net_static_route – Manage static IP routes on network appliances (routers, switches et. al.)

New in version 2.4.

DEPRECATED

Removed in Ansible:
version: 2.13
Why: Updated modules released with more functionality
Alternative: Use platform-specific “[netos]_static_route” module

Synopsis

  • This module provides declarative management of static IP routes on network appliances (routers, switches et. al.).

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
admin_distance
-
Admin distance of the static route.
aggregate
-
List of static route definitions
mask
- / required
Network prefix mask of the static route.
next_hop
- / required
Next hop IP of the static route.
prefix
- / required
Network prefix of the static route.
purge
-
Default:
"no"
Purge static routes not defined in the aggregate parameter.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
State of the static route configuration.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: configure static route
  net_static_route:
    prefix: 192.168.2.0
    mask: 255.255.255.0
    next_hop: 10.0.0.1

- name: remove configuration
  net_static_route:
    prefix: 192.168.2.0
    mask: 255.255.255.0
    next_hop: 10.0.0.1
    state: absent

- name: configure aggregates of static routes
  net_static_route:
    aggregate:
      - { prefix: 192.168.2.0, mask: 255.255.255.0, next_hop: 10.0.0.1 }
      - { prefix: 192.168.3.0, mask: 255.255.255.0, next_hop: 10.0.2.1 }

- name: Remove static route collections
  net_static_route:
    aggregate:
      - { prefix: 172.24.1.0/24, next_hop: 192.168.42.64 }
      - { prefix: 172.24.3.0/24, next_hop: 192.168.42.64 }
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
commands
list
always
The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device

Sample:
['ip route 192.168.2.0/24 10.0.0.1']


Status

  • This module will be removed in version 2.13. [deprecated]
  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Ricardo Carrillo Cruz (@rcarrillocruz)

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/net_static_route_module.html