ios_interfaces – Manages interface attributes of Cisco IOS network devices¶
New in version 2.9.
Synopsis¶
This module manages the interface attributes of Cisco IOS network devices.
Parameters¶
Notes¶
Note
Tested against Cisco IOSv Version 15.2 on VIRL
This module works with connection
network_cli
. See IOS Platform Options.
Examples¶
---
# Using merged
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# description Configured by Ansible
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# description This is test
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
- name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration
ios_interfaces:
config:
- name: GigabitEthernet0/2
description: 'Configured and Merged by Ansible Network'
enabled: True
- name: GigabitEthernet0/3
description: 'Configured and Merged by Ansible Network'
mtu: 2800
enabled: False
speed: 100
duplex: full
state: merged
# After state:
# ------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# description Configured by Ansible
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# description Configured and Merged by Ansible Network
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# description Configured and Merged by Ansible Network
# mtu 2800
# no ip address
# shutdown
# duplex full
# speed 100
# Using replaced
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# description Configured by Ansible Network
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# mtu 2000
# no ip address
# shutdown
# duplex full
# speed 100
- name: Replaces device configuration of listed interfaces with provided configuration
ios_interfaces:
config:
- name: GigabitEthernet0/3
description: 'Configured and Replaced by Ansible Network'
enabled: False
duplex: auto
mtu: 2500
speed: 1000
state: replaced
# After state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# description Configured by Ansible Network
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# description Configured and Replaced by Ansible Network
# mtu 2500
# no ip address
# shutdown
# duplex full
# speed 1000
# Using overridden
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface#
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# description Configured by Ansible
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# description This is test
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# description Configured by Ansible
# mtu 2800
# no ip address
# shutdown
# duplex full
# speed 100
- name: Override device configuration of all interfaces with provided configuration
ios_interfaces:
config:
- name: GigabitEthernet0/2
description: 'Configured and Overridden by Ansible Network'
speed: 1000
- name: GigabitEthernet0/3
description: 'Configured and Overridden by Ansible Network'
enabled: False
duplex: full
mtu: 2000
state: overridden
# After state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# description Configured and Overridden by Ansible Network
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# description Configured and Overridden by Ansible Network
# mtu 2000
# no ip address
# shutdown
# duplex full
# speed 100
# Using Deleted
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# description Configured by Ansible Network
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# description Configured by Ansible Network
# mtu 2500
# no ip address
# shutdown
# duplex full
# speed 1000
- name: "Delete module attributes of given interfaces (Note: This won't delete the interface itself)"
ios_interfaces:
config:
- name: GigabitEthernet0/2
state: deleted
# After state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# description Configured by Ansible Network
# mtu 2500
# no ip address
# shutdown
# duplex full
# speed 1000
# Using Deleted without any config passed
#"(NOTE: This will delete all of configured resource module attributes from each configured interface)"
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# description Configured by Ansible Network
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed 1000
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# description Configured by Ansible Network
# mtu 2500
# no ip address
# shutdown
# duplex full
# speed 1000
- name: "Delete module attributes of all interfaces (Note: This won't delete the interface itself)"
ios_interfaces:
state: deleted
# After state:
# -------------
#
# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
# interface GigabitEthernet0/1
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/2
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
# interface GigabitEthernet0/3
# no ip address
# duplex auto
# speed auto
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Status¶
This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. [network]
Red Hat Support¶
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.