ce_command – Run arbitrary command on HUAWEI CloudEngine devices

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status

Synopsis

• Sends an arbitrary command to an HUAWEI CloudEngine node and returns the results read from the device. The ce_command module includes an argument that will cause the module to wait for a specific condition before returning or timing out if the condition is not met.

Parameters

Notes

Examples

# Note: examples below use the following provider dict to handle
#       transport and authentication to the node.

- name: CloudEngine command test
  hosts: cloudengine
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    cli:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      port: "{{ ansible_ssh_port }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      transport: cli

  tasks:
  - name: "Run display version on remote devices"
    ce_command:
      commands: display version
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: "Run display version and check to see if output contains HUAWEI"
    ce_command:
      commands: display version
      wait_for: result[0] contains HUAWEI
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: "Run multiple commands on remote nodes"
    ce_command:
      commands:
        - display version
        - display device
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

  - name: "Run multiple commands and evaluate the output"
    ce_command:
      commands:
        - display version
        - display device
      wait_for:
        - result[0] contains HUAWEI
        - result[1] contains Device
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

Return Values

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

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• JackyGao2016 (@CloudEngine-Ansible)