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ipadm_ifprop - Manage IP interface properties on Solaris/illumos systems.
New in version 2.3.
Synopsis
- Modify IP interface properties on Solaris/illumos systems.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| interface  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the IP interface we want to manage.
        
       aliases: nic  | 
     |
| property  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the name of the property we want to manage.
        
       aliases: name  | 
     |
| protocol  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the procotol for which we want to manage properties.
         | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        Set or reset the property value.
         | 
     
| temporary | Default: 
        "no"
         | 
      
        
        Specifies that the property value is temporary. Temporary property values do not persist across reboots.
         | 
     
| value | 
        
        Specifies the value we want to set for the property.
         | 
     
Examples
- name: Allow forwarding of IPv4 packets on network interface e1000g0
  ipadm_ifprop: protocol=ipv4 property=forwarding value=on interface=e1000g0
- name: Temporarily reset IPv4 forwarding property on network interface e1000g0
  ipadm_ifprop: protocol=ipv4 interface=e1000g0  temporary=true property=forwarding state=reset
- name: Configure IPv6 metric on network interface e1000g0
  ipadm_ifprop: protocol=ipv6 nic=e1000g0 name=metric value=100
- name: Set IPv6 MTU on network interface bge0
  ipadm_ifprop: interface=bge0 name=mtu value=1280 protocol=ipv6
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| interface  
        str
         | 
      always | 
        
        interface name we want to set property on
         Sample:
        
       
        e1000g0
         | 
     
| property  
        str
         | 
      always | 
        
        property's name
         Sample:
        
       
        mtu
         | 
     
| protocol  
        str
         | 
      always | 
        
        property's protocol
         Sample:
        
       
        ipv4
         | 
     
| state  
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        state of the target
         Sample:
        
       
        present
         | 
     
| value  
        str
         | 
      when value is provided | 
        
        property's value
         Sample:
        
       
        1280
         | 
     
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Adam Števko (@xen0l)
 
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