cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces – L2 interfaces resource module

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.ios collection (version 1.3.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.ios.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces.

New in version 1.0.0: of cisco.ios

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

This module provides declarative management of Layer-2 interface on Cisco IOS devices.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter			Choices/Defaults	Comments
config list / elements=dictionary				A dictionary of Layer-2 interface options
	access dictionary			Switchport mode access command to configure the interface as a layer 2 access.
		vlan integer		Configure given VLAN in access port. It's used as the access VLAN ID.
	mode string		access trunk	Mode in which interface needs to be configured. An interface whose trunk encapsulation is "Auto" can not be configured to "trunk" mode.
	name string / required			Full name of the interface excluding any logical unit number, i.e. GigabitEthernet0/1.
	trunk dictionary			Switchport mode trunk command to configure the interface as a Layer 2 trunk. Note The encapsulation is always set to dot1q.
		allowed_vlans list / elements=string		List of allowed VLANs in a given trunk port. These are the only VLANs that will be configured on the trunk.
		encapsulation string	dot1q isl negotiate	Trunking encapsulation when interface is in trunking mode.
		native_vlan integer		Native VLAN to be configured in trunk port. It's used as the trunk native VLAN ID.
		pruning_vlans list / elements=string		Pruning VLAN to be configured in trunk port. It's used as the trunk pruning VLAN ID.
	voice dictionary			Switchport mode voice command to configure the interface with a voice vlan.
		vlan integer		Configure given voice VLAN on access port. It's used as the voice VLAN ID.
running_config string				This option is used only with state parsed. The value of this option should be the output received from the IOS device by executing the command show running-config \| section ^interface. The state parsed reads the configuration from `running_config` option and transforms it into Ansible structured data as per the resource module's argspec and the value is then returned in the parsed key within the result.
state string			merged ← replaced overridden deleted rendered gathered parsed	The state the configuration should be left in The states rendered, gathered and parsed does not perform any change on the device. The state rendered will transform the configuration in `config` option to platform specific CLI commands which will be returned in the rendered key within the result. For state rendered active connection to remote host is not required. The state gathered will fetch the running configuration from device and transform it into structured data in the format as per the resource module argspec and the value is returned in the gathered key within the result. The state parsed reads the configuration from `running_config` option and transforms it into JSON format as per the resource module parameters and the value is returned in the parsed key within the result. The value of `running_config` option should be the same format as the output of command show running-config \| include ip route\|ipv6 route executed on device. For state parsed active connection to remote host is not required.

Notes

Note

Tested against Cisco IOSv Version 15.2 on VIRL.

Examples

# Using merged

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# viosl2#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  negotiation auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  switchport access vlan 20
#  media-type rj45
#  negotiation auto

- name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/1
      mode: access
      access:
        vlan: 10
      voice:
        vlan: 40
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
      mode: trunk
      trunk:
        allowed_vlans: 10-20,40
        native_vlan: 20
        pruning_vlans: 10,20
        encapsulation: dot1q
    state: merged

# After state:
# ------------
#
# viosl2#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  switchport access vlan 10
#  switchport voice vlan 40
#  switchport mode access
#  negotiation auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  switchport trunk allowed vlan 10-20,40
#  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
#  switchport trunk native vlan 20
#  switchport trunk pruning vlan 10,20
#  switchport mode trunk
#  media-type rj45
#  negotiation auto

# Using replaced

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# viosl2#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  switchport access vlan 20
#  negotiation auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  switchport access vlan 20
#  media-type rj45
#  negotiation auto

- name: Replaces device configuration of listed l2 interfaces with provided configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
      trunk:
        allowed_vlans: 20-25,40
        native_vlan: 20
        pruning_vlans: 10
        encapsulation: isl
    state: replaced

# After state:
# -------------
#
# viosl2#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  switchport access vlan 20
#  negotiation auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  switchport trunk allowed vlan 20-25,40
#  switchport trunk encapsulation isl
#  switchport trunk native vlan 20
#  switchport trunk pruning vlan 10
#  media-type rj45
#  negotiation auto

# Using overridden

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# viosl2#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
#  switchport trunk native vlan 20
#  negotiation auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  switchport access vlan 20
#  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
#  switchport trunk native vlan 20
#  media-type rj45
#  negotiation auto

- name: Override device configuration of all l2 interfaces with provided configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
      access:
        vlan: 20
      voice:
        vlan: 40
    state: overridden

