Platform Options

Some Ansible Network platforms support multiple connection types, privilege escalation, or other options. The pages in this section offer standardized guides to understanding available options on each network platform. We welcome contributions from community-maintained platforms to this section.

Platform Options

• EOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible 2.5
  • Using eAPI in Ansible 2.5
• IOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible 2.5
• Junos OS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible 2.5
  • Using NETCONF in Ansible 2.5
• NXOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible 2.5
  • Using NX-API in Ansible 2.5

Settings by Platform

		ansible_connection: settings available
Network OS	ansible_network_os:	network_cli	netconf	httpapi	local
Arista EOS*	eos	in v. >=2.5	N/A	in v. >=2.6	in v. >=2.4
Cisco ASA	asa	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.4
Cisco IOS*	ios	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.4
Cisco IOS XR*	iosxr	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.4
Cisco NX-OS*	nxos	in v. >=2.5	N/A	in v. >=2.6	in v. >=2.4
F5 BIG-IP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.0
F5 BIG-IQ	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.0
Junos OS*	junos	in v. >=2.5	in v. >=2.5	N/A	in v. >=2.4
Nokia SR OS	sros	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.4
VyOS*	vyos	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.4

* Maintained by Ansible Network Team