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arista.eos.eos_lldp – Manage LLDP configuration on Arista EOS network devices
Note
This plugin is part of the arista.eos collection (version 2.2.0).
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 arista.eos.
To use it in a playbook, specify: arista.eos.eos_lldp.
New in version 1.0.0: of arista.eos
Synopsis
- This module provides declarative management of LLDP service on Arista EOS network devices.
 
Note
This module has a corresponding action plugin.
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| provider
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        Deprecated
        
       
        Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using  
       connection: network_cli.
       
        Starting with Ansible 2.6 we recommend using  
       connection: httpapi for eAPI.
       
        This option will be removed in a release after 2022-06-01.
        
       
        For more information please see the EOS Platform Options guide.
        
       
        A dict object containing connection details.
         | 
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| auth_pass
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the password to use if required to enter privileged mode on the remote device. If authorize is false, then this argument does nothing. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ANSIBLE_NET_AUTH_PASS will be used instead.
        | 
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| authorize
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Instructs the module to enter privileged mode on the remote device before sending any commands. If not specified, the device will attempt to execute all commands in non-privileged mode. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ANSIBLE_NET_AUTHORIZE will be used instead.
        | 
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| host
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
         | 
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| password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This is a common argument used for either cli or eapi transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
        | 
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| port
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        0
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. This value applies to either cli or eapi.
        
       
        The port value will default to the appropriate transport common port if none is provided in the task (cli=22, http=80, https=443).
         | 
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| ssh_keyfile
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
        | 
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| timeout
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
         | 
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| transport
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
         | 
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| use_proxy
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If  no, the environment variables http_proxy and https_proxy will be ignored.
        | 
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| use_ssl
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Configures the transport to use SSL if set to  yes only when the transport=eapi. If the transport argument is not eapi, this value is ignored.
        | 
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| username
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate either the CLI login or the eAPI authentication depending on which transport is used. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.
        | 
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| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If  no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. If the transport argument is not eapi, this value is ignored.
        | 
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| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        State of the LLDP configuration. If value is present lldp will be enabled else if it is absent it will be disabled.
         | 
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Notes
Note
- Tested against EOS 4.15
 - For information on using CLI, eAPI and privileged mode see the EOS Platform Options guide
 - For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide
 - For more information on using Ansible to manage Arista EOS devices see the Arista integration page.
 
Examples
- name: Enable LLDP service
  arista.eos.eos_lldp:
    state: present
- name: Disable LLDP service
  arista.eos.eos_lldp:
    state: absent
  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, except for the platforms that use Netconf transport to manage the device. | 
        
        The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device
         Sample:
        
       
        ['lldp run']
         | 
     
Authors
- Ganesh Nalawade (@ganeshrn)
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/arista/eos/eos_lldp_module.html