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mellanox.onyx.onyx_bgp – Configures BGP on Mellanox ONYX network devices

Note

This plugin is part of the mellanox.onyx collection (version 1.0.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install mellanox.onyx.

To use it in a playbook, specify: mellanox.onyx.onyx_bgp.

Synopsis

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

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
as_number
string / required
Local AS number.
ecmp_bestpath
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enables ECMP across AS paths.
evpn
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Configure evpn peer-group.
fast_external_fallover
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
will configure fast_external_fallover when it is True.
max_paths
string
Maximum bgp paths.
neighbors
string
List of neighbors. Required if state=present.
multihop
string
multihop number.
neighbor
string / required
Neighbor IP address.
remote_as
string / required
Remote AS number.
networks
string
List of advertised networks.
purge
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
will remove all neighbors when it is True.
router_id
string
Router IP address.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
BGP state.
vrf
string
vrf name.

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
      - remote_as: 322
        neighbor: 10.3.3.5
        multihop: 250
    purge: True
    state: present
    networks:
      - 172.16.1.0/24
    vrf: default
    evpn: yes
    fast_external_fallover: yes
    max_paths: 32
    ecmp_bestpath: yes

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
commands
list / elements=string
always
The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device.

Sample:
['router bgp 320 vrf default', 'exit', 'router bgp 320 router-id 10.3.3.3 force', 'router bgp 320 vrf default bgp fast-external-fallover', 'router bgp 320 vrf default maximum-paths 32', 'router bgp 320 vrf default bestpath as-path multipath-relax force', 'router bgp 320 vrf default neighbor evpn peer-group', 'router bgp 320 vrf default neighbor evpn send-community extended', 'router bgp 320 vrf default address-family l2vpn-evpn neighbor evpn next-hop-unchanged', 'router bgp 320 vrf default address-family l2vpn-evpn neighbor evpn activate', 'router bgp 320 vrf default address-family l2vpn-evpn auto-create', 'router bgp 320 vrf default neighbor 10.3.3.4 remote-as 321', 'router bgp 320 vrf default neighbor 10.3.3.4 ebgp-multihop 250', 'router bgp 320 vrf default neighbor 10.3.3.5 remote-as 322', 'router bgp 320 vrf default network 172.16.1.0 /24']


Authors

  • Samer Deeb (@samerd), Anas Badaha (@anasb)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/mellanox/onyx/onyx_bgp_module.html