cisco.meraki.meraki_ms_switchport module – Manage switchports on a switch in the Meraki cloud

Note

This module is part of the cisco.meraki collection (version 2.15.1).

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.meraki.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.meraki.meraki_ms_switchport.

Synopsis

• Allows for management of switchports settings for Meraki MS switches.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
access_policy_number integer	Number of the access policy to apply. Only applicable to access port types.
access_policy_type string	Type of access policy to apply to port. Choices: "Open" "Custom access policy" "MAC allow list" "Sticky MAC allow list"
allowed_vlans list / elements=string	List of VLAN numbers to be allowed on switchport. Default: ["all"]
auth_key string / required	Authentication key provided by the dashboard. Required if environmental variable MERAKI_KEY is not set.
enabled boolean	Whether a switchport should be enabled or disabled. Choices: false true ← (default)
flexible_stacking_enabled boolean	Whether flexible stacking capabilities are supported on the port. Choices: false true
host string	Hostname for Meraki dashboard. Can be used to access regional Meraki environments, such as China. Default: "api.meraki.com"
internal_error_retry_time integer	Number of seconds to retry if server returns an internal server error. Default: 60
isolation_enabled boolean	Isolation status of switchport. Choices: false ← (default) true
link_negotiation string	Link speed for the switchport. Choices: "Auto negotiate" ← (default) "100 Megabit (auto)" "100 Megabit full duplex (forced)"
mac_allow_list dictionary	MAC addresses list that are allowed on a port. Only applicable to access port type. Only applicable to access_policy_type “MAC allow list”.
macs list / elements=string	List of MAC addresses to update with based on state option.
state string	The state the configuration should be left in. Merged, MAC addresses provided will be added to the current allow list. Replaced, All MAC addresses are overwritten, only the MAC addresses provided with exist in the allow list. Deleted, Remove the MAC addresses provided from the current allow list. Choices: "merged" "replaced" ← (default) "deleted"
name aliases: description string	Switchport description.
number string	Port number.
org_id string	ID of organization.
org_name aliases: organization string	Name of organization.
output_format string	Instructs module whether response keys should be snake case (ex. net_id) or camel case (ex. netId). Choices: "snakecase" ← (default) "camelcase"
output_level string	Set amount of debug output during module execution. Choices: "debug" "normal" ← (default)
poe_enabled boolean	Enable or disable Power Over Ethernet on a port. Choices: false true ← (default)
rate_limit_retry_time integer	Number of seconds to retry if rate limiter is triggered. Default: 165
rstp_enabled boolean	Enable or disable Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol on a port. Choices: false true ← (default)
serial string / required	Serial nubmer of the switch.
state string	Specifies whether a switchport should be queried or modified. Choices: "query" ← (default) "present"
sticky_mac_allow_list dictionary	MAC addresses list that are allowed on a port. Only applicable to access port type. Only applicable to access_policy_type “Sticky MAC allow list”.
macs list / elements=string	List of MAC addresses to update with based on state option.
state string	The state the configuration should be left in. Merged, MAC addresses provided will be added to the current allow list. Replaced, All MAC addresses are overwritten, only the MAC addresses provided with exist in the allow list. Deleted, Remove the MAC addresses provided from the current allow list. Choices: "merged" "replaced" ← (default) "deleted"
sticky_mac_allow_list_limit integer	The number of MAC addresses allowed in the sticky port allow list. Only applicable to access port type. Only applicable to access_policy_type “Sticky MAC allow list”. The value must be equal to or greater then the list size of sticky_mac_allow_list. Value will be checked for validity, during processing.
stp_guard string	Set state of STP guard. Choices: "disabled" ← (default) "root guard" "bpdu guard" "loop guard"
tags list / elements=string	List of tags to assign to a port.
timeout integer	Time to timeout for HTTP requests. Default: 30
type string	Set port type. Choices: "access" ← (default) "trunk"
use_https boolean	If no, it will use HTTP. Otherwise it will use HTTPS. Only useful for internal Meraki developers. Choices: false true ← (default)
use_proxy boolean	If no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts. Choices: false ← (default) true
validate_certs boolean	Whether to validate HTTP certificates. Choices: false true ← (default)
vlan integer	VLAN number assigned to port. If a port is of type trunk, the specified VLAN is the native VLAN. Setting value to 0 on a trunk will clear the VLAN.
voice_vlan integer	VLAN number assigned to a port for voice traffic. Only applicable to access port type. Only applicable if voice_vlan_state is set to present.
voice_vlan_state string	Specifies whether voice vlan configuration should be present or absent. Choices: "absent" "present" ← (default)

Notes

Note

• More information about the Meraki API can be found at https://dashboard.meraki.com/api_docs.

• Some of the options are likely only used for developers within Meraki.

• As of Ansible 2.9, Meraki modules output keys as snake case. To use camel case, set the ANSIBLE_MERAKI_FORMAT environment variable to camelcase.

