cnos_conditional_template - Manage switch configuration using templates based on condition on devices running Lenovo CNOS

• Synopsis
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• Notes
• Examples
• Return Values
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  • Author

Synopsis

• This module allows you to work with the running configuration of a switch. It provides a way to execute a set of CNOS commands on a switch by evaluating the current running configuration and executing the commands only if the specific settings have not been already configured. The configuration source can be a set of commands or a template written in the Jinja2 templating language. This module functions the same as the cnos_template module. The only exception is that the following inventory variable can be specified [“condition = <flag string>”] When this inventory variable is specified as the variable of a task, the template is executed for the network element that matches the flag string. Usually, templates are used when commands are the same across a group of network devices. When there is a requirement to skip the execution of the template on one or more devices, it is recommended to use this module. This module uses SSH to manage network device configuration. For more information about this module from Lenovo and customizing it usage for your use cases, please visit http://systemx.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.lenovo.switchmgt.ansible.doc%2Fcnos_conditional_template.html

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Notes

Examples

Tasks : The following are examples of using the module cnos_conditional_template. These are written in the main.yml file of the tasks directory.
---
- name: Applying CLI template on VLAG Tier1 Leaf Switch1
  cnos_conditional_template:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      username: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_ssh_user'] }}"
      password: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_ssh_pass'] }}"
      deviceType: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['deviceType'] }}"
      outputfile: "./results/vlag_1tier_leaf_switch1_{{ inventory_hostname }}_output.txt"
      condition: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['condition']}}"
      flag: "leaf_switch1"
      commandfile: "./commands/vlag_1tier_leaf_switch1_{{ inventory_hostname }}_commands.txt"
      enablePassword: "anil"
      stp_mode1: "disable"
      port_range1: "17,18,29,30"
      portchannel_interface_number1: 1001
      portchannel_mode1: active
      slot_chassis_number1: 1/48
      switchport_mode1: trunk

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, 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.

Author

• Anil Kumar Muraleedharan (@amuraleedhar)