[cisco_nxos:vars]
username=cisco
password=cisco123
[hp_comware:vars]
username=hp
password=hp123
[cisco_nxos]
n9k1
[hp_comware]
hp1
---
platform: hp_comware
vlan_command: display vlan brief
---
platform: cisco_nxos
vlan_command: show vlan
---
- name: GET STRUCTURED DATA BACK FROM CLI DEVICES
hosts: all
connection: local
gather_facts: False
tasks:
- name: GET VLANS IN REAL TIME
ntc_show_command:
connection: ssh
platform: "{{ platform }}"
command: "{{ vlan_command }}"
template_dir: "/home/ntc/ntc-templates/template" # Specifies where to search templates
host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
register: result
- debug: var=result
ansible-playbook site.yml -i hosts
PLAY [GET STRUCTURED DATA BACK FROM CLI DEVICES] ******************************
TASK: [GET VLANS IN REAL TIME] ************************************************
ok: [hp1]
ok: [n9k1]
TASK: [debug var=result] ******************************************************
ok: [hp1] => {
"var": {
"result": {
"changed": false,
"invocation": {
"module_args": "",
"module_name": "ntc_show_command"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "VLAN",
"vlan_id": "1"
},
{
"name": "VLAN20",
"vlan_id": "20"
}
]
}
}
}
ok: [n9k1] => {
"var": {
"result": {
"changed": false,
"invocation": {
"module_args": "",
"module_name": "ntc_show_command"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "default",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "1"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0002",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "2"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0003",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "3"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0004",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "4"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0005",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "5"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0006",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "6"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0007",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "7"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0008",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "8"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0009",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "9"
},
{
"name": "test_segment",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "10"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0011",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "11"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0012",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "12"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0013",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "13"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0014",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "14"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0015",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "15"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0016",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "16"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0017",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "17"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0018",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "18"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0019",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "19"
},
{
"name": "peer_keepalive",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "20"
},
{
"name": "VLAN0022",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "22"
},
{
"name": "native",
"status": "active",
"vlan_id": "99"
}
]
}
}
}
PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************
hp1 : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0
n9k1 : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0
Get structured data (JSON) back using SSH to communicate to device.
- ntc_show_command:
connection=ssh
platform=cisco_ios_ssh
command='show vlan'
template_dir: "/home/ntc/ntc-templates/template"
host={{ inventory_hostname }}
username={{ username }}
password={{ password }}
Send commands list.
- ntc_config_command:
connection: ssh
platform: cisco_ios_ssh
commands:
- vlan 10
- name vlan_10
- end
host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
secret: "{{ secret }}"
Send commands from a file.
- ntc_config_command:
connection: ssh
platform: cisco_ios_ssh
commands_file: "dynamically_created_config.txt"
host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
secret: "{{ secret }}"Copies file to remote device:
- ntc_file_copy:
local_file=images/ios.bin
platform={{ platform }}
username={{ un }}
password={{ pwd }}
host={{ inventory_hostname }}
Does an equivalent of a copy run start
- ntc_save_config:
platform=cisco_ios_ssh
host={{ inventory_hostname }}
username={{ username }}
password={{ password }}
Does an equivalent of a copy run filename.cfg
- ntc_save_config:
platform=cisco_ios_ssh
remote_file=filename.cfg
host={{ inventory_hostname }}
username={{ username }}
password={{ password }}
Does an equivalent of a copy run start AND saves a local copy to the local Ansible control host.
- ntc_save_config:
platform=cisco_ios_ssh
local_file=backups/{{ inventory_hostname }}.cfg
host={{ inventory_hostname }}
username={{ username }}
password={{ password }}
For more details on all of the modules, please be sure to check out the Docs