Ansible Role for backup AOS OmniSwitch config

ALE OmniSwitch config backup via ansible playbook

Supported platforms

• Standalone
• Stack
• Virtual Chassis

Requirements

1. Login to OmniSwitch via Public Key Authentication (PKA)

Device Version	Key Type	Key Path	Key Filename
R6	DSA	/flash/network/pub/	{device_user}_dsa.pub
R7~	RSA or DSA	/flash/system/	{device_user}_{rsa,dsa}.pub

AOS R7~8 need to use installsshkey command for the specified user

> installsshkey new_ssh_user /flash/system/new_ssh_user_rsa.pub

2. Predefined ncftp bookmark

Role Variables

defaults

variable name	default	description
device_user	admin	AOS user account
device_port	22	AOS ssh port

vars

variable name	default	description
ssh_option	"StrictHostKeyChecking=no"	bypass ssh host key
backup_local_path	"{{ role_path }}/files"	temp backup file path
backup_srv_path	"/backup/network/{{ inventory_hostname }}/"	backup server file path
backup_vc_filename	"{{ lookup('pipe', 'date +%Y%m%d') }}_{{ inventory_hostname }}_vcboot.cfg"	virtual chassis backup filename
backup_std_filename	"{{ lookup('pipe', 'date +%Y%m%d') }}_{{ inventory_hostname }}_boot.cfg"	backup filename

Example Inventory

Example of inventory file

AOSR6 ansible_host=192.168.1.1 ansible_os_family=std
AOSR8 ansible_host=192.168.1.2 ansible_os_family=vc

[ale]
AOSR6
AOSR8

Example Playbook

- hosts: ale
  gather_facts: no
  connection: local
  tags: ale

  roles:
    - ansible-role-backup-ale

Author Information

Sam Chen