ce_vxlan_tunnel – Manages VXLAN tunnel configuration on HUAWEI CloudEngine devices

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • This module offers the ability to set the VNI and mapped to the BD, and configure an ingress replication list on HUAWEI CloudEngine devices.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
bridge_domain_id
-
Specifies a bridge domain ID. The value is an integer ranging from 1 to 16777215.
nve_mode
-
    Choices:
  • mode-l2
  • mode-l3
Specifies the working mode of an NVE interface.
nve_name
-
Specifies the number of an NVE interface. The value ranges from 1 to 2.
peer_list_ip
-
Specifies the IP address of a remote VXLAN tunnel endpoints (VTEP). The value is in dotted decimal notation.
protocol_type
-
    Choices:
  • bgp
  • null
The operation type of routing protocol.
source_ip
-
Specifies an IP address for a source VTEP. The value is in dotted decimal notation.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Manage the state of the resource.
vni_id
-
Specifies a VXLAN network identifier (VNI) ID. The value is an integer ranging from 1 to 16000000.

Notes

Note

  • This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.
  • Recommended connection is netconf.
  • This module also works with local connections for legacy playbooks.

Examples

- name: vxlan tunnel module test
  hosts: ce128
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    cli:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      port: "{{ ansible_ssh_port }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      transport: cli

  tasks:

  - name: Make sure nve_name is exist, ensure vni_id and protocol_type is configured on Nve1 interface.
    ce_vxlan_tunnel:
      nve_name: Nve1
      vni_id: 100
      protocol_type: bgp
      state: present
      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 configuration after module execution

Sample:
{'nve_interface_name"': 'Nve1', 'nve_mode"': 'mode-l3', 'source_ip': '0.0.0.0'}
existing
dictionary
always
k/v pairs of existing rollback

Sample:
{'nve_interface_name"': 'Nve1', 'nve_mode"': 'mode-l3', 'source_ip': '0.0.0.0'}
proposed
dictionary
always
k/v pairs of parameters passed into module

Sample:
{'nve_interface_name"': 'Nve1', 'nve_mode"': 'mode-l2', 'source_ip': '0.0.0.0'}
updates
list
always
command sent to the device

Sample:
['interface Nve1', 'mode l3']


Status

Authors

  • Li Yanfeng (@QijunPan)

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