dellemc.os6.os6_config – Manage Dell EMC OS6 configuration sections

Note

This plugin is part of the dellemc.os6 collection (version 1.0.7).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install dellemc.os6.

To use it in a playbook, specify: dellemc.os6.os6_config.

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

OS6 configurations use a simple block indent file syntax for segmenting configuration into sections. This module provides an implementation for working with OS6 configuration sections in a deterministic way.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
after list / elements=string			The ordered set of commands to append to the end of the command stack if a change needs to be made. Just like with before this allows the playbook designer to append a set of commands to be executed after the command set.
backup boolean		Choices: no ← yes	This argument will cause the module to create a full backup of the current `running-config` from the remote device before any changes are made. If the `backup_options` value is not given, the backup file is written to the `backup` folder in the playbook root directory. If the directory does not exist, it is created.
backup_options dictionary			This is a dict object containing configurable options related to backup file path. The value of this option is read only when `backup` is set to yes, if `backup` is set to no this option will be silently ignored.
	dir_path path		This option provides the path ending with directory name in which the backup configuration file will be stored. If the directory does not exist it will be first created and the filename is either the value of `filename` or default filename as described in `filename` options description. If the path value is not given in that case a backup directory will be created in the current working directory and backup configuration will be copied in `filename` within backup directory.
	filename string		The filename to be used to store the backup configuration. If the the filename is not given it will be generated based on the hostname, current time and date in format defined by <hostname>_config.<current-date>@<current-time>
before list / elements=string			The ordered set of commands to push on to the command stack if a change needs to be made. This allows the playbook designer the opportunity to perform configuration commands prior to pushing any changes without affecting how the set of commands are matched against the system.
config string			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 configuration to use as the base config for comparison.
lines list / elements=string			The ordered set of commands that should be configured in the section. The commands must be the exact same commands as found in the device running-config. Be sure to note the configuration command syntax as some commands are automatically modified by the device config parser. This argument is mutually exclusive with src. aliases: commands
match string		Choices: line ← strict exact none	Instructs the module on the way to perform the matching of the set of commands against the current device config. If match is set to line, commands are matched line by line. If match is set to strict, command lines are matched with respect to position. If match is set to exact, command lines must be an equal match. Finally, if match is set to none, the module will not attempt to compare the source configuration with the running configuration on the remote device.
parents list / elements=string			The ordered set of parents that uniquely identify the section or hierarchy the commands should be checked against. If the parents argument is omitted, the commands are checked against the set of top level or global commands.
provider dictionary			A dict object containing connection details.
	auth_pass string		Specifies the password to use if required to enter privileged mode on the remote device. If authorize is false, then this argument does nothing. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_AUTH_PASS` will be used instead.
	authorize boolean	Choices: no yes	Instructs the module to enter privileged mode on the remote device before sending any commands. If not specified, the device will attempt to execute all commands in non-privileged mode. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_AUTHORIZE` will be used instead.
	host string		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.
	password string		Password to authenticate the SSH session to the remote device. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD` will be used instead.
	port integer		Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device.
	ssh_keyfile path		Path to an ssh key used to authenticate the SSH session to the remote device. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE` will be used instead.
	timeout integer		Specifies idle timeout (in seconds) for the connection. Useful if the console freezes before continuing. For example when saving configurations.
	username string		User to authenticate the SSH session to the remote device. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME` will be used instead.
replace string		Choices: line ← block	Instructs the module on the way to perform the configuration on the device. If the replace argument is set to line then the modified lines are pushed to the device in configuration mode. If the replace argument is set to block then the entire command block is pushed to the device in configuration mode if any line is not correct.
save boolean		Choices: no ← yes	The `save` argument instructs the module to save the running- config to the startup-config at the conclusion of the module running. If check mode is specified, this argument is ignored.
src path			Specifies the source path to the file that contains the configuration or configuration template to load. The path to the source file can either be the full path on the Ansible control host or a relative path from the playbook or role root directory. This argument is mutually exclusive with lines.
update string		Choices: merge ← check	The update argument controls how the configuration statements are processed on the remote device. Valid choices for the update argument are merge and check. When you set this argument to merge, the configuration changes merge with the current device running configuration. When you set this argument to check the configuration updates are determined but not actually configured on the remote device.

Notes

Note

For more information on using Ansible to manage Dell EMC Network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-dell-networking.

Examples

- os6_config:
    lines: ['hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}']
- os6_config:
    lines:
      - 10 permit ip 1.1.1.1 any log
      - 20 permit ip 2.2.2.2 any log
      - 30 permit ip 3.3.3.3 any log
      - 40 permit ip 4.4.4.4 any log
      - 50 permit ip  5.5.5.5 any log
    parents: ['ip access-list test']
    before: ['no ip access-list test']
    match: exact
- os6_config:
    lines:
      - 10 permit ip 1.1.1.1 any log
      - 20 permit ip 2.2.2.2 any log
      - 30 permit ip 3.3.3.3 any log
      - 40 permit ip 4.4.4.4 any log
    parents: ['ip access-list test']
    before: ['no ip access-list test']
    replace: block
- os6_config:
    lines: ['hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}']
    backup: yes
    backup_options:
      filename: backup.cfg
      dir_path: /home/user

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/os6_config.2017-07-16@22:28:34
commands list / elements=string	always	The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device Sample: ['interface Te1/0/1', 'no shutdown', 'exit']
saved boolean	When not check_mode.	Returns whether the configuration is saved to the startup configuration or not. Sample: True
updates list / elements=string	always	The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device. Sample: ['interface Te1/0/1', 'no shutdown', 'exit']

Authors

Abirami N (@abirami-n)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/dellemc/os6/os6_config_module.html