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cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp_neighbor – (deprecated, removed after 2023-01-27) Manages BGP neighbors configurations.
Note
This plugin is part of the cisco.nxos collection (version 2.7.0).
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 cisco.nxos.
To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp_neighbor.
New in version 1.0.0: of cisco.nxos
DEPRECATED
- Removed in
 - 
    
major release after 2023-01-27
 - Why
 - 
    
Updated module released with more functionality.
 - Alternative
 - 
    
nxos_bgp_global
 
Synopsis
- Manages BGP neighbors configurations on NX-OS switches.
 
Note
This module has a corresponding action plugin.
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| asn
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        BGP autonomous system number. Valid values are string, Integer in ASPLAIN or ASDOT notation.
         | 
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| bfd
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enables/Disables BFD for a given neighbor.
        
       
        Dependency: ''feature bfd''
         | 
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| capability_negotiation
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Configure whether or not to negotiate capability with this neighbor.
         | 
     |
| connected_check
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Configure whether or not to check for directly connected peer.
         | 
     |
| description
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Description of the neighbor.
         | 
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| dynamic_capability
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Configure whether or not to enable dynamic capability.
         | 
     |
| ebgp_multihop
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specify multihop TTL for a remote peer. Valid values are integers between 2 and 255, or keyword 'default' to disable this property.
         | 
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| local_as
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specify the local-as number for the eBGP neighbor. Valid values are String or Integer in ASPLAIN or ASDOT notation, or 'default', which means not to configure it.
         | 
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| log_neighbor_changes
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specify whether or not to enable log messages for neighbor up/down event.
         | 
     |
| low_memory_exempt
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specify whether or not to shut down this neighbor under memory pressure.
         | 
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| maximum_peers
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specify Maximum number of peers for this neighbor prefix Valid values are between 1 and 1000, or 'default', which does not impose the limit. Note that this parameter is accepted only on neighbors with address/prefix.
         | 
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| neighbor
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Neighbor Identifier. Valid values are string. Neighbors may use IPv4 or IPv6 notation, with or without prefix length.
         | 
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| peer_type
        
        string
        
       
        added in 1.1.0 of cisco.nxos
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specify the peer type for BGP session.
         | 
     |
| 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 NX-API.
       
        This option will be removed in a release after 2022-06-01.
        
       
        For more information please see the https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user_guide/platform_nxos.html.
        
       
        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 nxapi 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
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. This value applies to either cli or nxapi. 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
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for the cli transport. 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. NX-API can be slow to return on long-running commands (sh mac, sh bgp, etc).
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| transport
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. The transport argument supports connectivity to the device over cli (ssh) or nxapi.
         | 
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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=nxapi, otherwise this value is ignored.
        | 
     |
| 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 nxapi 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 nxapi, this value is ignored.
        | 
     |
| pwd
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specify the password for neighbor. Valid value is string.
         | 
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| pwd_type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specify the encryption type the password will use. Valid values are '3des' or 'cisco_type_7' encryption or keyword 'default'.
         | 
     |
| remote_as
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specify Autonomous System Number of the neighbor. Valid values are String or Integer in ASPLAIN or ASDOT notation, or 'default', which means not to configure it.
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| remove_private_as
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specify the config to remove private AS number from outbound updates. Valid values are 'enable' to enable this config, 'disable' to disable this config, 'all' to remove all private AS number, or 'replace-as', to replace the private AS number.
         | 
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| shutdown
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Configure to administratively shutdown this neighbor.
         | 
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| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Determines whether the config should be present or not on the device.
         | 
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| suppress_4_byte_as
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Configure to suppress 4-byte AS Capability.
         | 
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| timers_holdtime
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specify holdtime timer value. Valid values are integers between 0 and 3600 in terms of seconds, or 'default', which is 180.
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| timers_keepalive
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specify keepalive timer value. Valid values are integers between 0 and 3600 in terms of seconds, or 'default', which is 60.
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| transport_passive_only
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specify whether or not to only allow passive connection setup. Valid values are 'true', 'false', and 'default', which defaults to 'false'. This property can only be configured when the neighbor is in 'ip' address format without prefix length.
         | 
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| update_source
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specify source interface of BGP session and updates.
         | 
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| vrf
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "default"
         | 
      
        
        Name of the VRF. The name 'default' is a valid VRF representing the global bgp.
         | 
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Notes
Note
- Tested against NXOSv 7.3.(0)D1(1) on VIRL
 - Unsupported for Cisco MDS
 state=absentremoves the whole BGP neighbor configuration.- Default, where supported, restores params default value.
 - For information on using CLI and NX-API see the NXOS 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 Cisco devices see the Cisco integration page.
 
Examples
# create a new neighbor
- cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp_neighbor:
    asn: 65535
    neighbor: 192.0.2.3
    local_as: 20
    remote_as: 30
    bfd: enable
    description: just a description
    update_source: Ethernet1/3
    state: present
    peer_type: fabric_external
  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 | 
        
        commands sent to the device
         Sample:
        
       
        ['router bgp 65535', 'neighbor 192.0.2.3', 'remote-as 30', 'update-source Ethernet1/3', 'description just a description', 'local-as 20', 'peer-type fabric-external']
         | 
     
Status
- This module will be removed in a major release after 2023-01-27. [deprecated]
 - For more information see DEPRECATED.
 
Authors
- Gabriele Gerbino (@GGabriele)
 
© 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/cisco/nxos/nxos_bgp_neighbor_module.html