eos_logging - Manage logging on network devices

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • This module provides declarative management of logging on Arista Eos devices.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
aggregate
 no
List of logging definitions.
dest
 no
  • on
  • host
  • console'
  • monitor
  • buffered
Destination of the logs.
facility
 no
Set logging facility.
level
 no
  • emergencies
  • alerts
  • critical
  • errors
  • warnings
  • notifications
  • informational
  • debugging
Set logging severity levels.
name
 no
If value of dest is host name should be specified, which indicates hostname or IP address.
size
 no
Size of buffer. The acceptable value is in range from 10 to 2147483647 bytes.
state
 no present
  • present
  • absent
State of the logging configuration.

Examples

- name: configure host logging
  eos_logging:
    dest: host
    name: 172.16.0.1
    state: present

- name: remove host logging configuration
  eos_logging:
    dest: host
    name: 172.16.0.1
    state: absent

- name: configure console logging level and facility
  eos_logging:
    dest: console
    facility: local7
    level: debugging
    state: present

- name: enable logging to all
  eos_logging:
    dest : on

- name: configure buffer size
  eos_logging:
    dest: buffered
    size: 5000

- name: Configure logging using aggregate
  eos_logging:
    aggregate:
      - { dest: console, level: warnings }
      - { dest: buffered, size: 480000 }
    state: present

Return Values

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

name description returned type sample
commands
The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device
 always list ['logging facility local7', 'logging host 172.16.0.1']

Notes

Note

  • Tested against EOS 4.15

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance Info

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