community.network.ce_vrrp module – Manages VRRP interfaces on HUAWEI CloudEngine devices.

Note

This module is part of the community.network collection (version 5.0.3).

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 community.network.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.network.ce_vrrp.

Synopsis

  • Manages VRRP interface attributes on HUAWEI CloudEngine devices.

Aliases: network.cloudengine.ce_vrrp

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

admin_flowdown

boolean

Disable the flowdown function for service VRRP.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

admin_ignore_if_down

boolean

mVRRP ignores an interface Down event.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

admin_interface

string

Tracked mVRRP interface name. The value is a string of 1 to 63 characters.

admin_vrid

string

Tracked mVRRP ID. The value is an integer ranging from 1 to 255.

advertise_interval

string

Configured interval between sending advertisements, in milliseconds. Only the master router sends VRRP advertisements. The default value is 1000 milliseconds.

auth_key

string

This object is set based on the authentication type. When noAuthentication is specified, the value is empty. When simpleTextPassword or md5Authentication is specified, the value is a string of 1 to 8 characters in plaintext and displayed as a blank text for security.

auth_mode

string

Authentication type used for VRRP packet exchanges between virtual routers. The values are noAuthentication, simpleTextPassword, md5Authentication. The default value is noAuthentication.

Choices:

  • "simple"

  • "md5"

  • "none"

fast_resume

string

mVRRP’s fast resume mode.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

gratuitous_arp_interval

string

Interval at which gratuitous ARP packets are sent, in seconds. The value ranges from 30 to 1200.The default value is 300.

holding_multiplier

string

The configured holdMultiplier.The value is an integer ranging from 3 to 10. The default value is 3.

interface

string

Name of an interface. The value is a string of 1 to 63 characters.

is_plain

boolean

Select the display mode of an authentication key. By default, an authentication key is displayed in ciphertext.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

preempt_timer_delay

string

Preemption delay. The value is an integer ranging from 0 to 3600. The default value is 0.

priority

string

Configured VRRP priority. The value ranges from 1 to 254. The default value is 100. A larger value indicates a higher priority.

recover_delay

string

Delay in recovering after an interface goes Up. The delay is used for interface flapping suppression. The value is an integer ranging from 0 to 3600. The default value is 0 seconds.

state

string

Specify desired state of the resource.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

version

string

VRRP version. The default version is v2.

Choices:

  • "v2"

  • "v3"

virtual_ip

string

Virtual IP address. The value is a string of 0 to 255 characters.

vrid

string

VRRP backup group ID. The value is an integer ranging from 1 to 255.

Default: "present"

vrrp_type

string

Type of a VRRP backup group.

Choices:

  • "normal"

  • "member"

  • "admin"

Notes

Note

  • This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.

  • Recommended connection is netconf.

  • This module also works with local connections for legacy playbooks.

Examples

- name: Vrrp module test
  hosts: cloudengine
  connection: local
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
    cli:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      port: "{{ ansible_ssh_port }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      transport: cli
  tasks:
  - name: Set vrrp version
    community.network.ce_vrrp:
      version: v3
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Set vrrp gratuitous-arp interval
    community.network.ce_vrrp:
      gratuitous_arp_interval: 40
      mlag_id: 4
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Set vrrp recover-delay
    community.network.ce_vrrp:
      recover_delay: 10
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Set vrrp vrid virtual-ip
    community.network.ce_vrrp:
      interface: 40GE2/0/8
      vrid: 1
      virtual_ip: 10.14.2.7
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Set vrrp vrid admin
    community.network.ce_vrrp:
      interface: 40GE2/0/8
      vrid: 1
      vrrp_type: admin
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Set vrrp vrid fast_resume
    community.network.ce_vrrp:
      interface: 40GE2/0/8
      vrid: 1
      fast_resume: enable
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Set vrrp vrid holding-multiplier
    community.network.ce_vrrp:
      interface: 40GE2/0/8
      vrid: 1
      holding_multiplier: 4
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Set vrrp vrid preempt timer delay
    community.network.ce_vrrp:
      interface: 40GE2/0/8
      vrid: 1
      preempt_timer_delay: 10
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Set vrrp vrid admin-vrrp
    community.network.ce_vrrp:
      interface: 40GE2/0/8
      vrid: 1
      admin_interface: 40GE2/0/9
      admin_vrid: 2
      vrrp_type: member
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Set vrrp vrid authentication-mode
    community.network.ce_vrrp:
      interface: 40GE2/0/8
      vrid: 1
      is_plain: true
      auth_mode: simple
      auth_key: aaa
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

Return Values

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

Key

Description

changed

boolean

check to see if a change was made on the device

Returned: always

Sample: true

end_state

dictionary

k/v pairs of aaa params after module execution

Returned: always

Sample: {"auth_mode": "simple", "interface": "40GE2/0/8", "is_plain": "true", "vrid": "1", "vrrp_type": "normal"}

existing

dictionary

k/v pairs of existing aaa server

Returned: always

Sample: {"auth_mode": "none", "interface": "40GE2/0/8", "is_plain": "false", "vrid": "1", "vrrp_type": "normal"}

proposed

dictionary

k/v pairs of parameters passed into module

Returned: always

Sample: {"auth_key": "aaa", "auth_mode": "simple", "interface": "40GE2/0/8", "is_plain": true, "state": "present", "vrid": "1"}

updates

list / elements=string

command sent to the device

Returned: always

Sample: {"interface 40GE2/0/8": null, "vrrp vrid 1 authentication-mode simple plain aaa": null}

Authors

  • Li Yanfeng (@numone213)