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cisco.nxos.nxos_lldp_interfaces
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**LLDP interfaces resource module**


Version added: 1.0.0

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Synopsis
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- This module manages interfaces' configuration for Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) on NX-OS platforms.




Parameters
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                    <b>config</b>
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                        <div>A list of link layer discovery configurations for interfaces.</div>
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                        <div>Name of the interface</div>
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                    <b>receive</b>
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                                    <li>no</li>
                                    <li>yes</li>
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                        <div>Used to enable or disable the reception of LLDP packets on that interface. By default, this is enabled after LLDP is enabled globally.</div>
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                    <b>tlv_set</b>
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                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">dictionary</span>
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                        <div>Used to configure TLV parameters on the interface</div>
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                    <b>management_address</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <div>Used to mention the IPv4 or IPv6 management address for the interface</div>
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                    <b>vlan</b>
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                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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                        <div>Used to mention the VLAN for the interface</div>
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                    <b>transmit</b>
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                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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                        <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                    <li>no</li>
                                    <li>yes</li>
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                        <div>Used to enable or disable the transmission of LLDP packets on that interface. By default, this is enabled after LLDP is enabled globally.</div>
                </td>
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                    <b>running_config</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                    </div>
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                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>This option is used only with state <em>parsed</em>.</div>
                        <div>The value of this option should be the output received from the NX-OS device by executing the command <b>show running-config | section ^interface</b>.</div>
                        <div>The state <em>parsed</em> reads the configuration from <code>running_config</code> option and transforms it into Ansible structured data as per the resource module&#x27;s argspec and the value is then returned in the <em>parsed</em> key within the result.</div>
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                    <b>state</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                    <li><div style="color: blue"><b>merged</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
                                    <li>replaced</li>
                                    <li>overridden</li>
                                    <li>deleted</li>
                                    <li>gathered</li>
                                    <li>rendered</li>
                                    <li>parsed</li>
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                        <div>The state the configuration should be left in</div>
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Notes
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.. note::
   - Tested against NXOS 7.3.(0)D1(1) on VIRL
   - The LLDP feature needs to be enabled before using this module



Examples
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.. code-block:: yaml

    # Using merged

    # Before state:
    # -------------
    #

    - name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration
      cisco.nxos.nxos_lldp_interfaces:
        config:
        - name: Ethernet1/4
          receive: false
          transmit: true
          tlv_set:
            management_address: 192.168.122.64
          vlan: 12
        state: merged

    # After state:
    # -------------
    #
    # interface Ethernet1/4
    #   no lldp receive
    #   lldp tlv-set management-address 192.168.122.64
    #   lldp tlv-set vlan 12


    # Using replaced

    # Before state:
    # ------------
    #
    # interface Ethernet1/4
    #   no lldp receive
    #   lldp tlv-set management-address 192.168.122.64
    # interface Ethernet1/5
    #   no lldp transmit
    #   lldp tlv-set vlan 10

    - name: Replace LLDP configuration on interfaces with given configuration
      cisco.nxos.nxos_lldp_interfaces:
        config:
        - name: Ethernet1/4
          transmit: no
          tlv_set:
            vlan: 2
        state: replaced


    # After state:
    # -----------
    #
    # interface Ethernet1/4
    #   no lldp transmit
    #   lldp tlv_set vlan 2
    # interface Ethernet1/5
    #   no lldp transmit
    #   lldp tlv-set vlan 10


    # Using overridden

    # Before state:
    # ------------
    #
    # interface Ethernet1/4
    #   no lldp receive
    #   lldp tlv-set management-address 192.168.122.64
    # interface Ethernet1/5
    #   no lldp transmit
    #   lldp tlv-set vlan 10

    - name: Override LLDP configuration on all interfaces with given configuration
      cisco.nxos.nxos_lldp_interfaces:
        config:
        - name: Ethernet1/7
          receive: no
          tlv_set:
            vlan: 12
        state: overridden


    # After state:
    # -----------
    #
    # interface Ethernet1/7
    #   no lldp receive
    #   lldp tlv_set vlan 12


    # Using deleted

    # Before state:
    # ------------
    #
    # interface Ethernet1/4
    #   lldp tlv-set management vlan 24
    #   no lldp transmit
    # interface mgmt0
    #   no lldp receive

    - name: Delete LLDP interfaces configuration
      cisco.nxos.nxos_lldp_interfaces:
        state: deleted

    # After state:
    # ------------
    #



Return Values
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Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:

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                <td>when changed</td>
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                            <div>The resulting configuration model invocation.</div>
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                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">The configuration returned will always be in the same format
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                    <b>before</b>
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                      <span style="color: purple">list</span>
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                <td>always</td>
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                            <div>The configuration prior to the model invocation.</div>
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                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">The configuration returned will always be in the same format
     of the parameters above.</div>
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                    <b>commands</b>
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                <td>always</td>
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                            <div>The set of commands pushed to the remote device.</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">[&#x27;interface Ethernet1/2&#x27;, &#x27;lldp receive&#x27;, &#x27;lldp tlv-set vlan 12&#x27;]</div>
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Status
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Authors
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- Adharsh Srivats Rangarajan (@adharshsrivatsr)
