iosxr_lldp_global – Manage Global Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) settings on IOS-XR devices

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis

• This module manages Global Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) settings on IOS-XR devices.

Parameters

Parameter			Choices/Defaults	Comments
config dictionary				The provided global LLDP configuration.
	holdtime integer			Specifies the holdtime (in sec) to be sent in packets.
	reinit integer			Specifies the delay (in sec) for LLDP initialization on any interface.
	subinterfaces boolean		Choices: no yes	Enable or disable LLDP over sub-interfaces.
	timer integer			Specifies the rate at which LLDP packets are sent (in sec).
	tlv_select dictionary			Specifies the LLDP TLVs to enable or disable.
		management_address boolean	Choices: no yes	Enable or disable management address TLV.
		port_description boolean	Choices: no yes	Enable or disable port description TLV.
		system_capabilities boolean	Choices: no yes	Enable or disable system capabilities TLV.
		system_description boolean	Choices: no yes	Enable or disable system description TLV.
		system_name boolean	Choices: no yes	Enable or disable system name TLV.
state string			Choices: merged ← replaced deleted	The state of the configuration after module completion.

Notes

Note

• Tested against IOS-XR 6.1.3.
• This module works with connection network_cli. See the IOS-XR Platform Options.

Examples

# Using merged
#
#
# -------------
# Before State
# -------------
#
#
# RP/0/0/CPU0:an-iosxr#sh run lldp
# Tue Aug  6 19:27:54.933 UTC
# % No such configuration item(s)
#
#

- name: Merge provided LLDP configuration with the existing configuration
  iosxr_lldp_global:
    config:
      holdtime: 100
      reinit: 2
      timer: 3000
      subinterfaces: True
      tlv_select:
        management_address: False
        system_description: False
    state: merged

#
#
# ------------------------
# Module Execution Result
# ------------------------
#
#  "before": {}
#
#  "commands": [
#        "lldp subinterfaces enable",
#        "lldp holdtime 100",
#        "lldp reinit 2",
#        "lldp tlv-select system-description disable",
#        "lldp tlv-select management-address disable",
#        "lldp timer 3000"
#  ]
#
#  "after": {
#        "holdtime": 100,
#        "reinit": 2,
#        "subinterfaces": true,
#        "timer": 3000,
#        "tlv_select": {
#            "management_address": false,
#            "system_description": false
#        }
#  }
#
#
# ------------
# After state
# ------------
#
#
# RP/0/0/CPU0:an-iosxr#sh run lldp
# Tue Aug  6 21:31:10.587 UTC
# lldp
#  timer 3000
#  reinit 2
#  subinterfaces enable
#  holdtime 100
#  tlv-select
#   management-address disable
#   system-description disable
#  !
# !
#
#


# Using replaced
#
#
# -------------
# Before State
# -------------
#
# RP/0/0/CPU0:an-iosxr#sh run lldp
# Tue Aug  6 21:31:10.587 UTC
# lldp
#  timer 3000
#  reinit 2
#  subinterfaces enable
#  holdtime 100
#  tlv-select
#   management-address disable
#   system-description disable
#  !
# !
#
#

- name: Replace existing LLDP device configuration with provided configuration
  iosxr_lldp_global:
    config:
      holdtime: 100
      tlv_select:
        port_description: False
        system_description: True
        management_description: True
    state: replaced

#
#
# ------------------------
# Module Execution Result
# ------------------------
#
#  "before": {
#        "holdtime": 100,
#        "reinit": 2,
#        "subinterfaces": true,
#        "timer": 3000,
#        "tlv_select": {
#            "management_address": false,
#            "system_description": false
#        }
#  }
#
#  "commands": [
#        "no lldp reinit 2",
#        "no lldp subinterfaces enable",
#        "no lldp timer 3000",
#        "no lldp tlv-select management-address disable",
#        "no lldp tlv-select system-description disable",
#        "lldp tlv-select port-description disable"
#  ]
#
#  "after": {
#        "holdtime": 100,
#        "tlv_select": {
#            "port_description": false
#        }
#  }
#
#
# ------------
# After state
# ------------
#
# RP/0/0/CPU0:an-iosxr#sh run lldp
# Tue Aug  6 21:53:08.407 UTC
# lldp
#  holdtime 100
#  tlv-select
#   port-description disable
#  !
# !
#
#


# Using deleted
#
# ------------
# Before state
# ------------
#
#
# RP/0/0/CPU0:an-iosxr#sh run lldp
# Tue Aug  6 21:31:10.587 UTC
# lldp
#  timer 3000
#  reinit 2
#  subinterfaces enable
#  holdtime 100
#  tlv-select
#   management-address disable
#   system-description disable
#  !
# !
#
#

- name: Deleted existing LLDP configurations from the device
  iosxr_lldp_global:
    state: deleted

#
#
# ------------------------
# Module Execution Result
# ------------------------
#
#  "before": {
#        "holdtime": 100,
#        "reinit": 2,
#        "subinterfaces": true,
#        "timer": 3000,
#        "tlv_select": {
#            "management_address": false,
#            "system_description": false
#        }
#  },
#
#  "commands": [
#        "no lldp holdtime 100",
#        "no lldp reinit 2",
#        "no lldp subinterfaces enable",
#        "no lldp timer 3000",
#        "no lldp tlv-select management-address disable",
#        "no lldp tlv-select system-description disable"
#  ]
#
#  "after": {}
#
#
# -----------
# After state
# -----------
#
# RP/0/0/CPU0:an-iosxr#sh run lldp
# Tue Aug  6 21:38:31.187 UTC
# lldp
# !
#
#

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
after dictionary	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 dictionary	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: ['lldp subinterfaces enable', 'lldp holdtime 100', 'no lldp tlv-select management-address disable']

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

• Nilashish Chakraborty (@NilashishC)

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