net_get - Copy a file from a network device to Ansible Controller

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

  • This module provides functionality to copy file from network device to ansible controller.

Requirements

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

  • scp

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
dest Default:
["Same filename as specified in I(src). The path will be playbook root or role root directory if playbook is part of a role."]
Specifies the destination file. The path to the destination file can either be the full path on the Ansible control host or a relative path from the playbook or role root directory.
protocol
    Choices:
  • scp ←
  • sftp
Protocol used to transfer file.
src
required
Specifies the source file. The path to the source file can either be the full path on the network device or a relative path as per path supported by destination network device.

Notes

Note

  • Some devices need specific configurations to be enabled before scp can work These configuration should be pre-configured before using this module e.g ios - ip scp server enable.
  • User privilege to do scp on network device should be pre-configured e.g. ios - need user privilege 15 by default for allowing scp.
  • Default destination of source file.

Examples

- name: copy file from the network device to Ansible controller
  net_get:
    src: running_cfg_ios1.txt

- name: copy file from ios to common location at /tmp
  net_get:
    src: running_cfg_sw1.txt
    dest : /tmp/ios1.txt

Status

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

Maintenance

This module is flagged as network which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Network Team, see here.

Support

For more information about Red Hat’s support of this module, please refer to this Knowledge Base article

Author

  • Deepak Agrawal (@dagrawal)

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