cisco.ios.ios_l3_interfaces – L3 interfaces resource module

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.ios collection (version 1.3.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.ios.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.ios.ios_l3_interfaces.

New in version 1.0.0: of cisco.ios

Synopsis

  • This module provides declarative management of Layer-3 interface on Cisco IOS devices.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
config
list / elements=dictionary
A dictionary of Layer-3 interface options
ipv4
list / elements=dictionary
IPv4 address to be set for the Layer-3 interface mentioned in name option. The address format is <ipv4 address>/<mask>, the mask is number in range 0-32 eg. 192.168.0.1/24.
address
string
Configures the IPv4 address for Interface.
dhcp_client
integer
Configures and specifies client-id to use over DHCP ip. Note, This option shall work only when dhcp is configured as IP.
GigabitEthernet interface number
dhcp_hostname
string
Configures and specifies value for hostname option over DHCP ip. Note, This option shall work only when dhcp is configured as IP.
secondary
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Configures the IP address as a secondary address.
ipv6
list / elements=dictionary
IPv6 address to be set for the Layer-3 interface mentioned in name option.
The address format is <ipv6 address>/<mask>, the mask is number in range 0-128 eg. fd5d:12c9:2201:1::1/64
address
string
Configures the IPv6 address for Interface.
name
string / required
Full name of the interface excluding any logical unit number, i.e. GigabitEthernet0/1.
running_config
string
This option is used only with state parsed.
The value of this option should be the output received from the IOS device by executing the command show running-config | section ^interface.
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
    Choices:
  • merged ←
  • replaced
  • overridden
  • deleted
  • rendered
  • gathered
  • parsed
The state the configuration should be left in
The states rendered, gathered and parsed does not perform any change on the device.
The state rendered will transform the configuration in config option to platform specific CLI commands which will be returned in the rendered key within the result. For state rendered active connection to remote host is not required.
The state gathered will fetch the running configuration from device and transform it into structured data in the format as per the resource module argspec and the value is returned in the gathered key within the result.
The state parsed reads the configuration from running_config option and transforms it into JSON format as per the resource module parameters and the value is returned in the parsed key within the result. The value of running_config option should be the same format as the output of command show running-config | section ^interface executed on device. For state parsed active connection to remote host is not required.

Notes

Note

  • Tested against Cisco IOSv Version 15.2 on VIRL.

Examples

# Using merged
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
#  duplex auto
#  speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  no ip address
#  duplex auto
#  speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  no ip address
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3.100
#  encapsulation dot1Q 20

- name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_l3_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/1
      ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.0.1/24
        secondary: true
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
      ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.0.2/24
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/3
      ipv6:
      - address: fd5d:12c9:2201:1::1/64
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/3.100
      ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.0.3/24
    state: merged

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
#  ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0 secondary
#  duplex auto
#  speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  ip address 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0
#  duplex auto
#  speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  ipv6 address FD5D:12C9:2201:1::1/64
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3.100
#  encapsulation dot1Q 20
#  ip address 192.168.0.3 255.255.255.0

# Using replaced
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
#  duplex auto
#  speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  no ip address
#  duplex auto
#  speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  ip address 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3.100
#  encapsulation dot1Q 20
#  ip address 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0

- name: Replaces device configuration of listed interfaces with provided configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_l3_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
      ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.2.0/24
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/3
      ipv4:
      - address: dhcp
        dhcp_client: 2
        dhcp_hostname: test.com
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/3.100
      ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.0.3/24
        secondary: true
    state: replaced

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
#  duplex auto
#  speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
#  duplex auto
#  speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  ip address dhcp client-id GigabitEthernet0/2 hostname test.com
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3.100
#  encapsulation dot1Q 20
#  ip address 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0
#  ip address 192.168.0.3 255.255.255.0 secondary

# Using overridden
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
#  duplex auto
#  speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
#  duplex auto
#  speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  ipv6 address FD5D:12C9:2201:1::1/64
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3.100
#  encapsulation dot1Q 20
#  ip address 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0

- name: Override device configuration of all interfaces with provided configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_l3_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
      ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.0.1/24
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/3.100
      ipv6:
      - address: autoconfig
    state: overridden

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  no ip address
#  duplex auto
#  speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
#  duplex auto
#  speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3.100
#  encapsulation dot1Q 20
#  ipv6 address autoconfig

# Using Deleted
#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  ip address 192.0.2.10 255.255.255.0
#  shutdown
#  duplex auto
#  speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  ip address 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
#  shutdown
#  duplex full
#  speed 10
#  ipv6 address FD5D:12C9:2201:1::1/64
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3.100
#  encapsulation dot1Q 20
#  ip address 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0

