ios_logging - Manage logging on network devices
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- This module provides declarative management of logging on Cisco Ios devices.
Options
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aggregate | no | List of logging definitions. | ||
| dest | no |
| Destination of the logs. | |
| facility | no | Set logging facility. | ||
| level | no | Set logging severity levels. | ||
| name | no | If value of dest is file it indicates file-name, for user it indicates username and for host indicates the host name to be notified. | ||
| size | no | 4096 | Size of buffer. The acceptable value is in range from 4096 to 4294967295 bytes. | |
| state | no | present |
| State of the logging configuration. |
Examples
- name: configure host logging
ios_logging:
dest: host
name: 172.16.0.1
state: present
- name: remove host logging configuration
ios_logging:
dest: host
name: 172.16.0.1
state: absent
- name: configure console logging level and facility
ios_logging:
dest: console
facility: local7
level: debugging
state: present
- name: enable logging to all
ios_logging:
dest : on
- name: configure buffer size
ios_logging:
dest: buffered
size: 5000
- name: Configure logging using aggregate
ios_logging:
aggregate:
- { dest: console, level: notifications }
- { dest: buffered, size: 9000 }
- name: remove logging using aggregate
ios_logging:
aggregate:
- { dest: console, level: notifications }
- { dest: buffered, size: 9000 }
state: absent
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 IOS 15.6
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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