dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_as_paths module – Manage BGP autonomous system path (or as-path-list) and its parameters

Note

This module is part of the dellemc.enterprise_sonic collection (version 2.5.1).

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 dellemc.enterprise_sonic.

To use it in a playbook, specify: dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_as_paths.

New in dellemc.enterprise_sonic 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • This module provides configuration management of BGP bgp_as_paths for devices running Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

config

list / elements=dictionary

A list of ‘bgp_as_paths’ configurations.

members

list / elements=string

Members of this BGP as-path; regular expression string can be provided.

name

string / required

Name of as-path-list.

permit

boolean

Permits or denies this as-path.

Default value while adding a new as-path-list is False.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

state

string

The state of the configuration after module completion.

Choices:

  • "merged" ← (default)

  • "deleted"

  • "replaced"

  • "overridden"

Notes

Note

  • Tested against Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies.

  • Supports check_mode.

Examples

# Using deleted

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# AS path list test:
#   action: permit
#   members: 808.*,909.*

  - name: Delete BGP as path list
    dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_as_paths:
      config:
        - name: test
          members:
            - 909.*
          permit: true
      state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# AS path list test:
#   action: permit
#   members: 808.*


# Using deleted

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# AS path list test:
#   action: permit
#   members: 808.*,909.*
# AS path list test1:
#   action: deny
#   members: 608.*,709.*

  - name: Deletes BGP as-path list
    dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_as_paths:
      config:
        - name: test
          members:
      state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# AS path list test1:
#   action: deny
#   members: 608.*,709.*


# Using deleted

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# AS path list test:
#   action: permit
#   members: 808.*,909.*

  - name: Deletes BGP as-path list
    dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_as_paths:
      config:
      state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# (No bgp as-path-access-list configuration present)


# Using merged

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# (No bgp as-path-access-list configuration present)

  - name: Create a BGP as-path list
    dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_as_paths:
      config:
        - name: test
          members:
            - 909.*
          permit: true
      state: merged

# After state:
# ------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# AS path list test:
#   action: permit
#   members: 909.*


# Using replaced

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# AS path list test:
#    action: permit
#    members: 800.*,808.*
# AS path list test1:
#    action: deny
#    members: 500.*

  - name: Replace device configuration of specified BGP as-path lists with provided configuration
    dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_as_paths:
      config:
        - name: test
          members:
            - 900.*
            - 901.*
          permit: true
        - name: test1
        - name: test2
          members:
            - 100.*
          permit: true
      state: replaced

# After state:
# ------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# AS path list test:
#    action: permit
#    members: 900.*,901.*
# AS path list test2:
#    action: permit
#    members: 100.*


# Using overridden

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# AS path list test:
#    action: permit
#    members: 800.*,808.*
# AS path list test1:
#    action: deny
#    members: 500.*

  - name: Override device configuration of all BGP as-path lists with provided configuration
    dellemc.enterprise_sonic.sonic_bgp_as_paths:
      config:
        - name: test
          members:
            - 900.*
            - 901.*
          permit: true
      state: overridden

# After state:
# ------------
#
# show bgp as-path-access-list
# AS path list test:
#    action: permit
#    members: 900.*,901.*

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 module invocation.

Returned: when changed

Sample: ["The configuration returned is always in the same format as the parameters above.\n"]

before

list / elements=string

The configuration prior to the module invocation.

Returned: always

Sample: ["The configuration returned is always in the same format as the parameters above.\n"]

commands

list / elements=string

The set of commands pushed to the remote device.

Returned: always

Sample: ["command 1", "command 2", "command 3"]

Authors

  • Kumaraguru Narayanan (@nkumaraguru)