cisco.ios.ios_lldp – Manage LLDP configuration on Cisco IOS network devices.
Note
This plugin is part of the cisco.ios collection (version 2.5.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.ios.
To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.ios.ios_lldp.
New in version 1.0.0: of cisco.ios
Synopsis
- This module provides declarative management of LLDP service on Cisco IOS network devices.
Note
This module has a corresponding action plugin.
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| provider dictionary | Deprecated Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using connection: network_cli.For more information please see the https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user_guide/platform_ios.html. A dict object containing connection details. | ||
| auth_pass string | 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 |
| 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 | 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 value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead. | ||
| port integer | Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. | ||
| ssh_keyfile path | Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is the path to the key used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead. | ||
| timeout integer | 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. | ||
| username string | Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead. | ||
| state string |
| State of the LLDP configuration. If value is present lldp will be enabled else if it is absent it will be disabled. | |
Notes
Note
- Tested against IOS 15.2
- 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: Enable LLDP service
cisco.ios.ios_lldp:
state: present
- name: Disable LLDP service
cisco.ios.ios_lldp:
state: absent
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| commands list / elements=string | 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: ['lldp run'] |
Authors
- Ganesh Nalawade (@ganeshrn)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/cisco/ios/ios_lldp_module.html