arista.eos.eos_lldp_global module – LLDP resource module
Note
This module is part of the arista.eos 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 arista.eos
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: arista.eos.eos_lldp_global
.
New in arista.eos 1.0.0
Synopsis
This module manages Global Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) settings on Arista EOS devices.
Aliases: lldp_global
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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The provided global LLDP configuration. |
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Specifies the holdtime (in sec) to be sent in packets. |
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Specifies the delay (in sec) for LLDP initialization on any interface. |
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Specifies the rate at which LLDP packets are sent (in sec). |
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Specifies the LLDP TLVs to enable or disable. |
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Enable or disable link aggregation TLV. Choices:
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Enable or disable management address TLV. Choices:
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Enable or disable maximum frame size TLV. Choices:
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Enable or disable port description TLV. Choices:
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Enable or disable system capabilities TLV. Choices:
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Enable or disable system description TLV. Choices:
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Enable or disable system name TLV. Choices:
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This option is used only with state parsed. The value of this option should be the output received from the EOS device by executing the command show running-config | section lldp. The state parsed reads the configuration from |
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The state of the configuration after module completion. Choices:
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Notes
Note
Tested against Arista EOS 4.24.6F
This module works with connection
network_cli
. See the EOS Platform Options.
Examples
# Using merged
#
# ------------
# Before State
# ------------
#
# veos# show run | section lldp
# lldp timer 3000
# lldp holdtime 100
# lldp reinit 5
# no lldp tlv-select management-address
# no lldp tlv-select system-description
- name: Merge provided LLDP configuration with the existing configuration
arista.eos.eos_lldp_global:
config:
holdtime: 100
tlv_select:
management_address: false
port_description: false
system_description: true
state: merged
# -----------
# After state
# -----------
#
# veos# show run | section lldp
# lldp timer 3000
# lldp holdtime 100
# lldp reinit 5
# no lldp tlv-select management-address
# no lldp tlv-select port-description
# Using replaced
#
# ------------
# Before State
# ------------
#
# veos# show run | section lldp
# lldp timer 3000
# lldp holdtime 100
# lldp reinit 5
# no lldp tlv-select management-address
# no lldp tlv-select system-description
- name: Replace existing LLDP device configuration with provided configuration
arista.eos.eos_lldp_global:
config:
holdtime: 100
tlv_select:
management_address: false
port_description: false
system_description: true
state: replaced
# -----------
# After state
# -----------
#
# veos# show run | section lldp
# lldp holdtime 100
# no lldp tlv-select management-address
# no lldp tlv-select port-description
# Using deleted
#
# ------------
# Before State
# ------------
#
# veos# show run | section lldp
# lldp timer 3000
# lldp holdtime 100
# lldp reinit 5
# no lldp tlv-select management-address
# no lldp tlv-select system-description
- name: Delete existing LLDP configurations from the device
arista.eos.eos_lldp_global:
state: deleted
# -----------
# After state
# -----------
#
# veos# show run | section ^lldp
# Using rendered:
- name: Use Rendered to convert the structured data to native config
arista.eos.eos_lldp_global:
config:
holdtime: 100
tlv_select:
management_address: false
port_description: false
system_description: true
state: rendered
# -----------
# Output
# -----------
#
# rendered:
# - "lldp holdtime 100"
# - "no lldp tlv-select management-address"
# - "no lldp tlv-select port-description"
# Using parsed
# parsed.cfg
# lldp timer 3000
# lldp holdtime 100
# lldp reinit 5
# no lldp tlv-select management-address
# no lldp tlv-select system-description
- name: Use parsed to convert native configs to structured data
arista.eos.lldp_global:
running_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'parsed.cfg') }}"
state: parsed
# -----------
# Output
# -----------
# parsed:
# holdtime: 100
# timer 3000
# reinit 5
# tlv_select:
# management_address: False
# port_description: False
# system_description: True
# Using gathered:
# native config:
# lldp timer 3000
# lldp holdtime 100
# lldp reinit 5
# no lldp tlv-select management-address
# no lldp tlv-select system-description
- name: Gather lldp_global facts from the device
arista.eos.lldp_global:
state: gathered
# -----------
# Output
# -----------
# gathered:
# holdtime: 100
# timer 3000
# reinit 5
# tlv_select:
# management_address: False
# port_description: False
# system_description: True
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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The configuration as structured data after module completion. Returned: when changed Sample: |
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The configuration as structured data prior to module invocation. Returned: always Sample: |
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The set of commands pushed to the remote device. Returned: always Sample: |