ios_interfaces – Manages interface attributes of Cisco IOS network devices

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status

Synopsis

This module manages the interface attributes of Cisco IOS network devices.

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
config list			A dictionary of interface options
	description string		Interface description.
	duplex string	Choices: full half auto	Interface link status. Applicable for Ethernet interfaces only, either in half duplex, full duplex or in automatic state which negotiates the duplex automatically.
	enabled boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Administrative state of the interface. Set the value to `true` to administratively enable the interface or `false` to disable it.
	mtu integer		MTU for a specific interface. Applicable for Ethernet interfaces only. Refer to vendor documentation for valid values.
	name string / required		Full name of interface, e.g. GigabitEthernet0/2, loopback999.
	speed string		Interface link speed. Applicable for Ethernet interfaces only.
state string		Choices: merged ← replaced overridden deleted	The state of the configuration after module completion

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:

Key	Returned	Description
after list	when changed	The configuration as structured data after module completion. Sample: The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
before list	always	The configuration as structured data prior to module invocation. Sample: The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
commands list	always	The set of commands pushed to the remote device Sample: ['interface GigabitEthernet 0/1', 'description This is test', 'speed 100']

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.

Authors

Sumit Jaiswal (@justjais)

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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