as_number string	Autonomous system number.
running_config string	This option is used only with state parsed. The value of this option should be the output received from the Iosxr device by executing the command show running-config router bgp. 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

• This module works with connection network_cli.

Examples

# Using merged
# Before state:
# -------------
# RP/0/0/CPU0:iosxr-02#show running-config router bgp
# Sat Feb 20 03:49:43.618 UTC
# router bgp 65536
#  bgp router-id 192.0.2.1
#  address-family vpnv4 unicast
#  vrf vrf1
#   rd auto
- name: Merge the provided configuration with the existing running configuration
  cisco.iosxr.iosxr_bgp_address_family:
    state: merged
    config:
      as_number: '65536'
      address_family:
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: unicast
          vrf: vrf1
          dynamic_med: 9
          redistribute:
            - protocol: connected
              metric: 10
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: unicast
          dynamic_med: 10
          redistribute:
            - protocol: application
              id: test1
              metric: 10
          bgp:
            scan_time: 20
            attribute_download: true
          advertise_best_external: true
          allocate_label:
            all: true
# Task output
# -------------
# commands:
# - router bgp 65536
# - address-family ipv4 unicast
# - advertise best-external
# - allocate-label all
# - bgp attribute-download
# - bgp scan-time 20
# - dynamic-med interval 10
# - redistribute application test1 metric 10
# - vrf vrf1
# - address-family ipv4 unicast
# - dynamic-med interval 9
# - redistribute connected metric 10
#
#
# after:
#   as_number: "65536"
#   address_family:
#     - afi: "ipv4"
#       safi: "unicast"
#       vrf: vrf1
#       dynamic_med: 9
#       redistribute:
#         - protocol: connected
#           metric: 10
#     - afi: "ipv4"
#       safi: "unicast"
#       dynamic_med: 10
#       redistribute:
#         - protocol: application
#           id: "test1"
#           metric: 10
#       bgp:
#         scan_time: 20
#         attribute_download: true
#       advertise_best_external: true
#       allocate_label:
#         all: true
#
# After state:
# -------------
# RP/0/0/CPU0:iosxr-02#show running-config router bgp
# Sat Feb 20 03:49:43.618 UTC
# router bgp 65536
#  bgp router-id 192.0.1.1
#  address-family ipv4 unicast
#    advertise best-external
#    allocate-label all
#    bgp attribute-download
#    bgp scan-time 20
#  address-family vpnv4 unicast
#  vrf vrf1
#   rd auto
#   address-family ipv4 unicast
#     dynamic-med interval 9
#     redistribute connected metric 10
#
# Using replaced
# Before state:
# -------------
# RP/0/0/CPU0:iosxr-02#show running-config router bgp
# Sat Feb 20 03:49:43.618 UTC
# router bgp 65536
#  bgp router-id 192.0.1.1
#  address-family ipv4 unicast
#    advertise best-external
#    allocate-label all
#    bgp attribute-download
#    bgp scan-time 20
#  address-family vpnv4 unicast
#  vrf vrf1
#   rd auto
#   address-family ipv4 unicast
#     dynamic-med interval 9
#     redistribute connected metric 10
#
#
- name: Replace the provided configuration with the existing running configuration
  cisco.iosxr.iosxr_bgp_address_family:
    state: replaced
    config:
      as_number: '65536'
      address_family:
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: unicast
          vrf: vrf1
          dynamic_med: 10
# Task output
# -------------
# commands:
# - router bgp 65536
# - vrf vrf1
# - address-family ipv4 unicast
# - dynamic-med interval 10
# - no redistribute connected metric 10
#
# after:
#   as_number: "65536"
#   address_family:
#     - afi: "ipv4"
#       safi: "unicast"
#       vrf: vrf1
#       dynamic_med: 10
#     - afi: "ipv4"
#       safi: "unicast"
#       dynamic_med: 10
#       redistribute:
#         - protocol: application
#           id: "test1"
#           metric: 10
#       bgp:
#         scan_time: 20
#         attribute_download: true
#       advertise_best_external: true
#       allocate_label:
#         all: true
# After state:
# -------------
# RP/0/0/CPU0:iosxr-02#show running-config router bgp
# Sat Feb 20 03:49:43.618 UTC
# router bgp 65536
#  bgp router-id 192.0.1.1
#  address-family ipv4 unicast
#    advertise best-external
#    allocate-label all
#    bgp attribute-download
#    bgp scan-time 20
#  address-family vpnv4 unicast
#  vrf vrf1
#   rd auto
#   address-family ipv4 unicast
#     dynamic-med interval 10
#
#
# Using overridden
# Before state:
# -------------
# RP/0/0/CPU0:iosxr-02#show running-config router bgp
# Sat Feb 20 03:49:43.618 UTC
# router bgp 65536
#  bgp router-id 192.0.1.1
#  address-family ipv4 unicast
#    advertise best-external
#    allocate-label all
#    bgp attribute-download
#    bgp scan-time 20
#  address-family vpnv4 unicast
#  vrf vrf1
#   rd auto
#   address-family ipv4 unicast
#     dynamic-med interval 9
#     redistribute connected metric 10
#
#
- name: Override the provided configuration with the existing running configuration
  cisco.iosxr.iosxr_bgp_address_family:
    state: overridden
    config:
      as_number: '65536'
      address_family:
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: unicast
          vrf: vrf1
          dynamic_med: 10

