nxos_switchport - Manages Layer 2 switchport interfaces.

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis

  • Manages Layer 2 interfaces

Options

parameter required default choices comments
access_vlan
 no
If mode=access, used as the access VLAN ID.
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.
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.
interface
 yes
Full name of the interface, i.e. Ethernet1/1.
mode
 no
  • access
  • trunk
Mode for the Layer 2 port.
native_vlan
 no
If mode=trunk, used as the trunk native VLAN ID.
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).
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.
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
  • unconfigured
Manage the state of the resource.
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.
trunk_allowed_vlans
(added in 2.2)
 no
if mode=trunk, these are the only VLANs that will be configured on the trunk, i.e. "2-10,15".
trunk_vlans
 no
If mode=trunk, used as the VLAN range to ADD or REMOVE from the trunk.
aliases: trunk_add_vlans
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

- name: Ensure Eth1/5 is in its default switchport state
  nxos_switchport:
    interface: eth1/5
    state: unconfigured

- name: Ensure Eth1/5 is configured for access vlan 20
  nxos_switchport:
    interface: eth1/5
    mode: access
    access_vlan: 20

- name: Ensure Eth1/5 only has vlans 5-10 as trunk vlans
  nxos_switchport:
    interface: eth1/5
    mode: trunk
    native_vlan: 10
    trunk_vlans: 5-10

- name: Ensure eth1/5 is a trunk port and ensure 2-50 are being tagged (doesn't mean others aren't also being tagged)
  nxos_switchport:
    interface: eth1/5
    mode: trunk
    native_vlan: 10
    trunk_vlans: 2-50

- name: Ensure these VLANs are not being tagged on the trunk
  nxos_switchport:
    interface: eth1/5
    mode: trunk
    trunk_vlans: 51-4094
    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
command string sent to the device
 always list ['interface eth1/5', 'switchport access vlan 20']

Notes

Note

  • Tested against NXOSv 7.3.(0)D1(1) on VIRL
  • When state=absent, VLANs can be added/removed from trunk links and the existing access VLAN can be ‘unconfigured’ to just having VLAN 1 on that interface.
  • When working with trunks VLANs the keywords add/remove are always sent in the switchport trunk allowed vlan command. Use verbose mode to see commands sent.
  • When state=unconfigured, the interface will result with having a default Layer 2 interface, i.e. vlan 1 in access mode.

Status

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

Maintenance Info

For more information about Red Hat’s this support of this module, please refer to this knowledge base article<https://access.redhat.com/articles/rhel-top-support-policies>

For help in developing on modules, should you be so inclined, please read Community Information & Contributing, Testing Ansible and Developing Modules.

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/nxos_switchport_module.html