ce_netstream_export – Manages netstream export on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

• Configure NetStream flow statistics exporting and versions for exported packets on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
as_option -	Choices: origin peer	Specifies the AS number recorded in the statistics as the original or the peer AS number.
bgp_nexthop -	Choices: enable disable ←	Configures the statistics to carry BGP next hop information. Currently, only V9 supports the exported packets carrying BGP next hop information.
host_ip -		Specifies destination address which can be IPv6 or IPv4 of the exported NetStream packet.
host_port -		Specifies the destination UDP port number of the exported packets. The value is an integer that ranges from 1 to 65535.
host_vpn -		Specifies the VPN instance of the exported packets carrying flow statistics. Ensure the VPN instance has been created on the device.
source_ip -		Specifies source address which can be IPv6 or IPv4 of the exported NetStream packet.
state -	Choices: present ← absent	Manage the state of the resource.
type - / required	Choices: ip vxlan	Specifies NetStream feature.
version -	Choices: 5 9	Sets the version of exported packets.

Notes

Note

• Recommended connection is network_cli.
• This module also works with local connections for legacy playbooks.

Examples

- name: netstream export module 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: Configures the source address for the exported packets carrying IPv4 flow statistics.
    ce_netstream_export:
      type: ip
      source_ip: 192.8.2.2
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: Configures the source IP address for the exported packets carrying VXLAN flexible flow statistics.
    ce_netstream_export:
      type: vxlan
      source_ip: 192.8.2.3
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: Configures the destination IP address and destination UDP port number for the exported packets carrying IPv4 flow statistics.
    ce_netstream_export:
      type: ip
      host_ip: 192.8.2.4
      host_port: 25
      host_vpn: test
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: Configures the destination IP address and destination UDP port number for the exported packets carrying VXLAN flexible flow statistics.
    ce_netstream_export:
      type: vxlan
      host_ip: 192.8.2.5
      host_port: 26
      host_vpn: test
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: Configures the version number of the exported packets carrying IPv4 flow statistics.
    ce_netstream_export:
      type: ip
      version: 9
      as_option: origin
      bgp_nexthop: enable
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: Configures the version for the exported packets carrying VXLAN flexible flow statistics.
    ce_netstream_export:
      type: vxlan
      version: 9
      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 dictionary	always	k/v pairs of end attributes on the device Sample: {'as_option': 'origin', 'bgp_nexthop': 'enable', 'host_ip': '192.8.5.6', 'host_port': '26', 'host_vpn': 'test', 'source_ip': '192.8.2.5', 'type': 'ip', 'version': '9'}
existing dictionary	always	k/v pairs of existing attributes on the device Sample: {'as_option': None, 'bgp_nexthop': 'disable', 'host_ip': None, 'host_port': None, 'host_vpn': None, 'source_ip': None, 'type': 'ip', 'version': None}
proposed dictionary	always	k/v pairs of parameters passed into module Sample: {'as_option': 'origin', 'bgp_nexthop': 'enable', 'host_ip': '192.8.5.6', 'host_port': '26', 'host_vpn': 'test', 'source_ip': '192.8.2.5', 'state': 'present', 'type': 'ip', 'version': '9'}
updates list	always	command list sent to the device Sample: ['netstream export ip source 192.8.2.5', 'netstream export ip host 192.8.5.6 26 vpn-instance test', 'netstream export ip version 9 origin-as bgp-nexthop']

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Zhijin Zhou (@QijunPan)

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