# Task output
# -------------
# commands:
# - router bgp 65536
# - no address-family ipv4 unicast
# - vrf vrf1
# - address-family ipv4 unicast
# - dynamic-med interval 10
# - no redistribute connected metric 10
#
#
# after:
#   as_number: "65536"
#   address_family:
#     - afi: "ipv4"
#       safi: "unicast"
#       vrf: vrf1
#       dynamic_med: 10
#
# After state:
# -------------
# RP/0/0/CPU0:iosxr-02#show running-config router bgp
# Sat Feb 20 03:49:43.618 UTC
# router bgp 65536
#  bgp router-id 192.0.1.1
#  address-family vpnv4 unicast
#  vrf vrf1
#   rd auto
#   address-family ipv4 unicast
#     dynamic-med interval 10
#
#
# Using deleted
# Before state:
# -------------
# RP/0/0/CPU0:iosxr-02#show running-config router bgp
# Sat Feb 20 03:49:43.618 UTC
# router bgp 65536
#  bgp router-id 192.0.1.1
#  address-family ipv4 unicast
#    advertise best-external
#    allocate-label all
#    bgp attribute-download
#    bgp scan-time 20
#  address-family vpnv4 unicast
#  vrf vrf1
#   rd auto
#   address-family ipv4 unicast
#     dynamic-med interval 9
#     redistribute connected metric 10
#
#
- name: Delete the provided configuration
  cisco.iosxr.iosxr_bgp_address_family:
    state: deleted
    config:

# Task output
# -------------
# commands:
# - router bgp 65536
# - no address-family ipv4 unicast
# - vrf vrf1
# - no address-family ipv4 unicast
#
#
# after:
#   as_number: "65536"
#
#
# After state:
# -------------
# RP/0/0/CPU0:iosxr-02#show running-config router bgp
# Sat Feb 20 03:49:43.618 UTC
# router bgp 65536
#  bgp router-id 192.0.1.1
#  address-family vpnv4 unicast
#  vrf vrf1
#   rd auto
#
# Using rendered
# -------------
#
- name: rendered state example
  cisco.iosxr.iosxr_bgp_address_family:
    state: rendered
    config:
      as_number: '65536'
      address_family:
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: unicast
          vrf: vrf1
          dynamic_med: 9
          redistribute:
            - protocol: connected
              metric: 10
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: unicast
          dynamic_med: 10
          redistribute:
            - protocol: application
              id: test1
              metric: 10
          bgp:
            scan_time: 20
            attribute_download: true
          advertise_best_external: true
          allocate_label:
            all: true
# Task output
# -------------
# commands:
# - router bgp 65536
# - address-family ipv4 unicast
# - advertise best-external
# - allocate-label all
# - bgp attribute-download
# - bgp scan-time 20
# - dynamic-med interval 10
# - redistribute application test1 metric 10
# - vrf vrf1
# - address-family ipv4 unicast
# - dynamic-med interval 9
# - redistribute connected metric 10
#
# Using gathered
# -------------
- name: Gather existing running configuration
  cisco.iosxr.iosxr_bgp_address_family:
    state: gathered
    config:
      as_number: '65536'
      address_family:
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: unicast
          vrf: vrf1
          dynamic_med: 9
          redistribute:
            - protocol: connected
              metric: 10
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: unicast
          dynamic_med: 10
          redistribute:
            - protocol: application
              id: test1
              metric: 10
          bgp:
            scan_time: 20
            attribute_download: true
          advertise_best_external: true
          allocate_label:
            all: true
# gathered:
#   as_number: "65536"
#   address_family:
#     - afi: "ipv4"
#       safi: "unicast"
#       vrf: vrf1
#       dynamic_med: 9
#       redistribute:
#         - protocol: connected
#           metric: 10
#     - afi: "ipv4"
#       safi: "unicast"
#       dynamic_med: 10
#       redistribute:
#         - protocol: application
#           id: "test1"
#           metric: 10
#       bgp:
#         scan_time: 20
#         attribute_download: true
#       advertise_best_external: true
#       allocate_label:
#         all: true
#
# Using parsed
#
# parsed.cfg
# ------------
# router bgp 65536
#  bgp router-id 192.0.1.1
#  address-family ipv4 unicast
#    advertise best-external
#    allocate-label all
#    bgp attribute-download
#    bgp scan-time 20
#  address-family vpnv4 unicast
#  vrf vrf1
#   rd auto
#   address-family ipv4 unicast
#     dynamic-med interval 9
#     redistribute connected metric 10
#
- name: Parse externally provided BGP neighbor AF config
  cisco.iosxr.iosxr_bgp_address_family:
    running_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'parsed.cfg') }}"
    state: parsed

# Task output (redacted)
# -----------------------
# parsed:
#   as_number: "65536"
#   address_family:
#     - afi: "ipv4"
#       safi: "unicast"
#       vrf: vrf1
#       dynamic_med: 9
#       redistribute:
#         - protocol: connected
#           metric: 10
#     - afi: "ipv4"
#       safi: "unicast"
#       dynamic_med: 10
#       redistribute:
#         - protocol: application
#           id: "test1"
#           metric: 10
#       bgp:
#         scan_time: 20
#         attribute_download: true
#       advertise_best_external: true
#       allocate_label:
#         all: true

Authors

• Ashwini Mhatre (@amhatre)

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