• Ansible’s Meraki modules will stop supporting camel case output in Ansible 2.13. Please update your playbooks.

• Check Mode downloads the current configuration from the dashboard, then compares changes against this download. Check Mode will report changed if there are differences in the configurations, but does not submit changes to the API for validation of change.

Examples

- name: Query information about all switchports on a switch
  meraki_switchport:
    auth_key: abc12345
    state: query
    serial: ABC-123
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query information about all switchports on a switch
  meraki_switchport:
    auth_key: abc12345
    state: query
    serial: ABC-123
    number: 2
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Name switchport
  meraki_switchport:
    auth_key: abc12345
    state: present
    serial: ABC-123
    number: 7
    name: Test Port
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Configure access port with voice VLAN
  meraki_switchport:
    auth_key: abc12345
    state: present
    serial: ABC-123
    number: 7
    enabled: true
    name: Test Port
    tags: desktop
    type: access
    vlan: 10
    voice_vlan: 11
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Check access port for idempotency
  meraki_switchport:
    auth_key: abc12345
    state: present
    serial: ABC-123
    number: 7
    enabled: true
    name: Test Port
    tags: desktop
    type: access
    vlan: 10
    voice_vlan: 11
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Configure trunk port with specific VLANs
  meraki_switchport:
    auth_key: abc12345
    state: present
    serial: ABC-123
    number: 7
    enabled: true
    name: Server port
    tags: server
    type: trunk
    allowed_vlans:
      - 10
      - 15
      - 20
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Configure access port with sticky MAC allow list and limit.
  meraki_switchport:
    auth_key: abc12345
    state: present
    serial: ABC-123
    number: 5
    sticky_mac_allow_limit: 3
    sticky_mac_allow_list:
        macs:
          - aa:aa:bb:bb:cc:cc
          - bb:bb:aa:aa:cc:cc
          - 11:aa:bb:bb:cc:cc
        state: replaced
    delegate_to: localhost

- name: Delete an existing MAC address from the sticky MAC allow list.
  meraki_switchport:
    auth_key: abc12345
    state: present
    serial: ABC-123
    number: 5
    sticky_mac_allow_list:
        macs:
          - aa:aa:bb:bb:cc:cc
        state: deleted
    delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add a MAC address to sticky MAC allow list.
  meraki_switchport:
    auth_key: abc12345
    state: present
    serial: ABC-123
    number: 5
    sticky_mac_allow_list:
        macs:
          - 22:22:bb:bb:cc:cc
        state: merged
    delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Description
data complex	Information queried or updated switchports. Returned: success
access_policy_number integer	Number of assigned access policy. Only applicable to access ports. Returned: success Sample: 1234
access_policy_type string	Type of access policy assigned to port Returned: success, when assigned Sample: "MAC allow list"
allowed_vlans string	List of VLANs allowed on an access port Returned: success, when port is set as access Sample: "all"
enabled boolean	Enabled state of port. Returned: success Sample: true
flexible_stacking_enabled boolean	Whether flexible stacking capabilities are enabled on the port. Returned: success
isolation_enabled boolean	Port isolation status of port. Returned: success Sample: true
link_negotiation string	Link speed for the port. Returned: success Sample: "Auto negotiate"
mac_allow_list list / elements=string	List of MAC addresses currently allowed on a non-sticky port. Used with access_policy_type of MAC allow list. Returned: success Sample: ["11:aa:bb:bb:cc:cc", "22:aa:bb:bb:cc:cc", "33:aa:bb:bb:cc:cc"]
name string	Human friendly description of port. Returned: success Sample: "Jim Phone Port"
number integer	Number of port. Returned: success Sample: 1
poe_enabled boolean	Power Over Ethernet enabled state of port. Returned: success Sample: true
port_schedule_id string	Unique ID of assigned port schedule Returned: success
rstp_enabled boolean	Enabled or disabled state of Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) Returned: success Sample: true
sticky_mac_allow_list list / elements=string	List of MAC addresses currently allowed on a sticky port. Used with access_policy_type of Sticky MAC allow list. Returned: success Sample: ["11:aa:bb:bb:cc:cc", "22:aa:bb:bb:cc:cc", "33:aa:bb:bb:cc:cc"]
sticky_mac_allow_list_limit integer	Number of MAC addresses allowed on a sticky port. Returned: success Sample: 6
stp_guard string	State of STP guard Returned: success Sample: "Root Guard"
tags list / elements=string	List of tags assigned to port. Returned: success Sample: ["phone", "marketing"]
type string	Type of switchport. Returned: success Sample: "trunk"
udld string	Alert state of UDLD Returned: success Sample: "Alert only"
vlan integer	VLAN assigned to port. Returned: success Sample: 10
voice_vlan integer	VLAN assigned to port with voice VLAN enabled devices. Returned: success Sample: 20

Authors

• Kevin Breit (@kbreit)

Collection links

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