nxos_linkagg – Manage link aggregation groups on Cisco NXOS devices

Synopsis

  • This module provides declarative management of link aggregation groups on Cisco NXOS devices.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
aggregate
-
List of link aggregation definitions.
force
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
When true it forces link aggregation group members to match what is declared in the members param. This can be used to remove members.
group
string / required
Channel-group number for the port-channel Link aggregation group.
members
-
List of interfaces that will be managed in the link aggregation group.
min_links
-
Minimum number of ports required up before bringing up the link aggregation group.
mode
-
    Choices:
  • active
  • on
  • passive
Mode for the link aggregation group.
provider
dictionary
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using connection: network_cli.
This option is only required if you are using NX-API.
For more information please see the NXOS Platform Options guide.
A dict object containing connection details.
auth_pass
string
added in 2.5.3
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
boolean
added in 2.5.3
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
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
string / required
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.
password
string
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
integer
Default:
"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).
ssh_keyfile
string
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.
timeout
integer
added in 2.3
Default:
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
string / required
    Choices:
  • cli
  • nxapi
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.
use_proxy
boolean
added in 2.5
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
If no, the environment variables http_proxy and https_proxy will be ignored.
use_ssl
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Configures the transport to use SSL if set to yes only when the transport=nxapi, otherwise this value is ignored.
username
string
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
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
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.
purge
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Purge links not defined in the aggregate parameter.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
State of the link aggregation group.

Notes

Note

  • Tested against NXOSv 7.0(3)I5(1).
  • state=absent removes the portchannel config and interface if it already exists. If members to be removed are not explicitly passed, all existing members (if any), are removed.
  • Members must be a list.
  • LACP needs to be enabled first if active/passive modes are used.
  • For information on using CLI and NX-API see the NXOS Platform Options guide
  • For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide
  • For more information on using Ansible to manage Cisco devices see the Cisco integration page.

Examples

- name: create link aggregation group
  nxos_linkagg:
    group: 99
    state: present

- name: delete link aggregation group
  nxos_linkagg:
    group: 99
    state: absent

- name: set link aggregation group to members
  nxos_linkagg:
    group: 10
    min_links: 3
    mode: active
    members:
      - Ethernet1/2
      - Ethernet1/4

- name: remove link aggregation group from Ethernet1/2
  nxos_linkagg:
    group: 10
    min_links: 3
    mode: active
    members:
      - Ethernet1/4

- name: Create aggregate of linkagg definitions
  nxos_linkagg:
    aggregate:
      - { group: 3 }
      - { group: 100, min_links: 3 }

- name: Remove aggregate of linkagg definitions
  nxos_linkagg:
    aggregate:
      - { group: 3 }
      - { group: 100, min_links: 3 }
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
commands
list
always, except for the platforms that use Netconf transport to manage the device.
The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device

Sample:
['interface port-channel 30', 'lacp min-links 5', 'interface Ethernet2/1', 'channel-group 30 mode active', 'no interface port-channel 30']


Status

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

  • Trishna Guha (@trishnaguha)

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