# After state:
# -------------
#
# viosl2#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  negotiation auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  switchport access vlan 20
#  switchport voice vlan 40
#  media-type rj45
#  negotiation auto

# Using Deleted

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# viosl2#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  switchport access vlan 20
#  negotiation auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  switchport access vlan 20
#  switchport trunk allowed vlan 20-40,60,80
#  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
#  switchport trunk native vlan 10
#  switchport trunk pruning vlan 10
#  media-type rj45
#  negotiation auto

- name: Delete IOS L2 interfaces as in given arguments
  cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/1
    state: deleted

# After state:
# -------------
#
# viosl2#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  negotiation auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  switchport access vlan 20
#  switchport trunk allowed vlan 20-40,60,80
#  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
#  switchport trunk native vlan 10
#  switchport trunk pruning vlan 10
#  media-type rj45
#  negotiation auto


# Using Deleted without any config passed
#"(NOTE: This will delete all of configured resource module attributes from each configured interface)"

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# viosl2#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  switchport access vlan 20
#  negotiation auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  switchport access vlan 20
#  switchport trunk allowed vlan 20-40,60,80
#  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
#  switchport trunk native vlan 10
#  switchport trunk pruning vlan 10
#  media-type rj45
#  negotiation auto

- name: Delete IOS L2 interfaces as in given arguments
  cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces:
    state: deleted

# After state:
# -------------
#
# viosl2#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  description Configured by Ansible
#  negotiation auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  description This is test
#  media-type rj45
#  negotiation auto

# Using Gathered

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#sh running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  switchport access vlan 10
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  switchport trunk allowed vlan 10-20,40
#  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
#  switchport trunk native vlan 10
#  switchport trunk pruning vlan 10,20
#  switchport mode trunk

- name: Gather listed l2 interfaces with provided configurations
  cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces:
    config:
    state: gathered

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "gathered": [
#         {
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/0"
#         },
#         {
#             "access": {
#                 "vlan": 10
#             },
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/1"
#         },
#         {
#             "mode": "trunk",
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/2",
#             "trunk": {
#                 "allowed_vlans": [
#                     "10-20",
#                     "40"
#                 ],
#                 "encapsulation": "dot1q",
#                 "native_vlan": 10,
#                 "pruning_vlans": [
#                     "10",
#                     "20"
#                 ]
#             }
#         }
#     ]

# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#sh running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
#  switchport access vlan 10
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
#  switchport trunk allowed vlan 10-20,40
#  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
#  switchport trunk native vlan 10
#  switchport trunk pruning vlan 10,20
#  switchport mode trunk

# Using Rendered

- name: Render the commands for provided  configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces:
    config:
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/1
      access:
        vlan: 30
    - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
      trunk:
        allowed_vlans: 10-20,40
        native_vlan: 20
        pruning_vlans: 10,20
        encapsulation: dot1q
    state: rendered

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "rendered": [
#         "interface GigabitEthernet0/1",
#         "switchport access vlan 30",
#         "interface GigabitEthernet0/2",
#         "switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q",
#         "switchport trunk native vlan 20",
#         "switchport trunk allowed vlan 10-20,40",
#         "switchport trunk pruning vlan 10,20"
#     ]

# Using Parsed

# File: parsed.cfg
# ----------------
#
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# switchport mode access
# switchport access vlan 30
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# switchport trunk allowed vlan 15-20,40
# switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
# switchport trunk native vlan 20
# switchport trunk pruning vlan 10,20

- name: Parse the commands for provided configuration
  cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces:
    running_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'parsed.cfg') }}"
    state: parsed

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "parsed": [
#         {
#             "access": {
#                 "vlan": 30
#             },
#             "mode": "access",
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/1"
#         },
#         {
#             "name": "GigabitEthernet0/2",
#             "trunk": {
#                 "allowed_vlans": [
#                     "15-20",
#                     "40"
#                 ],
#                 "encapsulation": "dot1q",
#                 "native_vlan": 20,
#                 "pruning_vlans": [
#                     "10",
#                     "20"
#                 ]
#             }
#         }
#     ]

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
after list / elements=string	when changed	The configuration as structured data after module completion. Sample: The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
before list / elements=string	always	The configuration as structured data prior to module invocation. Sample: The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
commands list / elements=string	always	The set of commands pushed to the remote device Sample: ['interface GigabitEthernet0/1', 'switchport access vlan 20']

Authors

Sumit Jaiswal (@justjais)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.11/collections/cisco/ios/ios_l2_interfaces_module.html