Ansible nxos_static_routes multiple destination address same next_hops

[Arnau Amargant Domene]

Hello,

Is there a way to have multiple destination address and the same next_hops? What I'm trying to do is shorten the lines of the playbook and better readability.

If you see the following image repeats the same next_hops for different address:

 

What i would like to achive is something like:

- dest: 192.168.2.0/24, 192.168.4.0/24, 192.168.6.0/24
   next_hops:
    - interface: eth1/8
      forward_router_address: 20.0.0.5
    - interface: eth1/9
      forward_router_address: 20.0.0.13

But i dont know if its possible. 

Thanks.

[Dick Visser]

If that next_hops list is going to be more or less static for many
destinations, a simple option would be to define it once and then
reference it.
Note that I had to manually type this - please post real text next
time, instead of pixel images, so people can copy/paste it, and things
can get indexed by search engines for the benefit of other people
having the same problems.


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- name: Cisco stuff
cisco.nxos.nxos_static_routes:
config:
- afi: ipv4
routes:
- dest: 192.168.2.0/24
next_hops: "{{ default_next_hops }}"
- dest: 192.168.4.0/24
next_hops: "{{ default_next_hops }}"
- dest: 192.168.6.0/24
next_hops: "{{ default_next_hops }}"
vars:
default_next_hops:

- interface: eth1/8
forward_router_address: 20.0.0.5
- interface: eth1/9
forward_router_address: 20.0.0.13

You can also construct the entire config variable by looping over it.

On Thu, 27 May 2021 at 09:37, Arnau Amargant Domene <arna...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Is there a way to have multiple destination address and the same next_hops? What I'm trying to do is shorten the lines of the playbook and better readability.
>
> If you see the following image repeats the same next_hops for different address:
>
>
>

> What i would like to achive is something like:
>
> - dest: 192.168.2.0/24, 192.168.4.0/24, 192.168.6.0/24
> next_hops:
> - interface: eth1/8
> forward_router_address: 20.0.0.5
> - interface: eth1/9
> forward_router_address: 20.0.0.13
>
> But i dont know if its possible.
> Thanks.
>

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GÉANT

[Brian Coca]

Another option is to use YAML anchors, but variables are probably better.

- name: Cisco stuff
cisco.nxos.nxos_static_routes:
config:
- afi: ipv4
routes:
- dest: 192.168.2.0/24

next_hops: &hops

- interface: eth1/8
forward_router_address: 20.0.0.5
- interface: eth1/9
forward_router_address: 20.0.0.13

- dest: 192.168.4.0/24
next_hops: *hops
- dest: 192.168.6.0/24
next_hops: *hops

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Brian Coca