nxos_config - Manage Cisco NXOS configuration sections

• Synopsis
• Options
• Examples
• Return Values
  • Status
  • Maintenance Info

Synopsis

• Cisco NXOS configurations use a simple block indent file syntax for segmenting configuration into sections. This module provides an implementation for working with NXOS configuration sections in a deterministic way. This module works with either CLI or NXAPI transports.

Options

Examples

---
- name: configure top level configuration and save it
  nxos_config:
    lines: hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}
    save_when: modified

- name: diff the running-config against a provided config
  nxos_config:
    diff_against: intended
    intended_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'master.cfg') }}"

- nxos_config:
    lines:
      - 10 permit ip 1.1.1.1/32 any log
      - 20 permit ip 2.2.2.2/32 any log
      - 30 permit ip 3.3.3.3/32 any log
      - 40 permit ip 4.4.4.4/32 any log
      - 50 permit ip 5.5.5.5/32 any log
    parents: ip access-list test
    before: no ip access-list test
    match: exact

- nxos_config:
    lines:
      - 10 permit ip 1.1.1.1/32 any log
      - 20 permit ip 2.2.2.2/32 any log
      - 30 permit ip 3.3.3.3/32 any log
      - 40 permit ip 4.4.4.4/32 any log
    parents: ip access-list test
    before: no ip access-list test
    replace: block

Return Values

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

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance Info

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