cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp_address_family module – BGP Address Family resource module.

Note

This module is part of the cisco.nxos collection (version 9.2.1).

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.nxos.

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

New in cisco.nxos 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • This module manages BGP Address Family configuration on devices running Cisco NX-OS.

Aliases: bgp_address_family

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

config

dictionary

A list of BGP process configuration.

address_family

list / elements=dictionary

Address Family related configurations.

additional_paths

dictionary

Additional paths configuration.

install_backup

boolean

Install backup path.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

receive

boolean

Additional paths Receive capability.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

selection

dictionary

Additional paths selection

route_map

string

Route-map for additional paths selection

send

boolean

Additional paths Send capability

Choices:

  • false

  • true

advertise_l2vpn_evpn

boolean

Enable advertising EVPN routes.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

advertise_pip

boolean

Advertise physical ip for type-5 route.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

advertise_system_mac

boolean

Advertise extra EVPN RT-2 with system MAC.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

afi

string / required

Address Family indicator.

Choices:

  • "ipv4"

  • "ipv6"

  • "link-state"

  • "vpnv4"

  • "vpnv6"

  • "l2vpn"

aggregate_address

list / elements=dictionary

Configure BGP aggregate prefixes

advertise_map

string

Select attribute information from specific routes.

as_set

boolean

Generate AS-SET information.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

attribute_map

string

Set attribute information of aggregate.

prefix

string

Aggregate prefix.

summary_only

boolean

Do not advertise more specifics.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

suppress_map

string

Conditionally filter more specific routes.

allow_vni_in_ethertag

boolean

Allow VNI in Ethernet Tag field in EVPN route.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

client_to_client

dictionary

Configure client-to-client route reflection.

no_reflection

boolean

Reflection of routes permitted.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

dampen_igp_metric

integer

Dampen IGP metric-related changes.

dampening

dictionary

Configure route flap dampening.

decay_half_life

integer

Decay half life.

max_suppress_time

integer

Maximum suppress time for stable route.

route_map

string

Apply route-map to specify dampening criteria.

set

boolean

Set route flap dampening.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

start_reuse_route

integer

Value to start reusing a route.

start_suppress_route

integer

Value to start suppressing a route.

default_information

dictionary

Control distribution of default information.

originate

boolean

Distribute a default route.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

default_metric

integer

Set metric of redistributed routes.

distance

dictionary

Configure administrative distance.

ebgp_routes

integer

Distance for EBGP routes.

ibgp_routes

integer

Distance for IBGP routes.

local_routes

integer

Distance for local routes.

export_gateway_ip

boolean

Export Gateway IP to Type-5 EVPN routes for VRF

Choices:

  • false

  • true

inject_map

list / elements=dictionary

Routemap which specifies prefixes to inject.

copy_attributes

boolean

Copy attributes from aggregate.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

exist_map

string

Routemap which specifies exist condition.

route_map

string

Route-map name.

maximum_paths

dictionary

Forward packets over multipath paths.

eibgp

dictionary

Configure multipath for both EBGP and IBGP paths.

parallel_paths

integer

Number of parallel paths.

ibgp

dictionary

Configure multipath for IBGP paths.

parallel_paths

integer

Number of parallel paths.

local

dictionary

Configure multipath for local paths.

parallel_paths

integer

Number of parallel paths.

mixed

dictionary

Configure multipath for local and remote paths.

parallel_paths

integer

Number of parallel paths.

parallel_paths

integer

Number of parallel paths.

networks

list / elements=dictionary

Configure an IP prefix to advertise.

prefix

string

IP prefix in CIDR format.

route_map

string

Route-map name.

nexthop

dictionary

Nexthop tracking.

route_map

string

Route-map name.

trigger_delay

dictionary

Set the delay to trigger nexthop tracking.

critical_delay

integer

Nexthop changes affecting reachability.

Delay value (miliseconds).

non_critical_delay

integer

Other nexthop changes.

Delay value (miliseconds).

redistribute

list / elements=dictionary

Configure redistribution.

id

string

The identifier for the protocol specified.

protocol

string / required

The name of the protocol.

