slxos_config – Manage Extreme Networks SLX-OS configuration sections

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

Synopsis

• Extreme SLX-OS configurations use a simple block indent file syntax for segmenting configuration into sections. This module provides an implementation for working with SLX-OS configuration sections in a deterministic way.

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: configure top level configuration
  slxos_config:
    lines: hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}

- name: configure interface settings
  slxos_config:
    lines:
      - description test interface
      - ip address 172.31.1.1/24
    parents: interface Ethernet 0/1

- name: configure multiple interfaces
  slxos_config:
    lines:
      - lacp timeout long
    parents: "{{ item }}"
  with_items:
    - interface Ethernet 0/1
    - interface Ethernet 0/2

- name: load new acl into device
  slxos_config:
    lines:
      - seq 10 permit ip host 1.1.1.1 any log
      - seq 20 permit ip host 2.2.2.2 any log
      - seq 30 permit ip host 3.3.3.3 any log
      - seq 40 permit ip host 4.4.4.4 any log
      - seq 50 permit ip host 5.5.5.5 any log
    parents: ip access-list extended test
    before: no ip access-list extended test
    match: exact

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

- name: check the startup-config against the running-config
  slxos_config:
    diff_against: startup
    diff_ignore_lines:
      - ntp clock .*

- name: save running to startup when modified
  slxos_config:
    save_when: modified

- name: configurable backup path
  slxos_config:
    lines: hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}
    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 Community. [community]

Authors

• Lindsay Hill (@LindsayHill)