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eos_interfaces

Collection Note

This module is part of the arista.eos collection. To install the collection, use:

ansible-galaxy collection install arista.eos
Added in version 1.0.0.

Synopsis

  • This module manages the interface attributes of Arista EOS interfaces.

Parameters

Parameter Defaults / Choices Comments
config
list / elements=dict		 The provided configuration
config.description Interface description
config.duplex Interface link status. Applicable for Ethernet interfaces only.
Values other than C(auto) must also set I(speed).
Ignored when I(speed) is set above C(1000).
config.enabled Default: True
 Administrative state of the interface.
Set the value to C(true) to administratively enable the interface or C(false) to disable it.
config.mode Choices: layer2, layer3 Manage Layer2 or Layer3 state of the interface. Applicable for Ethernet and port channel interfaces only.
config.mtu MTU for a specific interface. Must be an even number between 576 and 9216. Applicable for Ethernet interfaces only.
config.name Full name of the interface, e.g. GigabitEthernet1.
config.speed Interface link speed. Applicable for Ethernet interfaces only.
running_config
str		 This option is used only with state I(parsed).
The value of this option should be the output received from the EOS device by executing the command B(show running-config | section ^interface).
The state I(parsed) reads the configuration from C(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 I(parsed) key within the result.
state
str		 Default: merged
Choices: merged, replaced, overridden, deleted, parsed, rendered, gathered		 The state of the configuration after module completion.

Notes

Note

  • Tested against Arista EOS 4.24.6F
  • This module works with connection C(network_cli). See U(https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user_guide/platform_eos.html)

Examples

# Using merged

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# test#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
# !
# interface Ethernet2
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    dhcp client accept default-route

- name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration
  arista.eos.eos_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1
        enabled: true
        mode: layer3
      - name: Ethernet2
        description: Configured by Ansible
        enabled: false
    state: merged

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
# - enabled: true
#   name: Ethernet1
# - enabled: true
#   name: Ethernet2
# - enabled: true
#   name: Management1
# commands:
# - interface Ethernet1
# - no switchport
# - interface Ethernet2
# - shutdown
# - description Configured by Ansible
# after:
# - enabled: true
#   mode: layer3
#   name: Ethernet1
# - description: Configured by Ansible
#   enabled: false
#   name: Ethernet2
# - enabled: true
#   name: Management1

# After state:
# ------------
#
# test#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
#    no switchport
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    description Configured by Ansible
#    shutdown
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    dhcp client accept default-route

# Using replaced

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# test#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
#    no switchport
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    description Configured by Ansible
#    shutdown
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    dhcp client accept default-route

- name: Replaces device configuration of listed interfaces with provided configuration
  arista.eos.eos_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1
        enabled: true
      - name: Ethernet2
        description: Configured by Ansible
        enabled: false
    state: replaced

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
# - enabled: true
#   mode: layer3
#   name: Ethernet1
# - description: Configured by Ansible
#   enabled: false
#   name: Ethernet2
# - enabled: true
#   name: Management1
# commands:
# - interface Ethernet1
# - switchport
# after:
# - enabled: true
#   name: Ethernet1
# - description: Configured by Ansible
#   enabled: false
#   name: Ethernet2
# - enabled: true
#   name: Management1

# After state:
# ------------
#
# test#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    description Configured by Ansible
#    shutdown
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    dhcp client accept default-route

# Using overridden

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# test#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    description Configured by Ansible
#    shutdown
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    dhcp client accept default-route

- name: Overrides all device configuration with provided configuration
  arista.eos.eos_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1
        enabled: true
      - name: Ethernet2
        description: Configured by Ansible
        enabled: false
    state: overridden

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
# - enabled: true
#   name: Ethernet1
# - description: Configured by Ansible
#   enabled: false
#   name: Ethernet2
# - enabled: true
#   name: Management1
# commands:
# - interface Management1
# - no shutdown
# after:
# - enabled: true
#   name: Ethernet1
# - description: Configured by Ansible
#   enabled: false
#   name: Ethernet2
# - enabled: true
#   name: Management1

# After state:
# ------------
#
# test#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    description Configured by Ansible
#    shutdown
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    dhcp client accept default-route

# Using deleted

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# test#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    description Configured by Ansible
#    shutdown
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    dhcp client accept default-route

- name: Delete or return interface parameters to default settings
  arista.eos.eos_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1
    state: deleted

# Task Output
# -----------
#
# before:
# - enabled: true
#   name: Ethernet1
# - description: Configured by Ansible
#   enabled: false
#   name: Ethernet2
# - enabled: true
#   name: Management1
# commands:
# - interface Ethernet1
# - no shutdown
# after:
# - enabled: true
#   name: Ethernet1
# - description: Configured by Ansible
#   enabled: false
#   name: Ethernet2
# - enabled: true
#   name: Management1

# After state:
# ------------
#
# test#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    description Configured by Ansible
#    shutdown
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    dhcp client accept default-route

# Using rendered

- name: Render the provided configuration into platform specific configuration lines
  arista.eos.eos_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1
        enabled: true
        mode: layer3
      - name: Ethernet2
        description: Configured by Ansible
        enabled: false
    state: rendered

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# rendered:
# - interface Ethernet1
# - no shutdown
# - no switchport
# - interface Ethernet2
# - shutdown
# - description Configured by Ansible

# Using Parsed

# File: parsed.cfg
# ----------------
#
# interface Ethernet1
#    description "Interface 1"
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    description "Configured by Ansible"
#    shutdown
# !

- name: Parse the commands for provided configuration
  arista.eos.interfaces:
    running_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'parsed.cfg') }}"
    state: parsed

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# parsed:
#  - name: Ethernet1
#    enabled: True
#    mode: layer2
#  - name: Ethernet2
#    description: 'Configured by Ansible'
#    enabled: False
#    mode: layer2

# Using Gathered

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# test#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    description Configured by Ansible
#    shutdown
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    dhcp client accept default-route

- name: Gather interfaces facts from the device
  arista.eos.interfaces:
    state: gathered

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# gathered:
# - enabled: true
#   name: Ethernet1
# - description: Configured by Ansible
#   enabled: false
#   name: Ethernet2
# - enabled: true
#   name: Management1

Return Values

Key Data Type Description Returned
after dict The resulting configuration after module execution. when changed
before dict The configuration prior to the module execution. when I(state) is C(merged), C(replaced), C(overridden), C(deleted) or C(purged)
commands list The set of commands pushed to the remote device. when I(state) is C(merged), C(replaced), C(overridden), C(deleted) or C(purged)
gathered list Facts about the network resource gathered from the remote device as structured data. when I(state) is C(gathered)
parsed list The device native config provided in I(running_config) option parsed into structured data as per module argspec. when I(state) is C(parsed)
rendered list The provided configuration in the task rendered in device-native format (offline). when I(state) is C(rendered)

Authors

  • Nathaniel Case (@qalthos)