Choices:

  • "am"

  • "direct"

  • "eigrp"

  • "isis"

  • "lisp"

  • "ospf"

  • "ospfv3"

  • "rip"

  • "static"

  • "hmm"

route_map

string / required

The route map policy to constrain redistribution.

retain

dictionary

Retain the routes based on Target VPN Extended Communities.

route_target

dictionary

Specify Target VPN Extended Communities

retain_all

boolean

All the routes regardless of Target-VPN community

Choices:

  • false

  • true

route_map

string

Apply route-map to filter routes.

safi

string

Sub Address Family indicator.

Choices:

  • "unicast"

  • "multicast"

  • "mvpn"

  • "evpn"

suppress_inactive

boolean

Advertise only active routes to peers.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

table_map

dictionary

Policy for filtering/modifying OSPF routes before sending them to RIB.

filter

boolean

Block the OSPF routes from being sent to RIB.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

name

string / required

The Route Map name.

timers

dictionary

Configure bgp related timers.

bestpath_defer

dictionary

Configure bestpath defer timer value for batch prefix processing.

defer_time

integer

Bestpath defer time (mseconds).

maximum_defer_time

integer

Maximum bestpath defer time (mseconds).

vrf

string

Virtual Router Context.

wait_igp_convergence

boolean

Delay initial bestpath until redistributed IGPs have converged.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

as_number

string

Autonomous System Number of the router.

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 command show running-config | section ‘^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.

State deleted only removes BGP attributes that this modules manages and does not negate the BGP process completely.

Refer to examples for more details.

Choices:

  • "merged" ← (default)

  • "replaced"

  • "overridden"

  • "deleted"

  • "parsed"

  • "gathered"

  • "rendered"

Notes

Note

  • Tested against NX-OS 9.3.6.

  • Unsupported for Cisco MDS

  • For managing BGP neighbor address family configurations please use the cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp_neighbor_address_family module.

  • This module works with connection network_cli and httpapi.

Examples

# Using merged

# Before state:
# -------------
# Nexus9000v# show running-config | section "^router bgp"
# Nexus9000v#

- name: Merge the provided configuration with the existing running configuration
  cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp_address_family:
    config:
      as_number: 65536
      address_family:
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: multicast
          networks:
            - prefix: 192.0.2.32/27
            - prefix: 192.0.2.64/27
              route_map: rmap1
          nexthop:
            route_map: rmap2
            trigger_delay:
              critical_delay: 120
              non_critical_delay: 180
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: unicast
          vrf: site-1
          default_information:
            originate: true
          aggregate_address:
            - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
              as_set: true
              summary_only: true
        - afi: ipv6
          safi: multicast
          vrf: site-1
          redistribute:
            - protocol: ospfv3
              id: 100
              route_map: rmap-ospf-1
            - protocol: eigrp
              id: 101
              route_map: rmap-eigrp-1

# Task output:
# ------------
#  before: {}
#
#  commands:
#  - router bgp 65536
#  - address-family ipv4 multicast
#  - nexthop route-map rmap2
#  - nexthop trigger-delay critical 120 non-critical 180
#  - network 192.0.2.32/27
#  - network 192.0.2.64/27 route-map rmap1
#  - vrf site-1
#  - address-family ipv4 unicast
#  - default-information originate
#  - aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#  - address-family ipv6 multicast
#  - redistribute ospfv3 100 route-map rmap-ospf-1
#  - redistribute eigrp 101 route-map rmap-eigrp-1
#
#  after:
#    as_number: "65536"
#    address_family:
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: multicast
#        networks:
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.32/27
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.64/27
#            route_map: rmap1
#        nexthop:
#          route_map: rmap2
#          trigger_delay:
#            critical_delay: 120
#            non_critical_delay: 180
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: unicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        default_information:
#          originate: true
#        aggregate_address:
#          - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
#            as_set: true
#            summary_only: true
#      - afi: ipv6
#        safi: multicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        redistribute:
#          - id: "100"
#            protocol: ospfv3
#            route_map: rmap-ospf-1
#          - id: "101"
#            protocol: eigrp
#            route_map: rmap-eigrp-1

# After state:
# ------------
# Nexus9000v# show running-config | section "^router bgp"
# router bgp 65536
#   address-family ipv4 multicast
#     nexthop route-map rmap2
#     nexthop trigger-delay critical 120 non-critical 180
#     network 192.0.2.32/27
#     network 192.0.2.64/27 route-map rmap1
#   vrf site-1
#     address-family ipv4 unicast
#       default-information originate
#       aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#     address-family ipv6 multicast
#       redistribute ospfv3 100 route-map rmap-ospf-1
#       redistribute eigrp 101 route-map rmap-eigrp-1
#

