vyos_config – Manage VyOS configuration on remote device

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

Synopsis

• This module provides configuration file management of VyOS devices. It provides arguments for managing both the configuration file and state of the active configuration. All configuration statements are based on set and delete commands in the device configuration.

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: configure the remote device
  vyos_config:
    lines:
      - set system host-name {{ inventory_hostname }}
      - set service lldp
      - delete service dhcp-server

- name: backup and load from file
  vyos_config:
    src: vyos.cfg
    backup: yes

- name: render a Jinja2 template onto the VyOS router
  vyos_config:
    src: vyos_template.j2

- name: for idempotency, use full-form commands
  vyos_config:
    lines:
      # - set int eth eth2 description 'OUTSIDE'
      - set interface ethernet eth2 description 'OUTSIDE'

- name: configurable backup path
  vyos_config:
    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

• Nathaniel Case (@qalthos)