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pn_trunk - CLI command to create/delete/modify a trunk.
New in version 2.2.
Synopsis
- Execute trunk-create or trunk-delete command.
 - Trunks can be used to aggregate network links at Layer 2 on the local switch. Use this command to create a new trunk.
 
Options
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pn_broadcast_level | 
      no | 
        
        Specify a broadcast level in percent. The default value is 100%.
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| pn_clipassword | 
      no | 
        
        Provide login password if user is not root.
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| pn_cliswitch | 
      no | 
        
        Target switch(es) to run the cli on.
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| pn_cliusername | 
      no | 
        
        Provide login username if user is not root.
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| pn_description | 
      no | 
        
        Specify a description for the trunk configuration.
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| pn_edge_switch | 
      no | 
        
        Specify if the switch is an edge switch.
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| pn_egress_rate_limit | 
      no | 
        
        Specify an egress port data rate limit for the configuration.
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| pn_host | 
      no | 
        
        Host facing port control setting.
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| pn_jumbo | 
      no | 
        
        Specify if the port can receive jumbo frames.
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| pn_lacp_fallback | 
      no | 
       
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        Specify the LACP fallback mode as bundles or individual.
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| pn_lacp_fallback_timeout | 
      no | 
        
        Specify the LACP fallback timeout in seconds. The range is between 30 and 60 seconds with a default value of 50 seconds.
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| pn_lacp_mode | 
      no | 
       
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        Specify the LACP mode for the configuration.
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| pn_lacp_priority | 
      no | 
        
        Specify the LACP priority. This is a number between 1 and 65535 with a default value of 32768.
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| pn_lacp_timeout | 
      no | 
       
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        Specify the LACP time out as slow (30 seconds) or fast (4seconds). The default value is slow.
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| pn_loopback | 
      no | 
        
        Specify loopback if you want to use loopback.
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| pn_loopvlans | 
      no | 
        
        Specify a list of looping vlans.
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| pn_mirror_receive | 
      no | 
        
        Specify if the configuration receives mirrored traffic.
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| pn_name | 
      yes | 
        
        Specify the name for the trunk configuration.
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| pn_pause | 
      no | 
        
        Specify if pause frames are sent.
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| pn_port_macaddr | 
      no | 
        
        Specify the MAC address of the port.
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| pn_ports | 
      no | 
        
        Specify the port number(s) for the link(s) to aggregate into the trunk.
        
       
        Required for trunk-create.
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| pn_routing | 
      no | 
        
        Specify if the port participates in routing on the network.
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| pn_speed | 
      no | 
       
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        Specify the port speed or disable the port.
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| pn_unknown_mcast_level | 
      no | 
        
        Specify an unknown multicast level in percent. The default value is 100%.
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| pn_unknown_ucast_level | 
      no | 
        
        Specify an unknown unicast level in percent. The default value is 100%.
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| state | 
      yes | 
       
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        State the action to perform. Use 'present' to create trunk, 'absent' to delete trunk and 'update' to modify trunk.
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Examples
- name: create trunk
  pn_trunk:
    state: 'present'
    pn_name: 'spine-to-leaf'
    pn_ports: '11,12,13,14'
- name: delete trunk
  pn_trunk:
    state: 'absent'
    pn_name: 'spine-to-leaf'
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| name | description | returned | type | sample | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| changed | 
        
        Indicates whether the CLI caused changes on the target.
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      always | bool | |
| command | 
        
        The CLI command run on the target node(s).
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      always | str | |
| stderr | 
        
        The set of error responses from the trunk command.
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      on error | list | |
| stdout | 
        
        The set of responses from the trunk command.
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      always | list | 
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/pn_trunk_module.html