# Using replaced

# Before state:
# -------------
# Nexus9000v# show running-config | section "^router bgp"
# router bgp 65536
#   address-family ipv4 multicast
#     nexthop route-map rmap2
#     nexthop trigger-delay critical 120 non-critical 180
#     network 192.0.2.32/27
#     network 192.0.2.64/27 route-map rmap1
#   vrf site-1
#     address-family ipv4 unicast
#       default-information originate
#       aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#     address-family ipv6 multicast
#       redistribute ospfv3 100 route-map rmap-ospf-1
#       redistribute eigrp 101 route-map rmap-eigrp-1

- name: Replace configuration of specified AFs
  cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp_address_family:
    config:
      as_number: 65536
      address_family:
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: multicast
          networks:
            - prefix: 192.0.2.64/27
              route_map: rmap1
          nexthop:
            route_map: rmap2
            trigger_delay:
              critical_delay: 120
              non_critical_delay: 180
          aggregate_address:
            - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
              as_set: true
              summary_only: true
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: unicast
          vrf: site-1
    state: replaced

# Task output:
# ------------
#  before:
#    as_number: "65536"
#    address_family:
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: multicast
#        networks:
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.32/27
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.64/27
#            route_map: rmap1
#        nexthop:
#          route_map: rmap2
#          trigger_delay:
#            critical_delay: 120
#            non_critical_delay: 180
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: unicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        default_information:
#          originate: true
#        aggregate_address:
#          - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
#            as_set: true
#            summary_only: true
#      - afi: ipv6
#        safi: multicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        redistribute:
#          - id: "100"
#            protocol: ospfv3
#            route_map: rmap-ospf-1
#          - id: "101"
#            protocol: eigrp
#            route_map: rmap-eigrp-1
#
#  commands:
#  - router bgp 65536
#  - address-family ipv4 multicast
#  - no network 192.0.2.32/27
#  - aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#  - vrf site-1
#  - address-family ipv4 unicast
#  - no default-information originate
#  - no aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#
#  after:
#    as_number: "65536"
#    address_family:
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: multicast
#        networks:
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.64/27
#            route_map: rmap1
#        nexthop:
#          route_map: rmap2
#          trigger_delay:
#            critical_delay: 120
#            non_critical_delay: 180
#        aggregate_address:
#          - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
#            as_set: true
#            summary_only: true
#
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: unicast
#        vrf: site-1
#
#      - afi: ipv6
#        safi: multicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        redistribute:
#          - protocol: ospfv3
#            id: "100"
#            route_map: rmap-ospf-1
#          - protocol: eigrp
#            id: "101"
#            route_map: rmap-eigrp-1

# After state:
# ------------
# Nexus9000v# show running-config | section "^router bgp"
# router bgp 65536
#   address-family ipv4 multicast
#     nexthop route-map rmap2
#     nexthop trigger-delay critical 120 non-critical 180
#     network 192.0.2.64/27 route-map rmap1
#     aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#   vrf site-1
#     address-family ipv4 unicast
#     address-family ipv6 multicast
#       redistribute ospfv3 100 route-map rmap-ospf-1
#       redistribute eigrp 101 route-map rmap-eigrp-1

# Using overridden

# Before state:
# -------------
# Nexus9000v# show running-config | section "^router bgp"
# router bgp 65536
#   address-family ipv4 multicast
#     nexthop route-map rmap2
#     nexthop trigger-delay critical 120 non-critical 180
#     network 192.0.2.32/27
#     network 192.0.2.64/27 route-map rmap1
#   vrf site-1
#     address-family ipv4 unicast
#       default-information originate
#       aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#     address-family ipv6 multicast
#       redistribute ospfv3 100 route-map rmap-ospf-1
#       redistribute eigrp 101 route-map rmap-eigrp-1

- name: Override all BGP AF configuration with provided configuration
  cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp_address_family: &overridden
    config:
      as_number: 65536
      address_family:
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: multicast
          networks:
            - prefix: 192.0.2.64/27
              route_map: rmap1
          aggregate_address:
            - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
              as_set: true
              summary_only: true
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: unicast
          vrf: site-1
    state: overridden

