nxos_command – Run arbitrary command on Cisco NXOS devices

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

Synopsis

• Sends an arbitrary command to an NXOS node and returns the results read from the device. This 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

---
- name: run show version on remote devices
  nxos_command:
    commands: show version

- name: run show version and check to see if output contains Cisco
  nxos_command:
    commands: show version
    wait_for: result[0] contains Cisco

- name: run multiple commands on remote nodes
  nxos_command:
    commands:
      - show version
      - show interfaces

- name: run multiple commands and evaluate the output
  nxos_command:
    commands:
      - show version
      - show interfaces
    wait_for:
      - result[0] contains Cisco
      - result[1] contains loopback0

- name: run commands and specify the output format
  nxos_command:
    commands:
      - command: show version
        output: json

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)