nxos_acl - Manages access list entries for ACLs.

New in version 2.2.

Synopsis

  • Manages access list entries for ACLs.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
ack
 no
  • enable
Match on the ACK bit.
action
 no
  • permit
  • deny
  • remark
Action of the ACE.
auth_pass
(added in 2.4.4)
 no none
Specifies the password to use if required to enter privileged mode on the remote device. If authorize is false, then this argument does nothing. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_AUTH_PASS will be used instead.
authorize
(added in 2.4.4)
 no
  • yes
  • no
Instructs the module to enter privileged mode on the remote device before sending any commands. If not specified, the device will attempt to execute all commands in non-privileged mode. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_AUTHORIZE will be used instead.
dest
 no
Destination ip and mask using IP/MASK notation and supports the keyword 'any'.
dest_port1
 no
Port/protocol and also first (lower) port when using range operand.
dest_port2
 no
Second (end) port when using range operand.
dest_port_op
 no
  • any
  • eq
  • gt
  • lt
  • neq
  • range
Destination port operands such as eq, neq, gt, lt, range.
dscp
 no
  • af11
  • af12
  • af13
  • af21
  • af22
  • af23
  • af31
  • af32
  • af33
  • af41
  • af42
  • af43
  • cs1
  • cs2
  • cs3
  • cs4
  • cs5
  • cs6
  • cs7
  • default
  • ef
Match packets with given dscp value.
established
 no
  • enable
Match established connections.
fin
 no
  • enable
Match on the FIN bit.
fragments
 no
  • enable
Check non-initial fragments.
host
 yes
Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
log
 no
  • enable
Log matches against this entry.
name
 yes
Case sensitive name of the access list (ACL).
password
 no
Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This is a common argument used for either cli or nxapi transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
port
 no 0 (use common port)
Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. This value applies to either cli or nxapi. The port value will default to the appropriate transport common port if none is provided in the task. (cli=22, http=80, https=443).
precedence
 no
  • critical
  • flash
  • flash-override
  • immediate
  • internet
  • network
  • priority
  • routine
Match packets with given precedence.
proto
 no
Port number or protocol (as supported by the switch).
provider
 no
Convenience method that allows all nxos arguments to be passed as a dict object. All constraints (required, choices, etc) must be met either by individual arguments or values in this dict.
psh
 no
  • enable
Match on the PSH bit.
remark
 no
If action is set to remark, this is the description.
rst
 no
  • enable
Match on the RST bit.
seq
 no
Sequence number of the entry (ACE).
src
 no
Source ip and mask using IP/MASK notation and supports keyword 'any'.
src_port1
 no
Port/protocol and also first (lower) port when using range operand.
src_port2
 no
Second (end) port when using range operand.
src_port_op
 no
  • any
  • eq
  • gt
  • lt
  • neq
  • range
Source port operands such as eq, neq, gt, lt, range.
ssh_keyfile
 no
Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for the cli transport. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
state
 no present
  • present
  • absent
  • delete_acl
Specify desired state of the resource.
syn
 no
  • enable
Match on the SYN bit.
time-range
 no
Name of time-range to apply.
timeout
(added in 2.3)
 no 10
Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error. NX-API can be slow to return on long-running commands (sh mac, sh bgp, etc).
transport
 yes cli
Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. The transport argument supports connectivity to the device over cli (ssh) or nxapi.
urg
 no
  • enable
Match on the URG bit.
use_ssl
 no
  • yes
  • no
Configures the transport to use SSL if set to true only when the transport=nxapi, otherwise this value is ignored.
username
 no
Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate either the CLI login or the nxapi authentication depending on which transport is used. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.
validate_certs
 no
  • yes
  • no
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. If the transport argument is not nxapi, this value is ignored.

Examples

# configure ACL ANSIBLE
- nxos_acl:
    name: ANSIBLE
    seq: 10
    action: permit
    proto: tcp
    src: 1.1.1.1/24
    dest: any
    state: present
    provider: "{{ nxos_provider }}"

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
commands sent to the device
 always list ['ip access-list ANSIBLE', '10 permit tcp 1.1.1.1/24 any']

Notes

Note

  • Tested against NXOSv 7.3.(0)D1(1) on VIRL
  • state=absent removes the ACE if it exists.
  • state=delete_acl deletes the ACL if it exists.
  • For idempotency, use port numbers for the src/dest port params like src_port1 and names for the well defined protocols for the proto param.
  • Although this module is idempotent in that if the ace as presented in the task is identical to the one on the switch, no changes will be made. If there is any difference, what is in Ansible will be pushed (configured options will be overridden). This is to improve security, but at the same time remember an ACE is removed, then re-added, so if there is a change, the new ACE will be exactly what parameters you are sending to the module.

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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