nxos_template - Manage Cisco NXOS device configurations

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis
Options
Examples
Return Values
This is a Core Module

Synopsis

Manages network device configurations over SSH or NXAPI. This module allows implementors to work with the device running-config. It provides a way to push a set of commands onto a network device by evaluting the current running-config and only pushing configuration commands that are not already configured. The config source can be a set of commands or a template.

Options

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
backup	no		true false	When this argument is configured true, the module will backup the running-config from the node prior to making any changes. The backup file will be written to backup_{{ hostname }} in the root of the playbook directory.
config	no			The module, by default, will connect to the remote device and retrieve the current running-config to use as a base for comparing against the contents of source. There are times when it is not desirable to have the task get the current running-config for every task in a playbook. The config argument allows the implementer to pass in the configuruation to use as the base config for comparision.
force	no		true false	The force argument instructs the module to not consider the current devices running-config. When set to true, this will cause the module to push the contents of src into the device without first checking if already configured.
host	yes			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.
include_defaults	no		true false	The module, by default, will collect the current device running-config to use as a base for comparision to the commands in src. Setting this value to true will cause the module to issue the command `show running-config all` to include all device settings.
password	no			Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This is a common argument used for either cli or nxapi transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
port	no	0 (use common port)		Specifies the port to use when buiding the connection to the remote device. This value applies to either cli or nxapi. The port value will default to the approriate transport common port if none is provided in the task. (cli=22, http=80, https=443).
provider	no			Convience method that allows all nxos arguments to be passed as a dict object. All constraints (required, choices, etc) must be met either by individual arguments or values in this dict.
src	no			The path to the config source. The source can be either a file with config or a template that will be merged during runtime. By default the task will search for the source file in role or playbook root folder in templates directory.
ssh_keyfile	no			Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for the cli transport. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
transport	yes	cli		Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. The transport argument supports connectivity to the device over cli (ssh) or nxapi.
use_ssl	no		yes no	Configures the transport to use SSL if set to true only when the transport argument is configured as nxapi. If the transport argument is not nxapi, this value is ignored
username	no			Configures the usename to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. The value of username is used to authenticate either the CLI login or the nxapi authentication depending on which transport is used. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.

Examples

- name: push a configuration onto the device
  nxos_template:
    src: config.j2

- name: forceable push a configuration onto the device
  nxos_template:
    src: config.j2
    force: yes

- name: provide the base configuration for comparision
  nxos_template:
    src: candidate_config.txt
    config: current_config.txt

Return Values

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

name	description	returned	type	sample
updates	The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device	always	list	['...', '...']
responses	The set of responses from issuing the commands on the device		list	['...', '...']

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