- name: "Delete attributes of given interfaces (NOTE: This won't delete the interface sitself)"
  cisco.ios.ios_l3_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/3.100
    state: deleted

# After state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  no ip address
#  shutdown
#  duplex auto
#  speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  no ip address
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
#  shutdown
#  duplex full
#  speed 10
#  ipv6 address FD5D:12C9:2201:1::1/64
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3.100
#  encapsulation dot1Q 20

# Using Deleted without any config passed
#"(NOTE: This will delete all of configured L3 resource module attributes from each configured interface)"

#
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  ip address 192.0.2.10 255.255.255.0
#  shutdown
#  duplex auto
#  speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  ip address 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
#  shutdown
#  duplex full
#  speed 10
#  ipv6 address FD5D:12C9:2201:1::1/64
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3.100
#  encapsulation dot1Q 20
#  ip address 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0

- name: "Delete L3 attributes of ALL interfaces together (NOTE: This won't delete the interface itself)"
  cisco.ios.ios_l3_interfaces:
    state: deleted

# After state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  no ip address
#  shutdown
#  duplex auto
#  speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  no ip address
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
#  description Configured by Ansible Network
#  shutdown
#  duplex full
#  speed 10
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3.100
#  encapsulation dot1Q 20

# Using Gathered

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#sh running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  ip address 203.0.113.27 255.255.255.0
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  ip address 192.0.2.1 255.255.255.0 secondary
#  ip address 192.0.2.2 255.255.255.0
#  ipv6 address 2001:DB8:0:3::/64

- name: Gather listed l3 interfaces with provided configurations
  cisco.ios.ios_l3_interfaces:
    config:
    state: gathered

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "gathered": [
#         {
#             "ipv4": [
#                 {
#                     "address": "203.0.113.27 255.255.255.0"
#                 }
#             ],
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/1"
#         },
#         {
#             "ipv4": [
#                 {
#                     "address": "192.0.2.1 255.255.255.0",
#                     "secondary": true
#                 },
#                 {
#                     "address": "192.0.2.2 255.255.255.0"
#                 }
#             ],
#             "ipv6": [
#                 {
#                     "address": "2001:db8:0:3::/64"
#                 }
#             ],
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/2"
#         }
#     ]

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#sh running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  ip address 203.0.113.27 255.255.255.0
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  ip address 192.0.2.1 255.255.255.0 secondary
#  ip address 192.0.2.2 255.255.255.0
#  ipv6 address 2001:DB8:0:3::/64

# Using Rendered

- name: Render the commands for provided  configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_l3_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/1
      ipv4:
      - address: dhcp
        dhcp_client: 0
        dhcp_hostname: test.com
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
      ipv4:
      - address: 198.51.100.1/24
        secondary: true
      - address: 198.51.100.2/24
      ipv6:
      - address: 2001:db8:0:3::/64
    state: rendered

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "rendered": [
#         "interface GigabitEthernet0/1",
#         "ip address dhcp client-id GigabitEthernet 0/0 hostname test.com",
#         "interface GigabitEthernet0/2",
#         "ip address 198.51.100.1 255.255.255.0 secondary",
#         "ip address 198.51.100.2 255.255.255.0",
#         "ipv6 address 2001:db8:0:3::/64"
#     ]

# Using Parsed

# File: parsed.cfg
# ----------------
#
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# ip address dhcp client-id
# GigabitEthernet 0/0 hostname test.com
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# ip address 198.51.100.1 255.255.255.0
# secondary ip address 198.51.100.2 255.255.255.0
# ipv6 address 2001:db8:0:3::/64

- name: Parse the commands for provided configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_l3_interfaces:
    running_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'parsed.cfg') }}"
    state: parsed

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "parsed": [
#         {
#             "ipv4": [
#                 {
#                     "address": "dhcp",
#                     "dhcp_client": 0,
#                     "dhcp_hostname": "test.com"
#                 }
#             ],
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/1"
#         },
#         {
#             "ipv4": [
#                 {
#                     "address": "198.51.100.1 255.255.255.0",
#                     "secondary": true
#                 },
#                 {
#                     "address": "198.51.100.2 255.255.255.0"
#                 }
#             ],
#             "ipv6": [
#                 {
#                     "address": "2001:db8:0:3::/64"
#                 }
#             ],
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/2"
#         }
#     ]

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
after
list / elements=string
when changed
The configuration as structured data after module completion.

Sample:
The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
before
list / elements=string
always
The configuration as structured data prior to module invocation.

Sample:
The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
commands
list / elements=string
always
The set of commands pushed to the remote device

Sample:
['interface GigabitEthernet0/1', 'ip address 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0']


Authors

  • Sumit Jaiswal (@justjais)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.11/collections/cisco/ios/ios_l3_interfaces_module.html