eos_config – Manage Arista EOS configuration sections

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

Synopsis

• Arista EOS configurations use a simple block indent file syntax for segmenting configuration into sections. This module provides an implementation for working with EOS configuration sections in a deterministic way. This module works with either CLI or eAPI transports.

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: configure top level settings
  eos_config:
    lines: hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}

- name: load an acl into the device
  eos_config:
    lines:
      - 10 permit ip host 192.0.2.1 any log
      - 20 permit ip host 192.0.2.2 any log
      - 30 permit ip host 192.0.2.3 any log
      - 40 permit ip host 192.0.2.4 any log
    parents: ip access-list test
    before: no ip access-list test
    replace: block

- name: load configuration from file
  eos_config:
    src: eos.cfg

- name: render a Jinja2 template onto an Arista switch
  eos_config:
    backup: yes
    src: eos_template.j2

- name: diff the running config against a master config
  eos_config:
    diff_against: intended
    intended_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'master.cfg') }}"

- name: for idempotency, use full-form commands
  eos_config:
    lines:
      # - shut
      - shutdown
    # parents: int eth1
    parents: interface Ethernet1

- name: configurable backup path
  eos_config:
    src: eos_template.j2
    backup: yes
    backup_options:
      filename: backup.cfg
      dir_path: /home/user

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 Network Team. [network]

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

• Peter Sprygada (@privateip)