vyos_config - Manage VyOS configuration on remote device¶

New in version 2.2.

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status
- Support
- Author

Synopsis ¶

This module provides configuration file management of VyOS devices. It provides arguments for managing both the configuration file and state of the active configuration. All configuration statements are based on set and delete commands in the device configuration.

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
backup	Choices: no ← yes	The `backup` argument will backup the current devices active configuration to the Ansible control host prior to making any changes. The backup file will be located in the backup folder in the root of the playbook.
comment	Default: configured by vyos_config	Allows a commit description to be specified to be included when the configuration is committed. If the configuration is not changed or committed, this argument is ignored.
config		The `config` argument specifies the base configuration to use to compare against the desired configuration. If this value is not specified, the module will automatically retrieve the current active configuration from the remote device.
lines		The ordered set of configuration lines to be managed and compared with the existing configuration on the remote device.
match	Choices: line ← none	The `match` argument controls the method used to match against the current active configuration. By default, the desired config is matched against the active config and the deltas are loaded. If the `match` argument is set to `none` the active configuration is ignored and the configuration is always loaded.
provider		Deprecated Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using `connection: network_cli`. For more information please see the Network Guide. A dict object containing connection details.
username		Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME` will be used instead.
host required		Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
ssh_keyfile		Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is the path to the key used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE` will be used instead.
timeout	Default: 10	Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
password		Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD` will be used instead.
port	Default: 22	Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device.
save	Choices: no ← yes	The `save` argument controls whether or not changes made to the active configuration are saved to disk. This is independent of committing the config. When set to True, the active configuration is saved.
src		The `src` argument specifies the path to the source config file to load. The source config file can either be in bracket format or set format. The source file can include Jinja2 template variables.

Notes ¶

Note

Tested against VYOS 1.1.7
Abbreviated commands are NOT idempotent, see Network FAQ.
For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide

Examples ¶

- name: configure the remote device
  vyos_config:
    lines:
      - set system host-name {{ inventory_hostname }}
      - set service lldp
      - delete service dhcp-server

- name: backup and load from file
  vyos_config:
    src: vyos.cfg
    backup: yes

- name: for idempotency, use full-form commands
  vyos_config:
    lines:
      # - set int eth eth2 description 'OUTSIDE'
      - set interface ethernet eth2 description 'OUTSIDE'

Return Values ¶

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
backup_path string	when backup is yes	The full path to the backup file Sample: /playbooks/ansible/backup/vyos_config.2016-07-16@22:28:34
commands list	always	The list of configuration commands sent to the device Sample: ['...', '...']
filtered list	always	The list of configuration commands removed to avoid a load failure Sample: ['...', '...']

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Support ¶

For more information about Red Hat’s support of this module, please refer to this Knowledge Base article

Author ¶

Nathaniel Case (@qalthos)

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