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cisco.nxos.nxos_telemetry – TELEMETRY resource module
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_telemetry.
New in version 1.0.0: of cisco.nxos
Synopsis
- Manages Telemetry Monitoring Service (TMS) configuration
 
Note
This module has a corresponding action plugin.
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| config
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        The provided configuration
         | 
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| certificate
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Certificate SSL/TLS and hostname values.
        
       
        Value must be a dict defining values for keys (key and hostname).
         | 
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| hostname
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Certificate hostname
         | 
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| key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Certificate key
         | 
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| compression
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Destination profile compression method.
         | 
     |||
| destination_groups
        
        list / elements=raw
         | 
      
        
        List of telemetry destination groups.
         | 
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| destination
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Group destination ipv4, port, protocol and encoding values.
        
       
        Value must be a dict defining values for keys (ip, port, protocol, encoding).
         | 
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| encoding
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Destination group encoding.
         | 
     |||
| ip
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Destination group IP address.
         | 
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| port
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Destination group port number.
         | 
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| protocol
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Destination group protocol.
         | 
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| id
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Destination group identifier.
        
       
        Value must be a int representing the destination group identifier.
         | 
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| sensor_groups
        
        list / elements=raw
         | 
      
        
        List of telemetry sensor groups.
         | 
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| data_source
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Telemetry data source.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Sensor group identifier.
        
       
        Value must be a int representing the sensor group identifier.
         | 
     ||||
| path
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Telemetry sensor path.
        
       
        Value must be a dict defining values for keys (name, depth, filter_condition, query_condition).
        
       
        Mandatory Keys (name)
        
       
        Optional Keys (depth, filter_condition, query_condition)
         | 
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| depth
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Sensor group depth.
         | 
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| filter_condition
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Sensor group filter condition.
         | 
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| name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Sensor group path name.
         | 
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| query_condition
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Sensor group query condition.
         | 
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| source_interface
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Destination profile source interface.
        
       
        Valid value is a str representing the source interface name.
         | 
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| subscriptions
        
        list / elements=raw
         | 
      
        
        List of telemetry subscriptions.
         | 
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| destination_group
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Associated destination group.
         | 
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| id
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Subscription identifier.
        
       
        Value must be a int representing the subscription identifier.
         | 
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| sensor_group
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Associated sensor group.
        
       
        Value must be a dict defining values for keys (id, sample_interval).
         | 
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| id
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Associated sensor group id.
         | 
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| sample_interval
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Associated sensor group id sample interval.
         | 
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| vrf
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Destination profile vrf.
        
       
        Valid value is a str representing the vrf name.
         | 
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| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Final configuration state
         | 
     |||
Notes
Note
- Supported on N9k Version 7.0(3)I7(5) and later.
 - Unsupported for Cisco MDS
 
Examples
# Using deleted
# This action will delete all telemetry configuration on the device
- name: Delete Telemetry Configuration
  cisco.nxos.nxos_telemetry:
    state: deleted
# Using merged
# This action will merge telemetry configuration defined in the playbook with
# telemetry configuration that is already on the device.
- name: Merge Telemetry Configuration
  cisco.nxos.nxos_telemetry:
    config:
      certificate:
        key: /bootflash/server.key
        hostname: localhost
      compression: gzip
      source_interface: Ethernet1/1
      vrf: management
      destination_groups:
      - id: 2
        destination:
          ip: 192.168.0.2
          port: 50001
          protocol: gPRC
          encoding: GPB
      - id: 55
        destination:
          ip: 192.168.0.55
          port: 60001
          protocol: gPRC
          encoding: GPB
      sensor_groups:
      - id: 1
        data_source: NX-API
        path:
          name: '"show lldp neighbors detail"'
          depth: 0
      - id: 55
        data_source: DME
        path:
          name: sys/ch
          depth: unbounded
          filter_condition: ne(eqptFt.operSt,"ok")
      subscriptions:
      - id: 5
        destination_group: 55
        sensor_group:
          id: 1
          sample_interval: 1000
      - id: 6
        destination_group: 2
        sensor_group:
          id: 55
          sample_interval: 2000
    state: merged
# Using replaced
# This action will replace telemetry configuration on the device with the
# telemetry configuration defined in the playbook.
- name: Override Telemetry Configuration
  cisco.nxos.nxos_telemetry:
    config:
      certificate:
        key: /bootflash/server.key
        hostname: localhost
      compression: gzip
      source_interface: Ethernet1/1
      vrf: management
      destination_groups:
      - id: 2
        destination:
          ip: 192.168.0.2
          port: 50001
          protocol: gPRC
          encoding: GPB
      subscriptions:
      - id: 5
        destination_group: 55
    state: replaced
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| after
        
        dictionary
         | 
      when changed | 
        
        The configuration as structured data after module completion.
         Sample:
        
       
        The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
         | 
     
| before
        
        dictionary
         | 
      always | 
        
        The configuration as structured data prior to module invocation.
         Sample:
        
       
        The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above.
         | 
     
| commands
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      always | 
        
        The set of commands pushed to the remote device.
         Sample:
        
       
        ['command 1', 'command 2', 'command 3']
         | 
     
Authors
- Mike Wiebe (@mikewiebe)
 
© 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_telemetry_module.html