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community.network.ce_evpn_bgp – Manages BGP EVPN configuration on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches.
Note
This plugin is part of the community.network collection (version 3.0.0).
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 community.network.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.network.ce_evpn_bgp.
Synopsis
- This module offers the ability to configure a BGP EVPN peer relationship on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| advertise_l2vpn_evpn
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable or disable a device to advertise IP routes imported to a VPN instance to its EVPN instance.
         | 
     
| advertise_router_type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Configures a device to advertise routes to its BGP EVPN peers.
         | 
     
| as_number
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies integral AS number. The value is an integer ranging from 1 to 4294967295.
         | 
     |
| bgp_instance
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of a BGP instance. The value is a string of 1 to 31 case-sensitive characters, spaces not supported.
         | 
     |
| peer_address
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the IPv4 address of a BGP EVPN peer. The value is in dotted decimal notation.
         | 
     |
| peer_enable
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable or disable a BGP device to exchange routes with a specified peer or peer group in the address family view.
         | 
     
| peer_group_name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specify the name of a peer group that BGP peers need to join. The value is a string of 1 to 47 case-sensitive characters, spaces not supported.
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Manage the state of the resource.
         | 
     
| vpn_name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Associates a specified VPN instance with the IPv4 address family. The value is a string of 1 to 31 case-sensitive characters, spaces not supported.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- Recommended connection is 
network_cli. - This module also works with 
localconnections for legacy playbooks. 
Examples
- name: Evpn bgp module test
  hosts: cloudengine
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    cli:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      port: "{{ ansible_ssh_port }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      transport: cli
  tasks:
  - name: Enable peer address.
    community.network.ce_evpn_bgp:
      bgp_instance: 100
      peer_address: 1.1.1.1
      as_number: 100
      peer_enable: true
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Enable peer group arp.
    community.network.ce_evpn_bgp:
      bgp_instance: 100
      peer_group_name: aaa
      advertise_router_type: arp
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Enable advertise l2vpn evpn.
    community.network.ce_evpn_bgp:
      bgp_instance: 100
      vpn_name: aaa
      advertise_l2vpn_evpn: enable
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| changed
        
        boolean
         | 
      always | 
        
        check to see if a change was made on the device
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
| end_state
        
        dictionary
         | 
      verbose mode | 
        
        k/v pairs of configuration after module execution
         Sample:
        
       
        {'advertise_l2vpn_evpn': 'enable', 'bgp_instance': '100', 'vpn_name': 'aaa'}
         | 
     
| existing
        
        dictionary
         | 
      always | 
        
        k/v pairs of existing rollback
         Sample:
        
       
        {'bgp_instance': '100', 'peer_group_advertise_type': []}
         | 
     
| proposed
        
        dictionary
         | 
      always | 
        
        k/v pairs of parameters passed into module
         Sample:
        
       
        {'advertise_router_type': 'arp', 'bgp_instance': '100', 'peer_group_name': 'aaa', 'state': 'present'}
         | 
     
| updates
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      always | 
        
        command sent to the device
         Sample:
        
       
        ['peer 1.1.1.1 enable', 'peer aaa advertise arp']
         | 
     
Authors
- Li Yanfeng (@QijunPan)
 
© 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/community/network/ce_evpn_bgp_module.html