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eos_l3_interfaces – Manages L3 interface attributes of Arista EOS devices

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis

  • This module provides declarative management of Layer 3 interfaces on Arista EOS devices.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
config
list / elements=dictionary
A dictionary of Layer 3 interface options
ipv4
list / elements=dictionary
List of IPv4 addresses to be set for the Layer 3 interface mentioned in name option.
address
string
IPv4 address to be set in the format <ipv4 address>/<mask> eg. 192.0.2.1/24, or dhcp to query DHCP for an IP address.
secondary
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Whether or not this address is a secondary address.
ipv6
list / elements=dictionary
List of IPv6 addresses to be set for the Layer 3 interface mentioned in name option.
address
string
IPv6 address to be set in the address format is <ipv6 address>/<mask> eg. 2001:db8:2201:1::1/64 or auto-config to use SLAAC to chose an address.
name
string / required
Full name of the interface, i.e. Ethernet1.
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#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
#    ip address 192.0.2.12/24
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    ipv6 address 2001:db8::1/64
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    ipv6 address auto-config

- name: Delete L3 attributes of given interfaces.
  eos_l3_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1
      - name: Ethernet2
    state: deleted

# After state:
# ------------
#
# veos#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
# !
# interface Ethernet2
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    ipv6 address auto-config


# Using merged

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# veos#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
#    ip address 192.0.2.12/24
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    ipv6 address 2001:db8::1/64
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    ipv6 address auto-config

- name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration.
  eos_l3_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1
        ipv4:
          address: 198.51.100.14/24
      - name: Ethernet2
    ipv4:
      address: 203.0.113.27/24
    state: merged

# After state:
# ------------
#
# veos#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
#    ip address 198.51.100.14/24
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    ip address 203.0.113.27/24
#    ipv6 address 2001:db8::1/64
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    ipv6 address auto-config


# Using overridden

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# veos#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
#    ip address 192.0.2.12/24
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    ipv6 address 2001:db8::1/64
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    ipv6 address auto-config

- name: Override device configuration of all L2 interfaces on device with provided configuration.
  eos_l3_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet1
        ipv6:
          address: 2001:db8:feed::1/96
      - name: Management1
        ipv4:
          address: dhcp
    ipv6: auto-config
    state: overridden

# After state:
# ------------
#
# veos#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
#    ipv6 address 2001:db8:feed::1/96
# !
# interface Ethernet2
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    ipv6 address auto-config


# Using replaced

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# veos#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
#    ip address 192.0.2.12/24
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    ipv6 address 2001:db8::1/64
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    ipv6 address auto-config

- name: Replace device configuration of specified L2 interfaces with provided configuration.
  eos_l3_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: Ethernet2
        ipv4:
          address: 203.0.113.27/24
    state: replaced

# After state:
# ------------
#
# veos#show running-config | section interface
# interface Ethernet1
#    ip address 192.0.2.12/24
# !
# interface Ethernet2
#    ip address 203.0.113.27/24
# !
# interface Management1
#    ip address dhcp
#    ipv6 address auto-config

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:
['interface Ethernet2', 'ip address 192.0.2.12/24']


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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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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