edgeswitch_facts – Collect facts from remote devices running Edgeswitch
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis
- Collects a base set of device facts from a remote device that is running Ubiquiti Edgeswitch. This module prepends all of the base network fact keys with
ansible_net_<fact>. The facts module will always collect a base set of facts from the device and can enable or disable collection of additional facts.
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| gather_subset
-
|
Default:
"!config"
|
When supplied, this argument will restrict the facts collected to a given subset. Possible values for this argument include all, config, and interfaces. Can specify a list of values to include a larger subset. Values can also be used with an initial ! to specify that a specific subset should not be collected.
|
Notes
Note
- Tested against Edgeswitch 1.7.4
Examples
# Collect all facts from the device
- edgeswitch_facts:
gather_subset: all
# Collect only the config and default facts
- edgeswitch_facts:
gather_subset:
- config
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ansible_net_config
string
|
when config is configured |
The current active config from the device
|
| ansible_net_gather_subset
list
|
always |
The list of fact subsets collected from the device
|
| ansible_net_hostname
string
|
always |
The configured hostname of the device
|
| ansible_net_interfaces
dictionary
|
when interfaces is configured |
A hash of all interfaces running on the system
|
| ansible_net_model
string
|
always |
The model name returned from the device
|
| ansible_net_serialnum
string
|
always |
The serial number of the remote device
|
| ansible_net_version
string
|
always |
The operating system version running on the remote device
|
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Frederic Bor (@f-bor)
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/modules/edgeswitch_facts_module.html