New in version 2.3.
Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Comments |
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deviceType
required (added in 2.3) |
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This specifies the type of device where the method is executed. The choices NE1072T,NE1032,NE1032T,NE10032, NE2572 are added since version 2.4
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enablePassword
(added in 2.3) |
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Configures the password used to enter Global Configuration command mode on the switch. If the switch does not request this password, the parameter is ignored.While generally the value should come from the inventory file, you can also specify it as a variable. This parameter is optional. If it is not specified, no default value will be used.
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host
required (added in 2.3) |
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This is the variable used to search the hosts file at /etc/ansible/hosts and identify the IP address of the device on which the template is going to be applied. Usually the Ansible keyword {{ inventory_hostname }} is specified in the playbook as an abstraction of the group of network elements that need to be configured.
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outputfile
required (added in 2.3) |
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This specifies the file path where the output of each command execution is saved. Each command that is specified in the merged template file and each response from the device are saved here. Usually the location is the results folder, but you can choose another location based on your write permission.
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password
required (added in 2.3) |
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Configures the password used to authenticate the connection to the remote device. The value of the password parameter is used to authenticate the SSH session. While generally the value should come from the inventory file, you can also specify it as a variable. This parameter is optional. If it is not specified, no default value will be used.
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username
required (added in 2.3) |
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Configures the username used to authenticate the connection to the remote device. The value of the username parameter is used to authenticate the SSH session. While generally the value should come from the inventory file, you can also specify it as a variable. This parameter is optional. If it is not specified, no default value will be used.
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Note
Tasks : The following are examples of using the module cnos_showrun. These are written in the main.yml file of the tasks directory.
---
- name: Run show running-config
cnos_showrun:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
username: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['username'] }}"
password: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['password'] }}"
deviceType: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['deviceType'] }}"
enablePassword: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['enablePassword'] }}"
outputfile: "./results/test_showrun_{{ inventory_hostname }}_output.txt"
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Returned |
Description |
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msg
string
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always |
Success or failure message
Sample:
Running Configuration saved in file
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This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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