cnos_template – Manage switch configuration using templates on devices running Lenovo CNOS

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

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 uses SSH to manage network device configuration. The results of the operation will be placed in a directory named ‘results’ that must be created by the user in their local directory to where the playbook is run.

Parameters

Notes

Examples

Tasks : The following are examples of using the module cnos_template. These are written in the main.yml file of the tasks directory.
---
- name: Replace Config CLI command template with values
  template:
      src: demo_template.j2
      dest: "./commands/demo_template_{{ inventory_hostname }}_commands.txt"
      vlanid1: 13
      slot_chassis_number1: "1/2"
      portchannel_interface_number1: 100
      portchannel_mode1: "active"

- name: Applying CLI commands on Switches
  cnos_template:
      deviceType: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['deviceType'] }}"
      commandfile: "./commands/demo_template_{{ inventory_hostname }}_commands.txt"
      outputfile: "./results/demo_template_command_{{ inventory_hostname }}_output.txt"

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

• Anil Kumar Muraleedharan (@amuraleedhar)