nclu - Configure network interfaces using NCLU

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
abort Default:
"no"
Boolean. When true, perform a 'net abort' before the block. This cleans out any uncommitted changes in the buffer. Mutually exclusive with atomic.
atomic Default:
"no"
When true, equivalent to both commit and abort being true. Mutually exclusive with commit and atomic.
commands
A list of strings containing the net commands to run. Mutually exclusive with template.
commit Default:
"no"
When true, performs a 'net commit' at the end of the block. Mutually exclusive with atomic.
description Default:
"Ansible-originated commit"
Commit description that will be recorded to the commit log if commit or atomic are true.
template
A single, multi-line string with jinja2 formatting. This string will be broken by lines, and each line will be run through net. Mutually exclusive with commands.

Examples

- name: Add two interfaces without committing any changes
  nclu:
    commands:
        - add int swp1
        - add int swp2

- name: Modify hostname to Cumulus-1 and commit the change
  nclu:
    commands:
        - add hostname Cumulus-1
    commit: true

- name: Add 48 interfaces and commit the change.
  nclu:
    template: |
        {% for iface in range(1,49) %}
        add int swp{{iface}}
        {% endfor %}
    commit: true
    description: "Ansible - add swps1-48"

- name: Atomically add an interface
  nclu:
    commands:
        - add int swp1
    atomic: true
    description: "Ansible - add swp1"

- name: Configure BGP AS and add 2 EBGP neighbors using BGP Unnumbered
  nclu:
    commands:
        - add bgp autonomous-system 65000
        - add bgp neighbor swp51 interface remote-as external
        - add bgp neighbor swp52 interface remote-as external
    commit: true

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
changed
bool
changed
whether the interface was changed

Sample:
True
msg
string
always
human-readable report of success or failure

Sample:
interface bond0 config updated


Status

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

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

  • Cumulus Networks

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/nclu_module.html