ce_bgp_neighbor - Manages BGP peer configuration on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches.

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • Manages BGP peer configurations on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
conn_retry_time Default:
None
ConnectRetry interval. The value is an integer ranging from 1 to 65535.
connect_mode Default:
None
The value can be Connect-only, Listen-only, or Both.
conventional
    Choices:
  • no_use ←
  • true
  • false
If the value is true, the router has all extended capabilities. If the value is false, the router does not have all extended capabilities.
description Default:
None
Description of a peer, which can be letters or digits. The value is a string of 1 to 80 characters.
dual_as
    Choices:
  • no_use ←
  • true
  • false
If the value is true, the EBGP peer can use either a fake AS number or the actual AS number. If the value is false, the EBGP peer can only use a fake AS number.
ebgp_max_hop Default:
None
Maximum number of hops in an indirect EBGP connection. The value is an ranging from 1 to 255.
fake_as Default:
None
Fake AS number that is specified for a local peer. The value is a string of 1 to 11 characters.
hold_time Default:
None
Specify the Hold time of a peer or peer group. The value is 0 or an integer ranging from 3 to 65535.
is_bfd_block
    Choices:
  • no_use ←
  • true
  • false
If the value is true, peers are enabled to inherit the BFD function from the peer group. If the value is false, peers are disabled to inherit the BFD function from the peer group.
is_bfd_enable
    Choices:
  • no_use ←
  • true
  • false
If the value is true, BFD is enabled. If the value is false, BFD is disabled.
is_ignore
    Choices:
  • no_use ←
  • true
  • false
If the value is true, the session with a specified peer is torn down and all related routing entries are cleared. If the value is false, the session with a specified peer is retained.
is_log_change
    Choices:
  • no_use ←
  • true
  • false
If the value is true, BGP is enabled to record peer session status and event information. If the value is false, BGP is disabled from recording peer session status and event information.
is_single_hop
    Choices:
  • no_use ←
  • true
  • false
If the value is true, the system is enabled to preferentially use the single-hop mode for BFD session setup between IBGP peers. If the value is false, the system is disabled from preferentially using the single-hop mode for BFD session setup between IBGP peers.
keep_alive_time Default:
None
Specify the Keepalive time of a peer or peer group. The value is an integer ranging from 0 to 21845. The default value is 60.
key_chain_name Default:
None
Specify the Keychain authentication name used when BGP peers establish a TCP connection. The value is a string of 1 to 47 case-insensitive characters.
local_if_name Default:
None
Name of a source interface that sends BGP packets. The value is a string of 1 to 63 characters.
min_hold_time Default:
None
Specify the Min hold time of a peer or peer group.
mpls_local_ifnet_disable
    Choices:
  • no_use ←
  • true
  • false
If the value is true, peer create MPLS Local IFNET disable. If the value is false, peer create MPLS Local IFNET enable.
multiplier Default:
None
Specify the detection multiplier. The default value is 3. The value is an integer ranging from 3 to 50.
peer_addr
required
Connection address of a peer, which can be an IPv4 or IPv6 address.
prepend_fake_as
    Choices:
  • no_use ←
  • true
  • false
Add the Fake AS number to received Update packets.
prepend_global_as
    Choices:
  • no_use ←
  • true
  • false
Add the global AS number to the Update packets to be advertised.
pswd_cipher_text Default:
None
The character string in a password identifies the contents of the password, spaces not supported. The value is a string of 1 to 255 characters.
pswd_type
    Choices:
  • null
  • cipher
  • simple
Default:
None
Enable BGP peers to establish a TCP connection and perform the Message Digest 5 (MD5) authentication for BGP messages.
remote_as
required
AS number of a peer. The value is a string of 1 to 11 characters.
route_refresh
    Choices:
  • no_use ←
  • true
  • false
If the value is true, BGP is enabled to advertise REFRESH packets. If the value is false, the route refresh function is enabled.
rx_interval Default:
None
Specify the minimum interval at which BFD packets are received. The value is an integer ranging from 50 to 1000, in milliseconds.
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Specify desired state of the resource.
tcp_MSS Default:
None
Maximum TCP MSS value used for TCP connection establishment for a peer. The value is an integer ranging from 176 to 4096.
tx_interval Default:
None
Specify the minimum interval at which BFD packets are sent. The value is an integer ranging from 50 to 1000, in milliseconds.
valid_ttl_hops Default:
None
Enable GTSM on a peer or peer group. The valid-TTL-Value parameter is used to specify the number of TTL hops to be detected. The value is an integer ranging from 1 to 255.
vrf_name
required
Name of a BGP instance. The name is a case-sensitive string of characters. The BGP instance can be used only after the corresponding VPN instance is created.

Examples

- name: CloudEngine BGP neighbor test
  hosts: cloudengine
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    cli:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      port: "{{ ansible_ssh_port }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      transport: cli

  tasks:

  - name: "Config bgp peer"
    ce_bgp_neighbor:
      state: present
      vrf_name: js
      peer_addr: 192.168.10.10
      remote_as: 500
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: "Config bgp route id"
    ce_bgp_neighbor:
      state: absent
      vrf_name: js
      peer_addr: 192.168.10.10
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
changed
boolean
 always
check to see if a change was made on the device

Sample:
True
end_state
dict
 always
k/v pairs of aaa params after module execution

Sample:
{'bgp peer': [['192.168.10.10', '500']]}
existing
dict
 always
k/v pairs of existing aaa server

Sample:
{'bgp peer': []}
proposed
dict
 always
k/v pairs of parameters passed into module

Sample:
{'remote_as': '500', 'state': 'present', 'peer_addr': '192.168.10.10', 'vrf_name': 'js'}
updates
list
 always
command sent to the device

Sample:
['peer 192.168.10.10 as-number 500']


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author

  • wangdezhuang (@CloudEngine-Ansible)

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