eos_vlans – Manage VLANs on Arista EOS devices

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis

  • This module provides declarative management of VLANs on Arista EOS network devices.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
config
list / elements=dictionary
A dictionary of VLANs options
name
string
Name of the VLAN.
state
string
    Choices:
  • active
  • suspend
Operational state of the VLAN
vlan_id
integer / required
ID of the VLAN. Range 1-4094
state
string
    Choices:
  • merged ←
  • replaced
  • overridden
  • deleted
The state of the configuration after module completion

Notes

Note

  • Tested against Arista EOS 4.20.10M
  • This module works with connection network_cli. See the EOS Platform Options.

Examples

# Using deleted

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# veos(config-vlan-20)#show running-config | section vlan
# vlan 10
#    name ten
# !
# vlan 20
#    name twenty

- name: Delete attributes of the given VLANs.
  eos_vlans:
    config:
      - vlan_id: 20
    state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# veos(config-vlan-20)#show running-config | section vlan
# vlan 10
#    name ten


# Using merged

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# veos(config-vlan-20)#show running-config | section vlan
# vlan 10
#    name ten
# !
# vlan 20
#    name twenty

- name: Merge given VLAN attributes with device configuration
  eos_vlans:
    config:
      - vlan_id: 20
        state: suspend
    state: merged

# After state:
# ------------
#
# veos(config-vlan-20)#show running-config | section vlan
# vlan 10
#    name ten
# !
# vlan 20
#    name twenty
#    state suspend


# Using overridden

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# veos(config-vlan-20)#show running-config | section vlan
# vlan 10
#    name ten
# !
# vlan 20
#    name twenty

- name: Override device configuration of all VLANs with provided configuration
  eos_vlans:
    config:
      - vlan_id: 20
        state: suspend
    state: overridden

# After state:
# ------------
#
# veos(config-vlan-20)#show running-config | section vlan
# vlan 20
#    state suspend


# Using replaced

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# veos(config-vlan-20)#show running-config | section vlan
# vlan 10
#    name ten
# !
# vlan 20
#    name twenty

- name: Replace all attributes of specified VLANs with provided configuration
  eos_vlans:
    config:
      - vlan_id: 20
        state: suspend
    state: replaced

# After state:
# ------------
#
# veos(config-vlan-20)#show running-config | section vlan
# vlan 10
#    name ten
# !
# vlan 20
#    state suspend

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:
['vlan 10', 'no name', 'vlan 11', 'name Eleven']


Status

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

  • Nathaniel Case (@qalthos)

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