# Task output:
# ------------
#  before:
#    as_number: "65536"
#    address_family:
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: multicast
#        networks:
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.32/27
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.64/27
#            route_map: rmap1
#        nexthop:
#          route_map: rmap2
#          trigger_delay:
#            critical_delay: 120
#            non_critical_delay: 180
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: unicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        default_information:
#          originate: true
#        aggregate_address:
#          - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
#            as_set: true
#            summary_only: true
#      - afi: ipv6
#        safi: multicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        redistribute:
#          - id: "100"
#            protocol: ospfv3
#            route_map: rmap-ospf-1
#          - id: "101"
#            protocol: eigrp
#            route_map: rmap-eigrp-1
#
#  commands:
#  - router bgp 65536
#  - vrf site-1
#  - no address-family ipv6 multicast
#  - exit
#  - address-family ipv4 multicast
#  - no nexthop route-map rmap2
#  - no nexthop trigger-delay critical 120 non-critical 180
#  - aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#  - no network 192.0.2.32/27
#  - vrf site-1
#  - address-family ipv4 unicast
#  - no default-information originate
#  - no aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#
#  after:
#    as_number: "65536"
#    address_family:
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: multicast
#        networks:
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.64/27
#            route_map: rmap1
#        aggregate_address:
#          - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
#            as_set: true
#            summary_only: true
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: unicast
#        vrf: site-1

#
# After state:
# ------------
# Nexus9000v# show running-config | section "^router bgp"
# router bgp 65536
#   address-family ipv4 multicast
#     network 192.0.2.64/27 route-map rmap1
#     aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#   vrf site-1
#     address-family ipv4 unicast
#

# Using deleted to remove specified AFs

# Before state:
# -------------
# Nexus9000v# show running-config | section "^router bgp"
# router bgp 65536
#   address-family ipv4 multicast
#     nexthop route-map rmap2
#     nexthop trigger-delay critical 120 non-critical 180
#     network 192.0.2.32/27
#     network 192.0.2.64/27 route-map rmap1
#   vrf site-1
#     address-family ipv4 unicast
#       default-information originate
#       aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#     address-family ipv6 multicast
#       redistribute ospfv3 100 route-map rmap-ospf-1
#       redistribute eigrp 101 route-map rmap-eigrp-1

- name: Delete specified BGP AFs
  cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp_address_family:
    config:
      as_number: 65536
      address_family:
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: multicast
        - vrf: site-1
          afi: ipv6
          safi: multicast
    state: deleted

# Task output:
# ------------
#  before:
#    as_number: "65536"
#    address_family:
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: multicast
#        networks:
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.32/27
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.64/27
#            route_map: rmap1
#        nexthop:
#          route_map: rmap2
#          trigger_delay:
#            critical_delay: 120
#            non_critical_delay: 180
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: unicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        default_information:
#          originate: true
#        aggregate_address:
#          - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
#            as_set: true
#            summary_only: true
#      - afi: ipv6
#        safi: multicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        redistribute:
#          - id: "100"
#            protocol: ospfv3
#            route_map: rmap-ospf-1
#          - id: "101"
#            protocol: eigrp
#            route_map: rmap-eigrp-1
#
#  commands:
#  - router bgp 65563
#  - no address-family ipv4 multicast
#  - vrf site-1
#  - no address-family ipv6 multicast
#
#  after:
#    as_number: "65536"
#    address_family:
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: unicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        default_information:
#          originate: true
#        aggregate_address:
#          - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
#            as_set: true
#            summary_only: true

# After state:
# ------------
# Nexus9000v# show running-config | section "^router bgp"
# router bgp 65536
#   vrf site-1
#     address-family ipv4 unicast
#       default-information originate
#       aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only

# Using deleted to remove all BGP AFs

# Before state:
# -------------
# Nexus9000v# show running-config | section "^router bgp"
# router bgp 65536
#   address-family ipv4 multicast
#     nexthop route-map rmap2
#     nexthop trigger-delay critical 120 non-critical 180
#     network 192.0.2.32/27
#     network 192.0.2.64/27 route-map rmap1
#   vrf site-1
#     address-family ipv4 unicast
#       default-information originate
#       aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#     address-family ipv6 multicast
#       redistribute ospfv3 100 route-map rmap-ospf-1
#       redistribute eigrp 101 route-map rmap-eigrp-1

- name: Delete all BGP AFs
  cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp_address_family:
    state: deleted

