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onyx_bgp - Configures BGP on Mellanox ONYX network devices

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • This module provides declarative management of BGP router and neighbors on Mellanox ONYX network devices.

Parameters

Parameter
Choices/Defaults
Comments
as_number
required
Local AS number.
neighbors
List of neighbors. Required if state=present.
 
remote_as
required
Remote AS number.
 
neighbor
required
Neighbor IP address.
networks
List of advertised networks.
router_id
Router IP address. Required if state=present.
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
BGP state.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on ONYX 3.6.4000

Examples

- name: configure bgp
  onyx_bgp:
    as_number: 320
    router_id: 10.3.3.3
    neighbors:
      - remote_as: 321
        neighbor: 10.3.3.4
    state: present
    networks:
      - 172.16.1.0/24

Return Values

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

Key
Returned
Description
commands
list
always
The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device.

Sample:
['router bgp 172', 'exit', 'router bgp 172 router-id 2.3.4.5 force', 'router bgp 172 neighbor 2.3.4.6 remote-as 173', 'router bgp 172 network 172.16.1.0 /24']


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author

  • Samer Deeb (@samerd)

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