junipernetworks.junos.junos_rpc – Runs an arbitrary RPC over NetConf on an Juniper JUNOS device

Note

This plugin is part of the junipernetworks.junos collection (version 2.6.0).

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 junipernetworks.junos.

To use it in a playbook, specify: junipernetworks.junos.junos_rpc.

New in version 1.0.0: of junipernetworks.junos

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

Sends a request to the remote device running JUNOS to execute the specified RPC using the NetConf transport. The reply is then returned to the playbook in the xml key. If an alternate output format is requested, the reply is transformed to the requested output.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

ncclient (>=v0.5.2)

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
args dictionary			The `args` argument provides a set of arguments for the RPC call and are encoded in the request message. This argument accepts a set of key=value arguments.
attrs dictionary			The `attrs` arguments defines a list of attributes and their values to set for the RPC call. This accepts a dictionary of key-values.
output string		Choices: xml ← json text	The `output` argument specifies the desired output of the return data. This argument accepts one of `xml`, `text`, or `json`. For `json`, the JUNOS device must be running a version of software that supports native JSON output.
provider dictionary			Deprecated Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using `connection: network_cli` or `connection: netconf`. For more information please see the Junos OS Platform Options guide. A dict object containing connection details.
	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		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 integer		Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. The port value will default to the well known SSH port of 22 (for `transport=cli`) or port 830 (for `transport=netconf`) device.
	ssh_keyfile path		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 integer		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.
	transport string	Choices: cli netconf ←	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
	username string		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.
rpc string / required			The `rpc` argument specifies the RPC call to send to the remote devices to be executed. The RPC Reply message is parsed and the contents are returned to the playbook.

Notes

Note

This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.
Tested against vSRX JUNOS version 15.1X49-D15.4, vqfx-10000 JUNOS Version 15.1X53-D60.4.
Recommended connection is netconf. See the Junos OS Platform Options.
This module also works with local connections for legacy playbooks.
For information on using CLI and netconf see the Junos OS Platform Options guide
For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide
For more information on using Ansible to manage Juniper network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-juniper.

Examples

- name: collect interface information using rpc
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_rpc:
    rpc: get-interface-information
    args:
      interface-name: em0
      media: true

- name: get system information
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_rpc:
    rpc: get-system-information

- name: load configuration
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_rpc:
    rpc: load-configuration
    attrs:
      action: override
      url: /tmp/config.conf

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
output string	always	The rpc rely converted to the output format.
output_lines list / elements=string	always	The text output split into lines for readability.
xml string	always	The xml return string from the rpc request.

Authors

Peter Sprygada (@privateip)

© 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/junipernetworks/junos/junos_rpc_module.html