# Task output:
# ------------
#  before:
#    as_number: "65536"
#    address_family:
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: multicast
#        networks:
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.32/27
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.64/27
#            route_map: rmap1
#        nexthop:
#          route_map: rmap2
#          trigger_delay:
#            critical_delay: 120
#            non_critical_delay: 180
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: unicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        default_information:
#          originate: true
#        aggregate_address:
#          - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
#            as_set: true
#            summary_only: true
#      - afi: ipv6
#        safi: multicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        redistribute:
#          - id: "100"
#            protocol: ospfv3
#            route_map: rmap-ospf-1
#          - id: "101"
#            protocol: eigrp
#            route_map: rmap-eigrp-1
#
#  commands:
#  - router bgp 65563
#  - no address-family ipv4 multicast
#  - vrf site-1
#  - no address-family ipv4 unicast
#  - no address-family ipv6 multicast
#
#  after:
#    as_number: "65536"

# After state:
# ------------
# Nexus9000v# show running-config | section "^router bgp"
# router bgp 65536
# Nexus9000v#

# Using rendered

- name: Render platform specific configuration lines with state rendered (without connecting to the device)
  cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp_address_family:
    config:
      as_number: 65536
      address_family:
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: multicast
          networks:
            - prefix: 192.0.2.32/27
            - prefix: 192.0.2.64/27
              route_map: rmap1
          nexthop:
            route_map: rmap2
            trigger_delay:
              critical_delay: 120
              non_critical_delay: 180
        - afi: ipv4
          safi: unicast
          vrf: site-1
          default_information:
            originate: true
          aggregate_address:
            - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
              as_set: true
              summary_only: true
        - afi: ipv6
          safi: multicast
          vrf: site-1
          redistribute:
            - protocol: ospfv3
              id: 100
              route_map: rmap-ospf-1
            - protocol: eigrp
              id: 101
              route_map: rmap-eigrp-1
    state: rendered

# Task Output:
# ------------
# rendered:
# - router bgp 65536
# - address-family ipv4 multicast
# - nexthop route-map rmap2
# - nexthop trigger-delay critical 120 non-critical 180
# - network 192.0.2.32/27
# - network 192.0.2.64/27 route-map rmap1
# - vrf site-1
# - address-family ipv4 unicast
# - default-information originate
# - aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
# - address-family ipv6 multicast
# - redistribute ospfv3 100 route-map rmap-ospf-1
# - redistribute eigrp 101 route-map rmap-eigrp-1

# Using parsed

# parsed.cfg
# ------------
# router bgp 65536
#   address-family ipv4 multicast
#     nexthop route-map rmap2
#     nexthop trigger-delay critical 120 non-critical 180
#     network 192.0.2.32/27
#    network 192.0.2.64/27 route-map rmap1
#  vrf site-1
#    address-family ipv4 unicast
#      default-information originate
#      aggregate-address 203.0.113.0/24 as-set summary-only
#    address-family ipv6 multicast
#      redistribute ospfv3 100 route-map rmap-ospf-1
#      redistribute eigrp 101 route-map rmap-eigrp-1

- name: Parse externally provided BGP AF config
  cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp_address_family:
    running_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'parsed.cfg') }}"
    state: parsed

# Task output:
# ------------
#  parsed:
#    as_number: "65536"
#    address_family:
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: multicast
#        networks:
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.32/27
#          - prefix: 192.0.2.64/27
#            route_map: rmap1
#        nexthop:
#          route_map: rmap2
#          trigger_delay:
#            critical_delay: 120
#            non_critical_delay: 180
#      - afi: ipv4
#        safi: unicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        default_information:
#          originate: true
#        aggregate_address:
#          - prefix: 203.0.113.0/24
#            as_set: true
#            summary_only: true
#      - afi: ipv6
#        safi: multicast
#        vrf: site-1
#        redistribute:
#          - id: "100"
#            protocol: ospfv3
#            route_map: rmap-ospf-1
#          - id: "101"
#            protocol: eigrp
#            route_map: rmap-eigrp-1

Return Values

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

Key

Description

after

dictionary

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

dictionary

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: ["router bgp 65536", "address-family ipv4 multicast", "nexthop route-map rmap2"]

gathered

dictionary

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

dictionary

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: ["router bgp 65536", "address-family ipv4 multicast", "nexthop route-map rmap2"]

Authors

  • Nilashish Chakraborty (@NilashishC)