nxos_lldp_global – Configure and manage Link Layer Discovery Protocol(LLDP) attributes on NX-OS platforms

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis

• This module configures and manages the Link Layer Discovery Protocol(LLDP) attributes on NX-OS platforms.

Parameters

Parameter				Choices/Defaults	Comments
config dictionary					A list of link layer discovery configurations
	holdtime integer				Amount of time the receiving device should hold the information (in seconds)
	port_id integer			Choices: 0 1	This attribute defines if the interface names should be advertised in the long(0) or short(1) form.
	reinit integer				Amount of time to delay the initialization of LLDP on any interface (in seconds)
	timer integer				Frequency at which LLDP updates need to be transmitted (in seconds)
	tlv_select dictionary				This attribute can be used to specify the TLVs that need to be sent and received in the LLDP packets. By default, all TLVs are advertised
		dcbxp boolean		Choices: no yes	Used to specify the Data Center Bridging Exchange Protocol TLV
		management_address dictionary			Used to specify the management address in TLV messages
			v4 boolean	Choices: no yes	Management address with TLV v4
			v6 boolean	Choices: no yes	Management address with TLV v6
		port dictionary			Used to manage port based attributes in TLV messages
			description boolean	Choices: no yes	Used to specify the port description TLV
			vlan boolean	Choices: no yes	Used to specify the port VLAN ID TLV
		power_management boolean		Choices: no yes	Used to specify IEEE 802.3 DTE Power via MDI TLV
		system dictionary			Used to manage system based attributes in TLV messages
			capabilities boolean	Choices: no yes	Used to specify the system capabilities TLV
			description boolean	Choices: no yes	Used to specify the system description TLV
			name boolean	Choices: no yes	Used to specify the system name TLV
state string				Choices: merged ← replaced deleted	The state of the configuration after module completion

Notes

Note

• Tested against NxOS 7.3.(0)D1(1) on VIRL
• The LLDP feature needs to be enabled before using this module

Examples

# Using merged
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# user(config)# show running-config | include lldp
# feature lldp

- name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration
  nxos_lldp_global:
    config:
      timer: 35
      holdtime: 100
    state: merged

# After state:
# ------------
#
# user(config)# show running-config | include lldp
# feature lldp
# lldp timer 35
# lldp holdtime 100


# Using replaced
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# user(config)# show running-config | include lldp
# feature lldp
# lldp holdtime 100
# lldp reinit 5
# lldp timer 35

- name: Replace device configuration of specific LLDP attributes with provided configuration
  nxos_lldp_global:
    config:
      timer: 40
      tlv_select:
        system:
          description: true
          name: false
        management_address:
          v4: true
    state: replaced

# After state:
# ------------
#
# user(config)# show running-config | include lldp
# feature lldp
# lldp timer 40
# no lldp tlv-select system-name


# Using deleted
# Before state:
# -------------
#
# user(config)# show running-config | include lldp
# feature lldp
# lldp holdtime 5
# lldp reinit 3

- name: Delete LLDP configuration (this will by default remove all lldp configuration)
  nxos_lldp_global:
    state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# user(config)# show running-config | include lldp
# feature 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 holdtime 125', 'lldp reinit 4', 'no lldp tlv-select system-name']

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

• Adharsh Srivats Rangarajan (@adharshsrivatsr)

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