lldp - get details reported by lldp

• Synopsis
  • Requirements
• Notes
• Examples
• Status
  • Author

Synopsis

• Reads data out of lldpctl

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• lldpctl

Notes

Examples

# Retrieve switch/port information
 - name: Gather information from lldp
   lldp:

 - name: Print each switch/port
   debug:
    msg: "{{ lldp[item]['chassis']['name'] }} / {{ lldp[item]['port']['ifname'] }}"
   with_items: "{{ lldp.keys() }}"

# TASK: [Print each switch/port] ***********************************************************
# ok: [10.13.0.22] => (item=eth2) => {"item": "eth2", "msg": "switch1.example.com / Gi0/24"}
# ok: [10.13.0.22] => (item=eth1) => {"item": "eth1", "msg": "switch2.example.com / Gi0/3"}
# ok: [10.13.0.22] => (item=eth0) => {"item": "eth0", "msg": "switch3.example.com / Gi0/3"}

Status

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

Author

• Andy Hill (@andyhky)