netconf_config – netconf device configuration
Synopsis
- Netconf is a network management protocol developed and standardized by the IETF. It is documented in RFC 6241.
- This module allows the user to send a configuration XML file to a netconf device, and detects if there was a configuration change.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- ncclient
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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backup
boolean
added in 2.7
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This argument will cause the module to create a full backup of the current
running-config from the remote device before any changes are made. If the
backup_options value is not given, the backup file is written to the
backup folder in the playbook root directory or role root directory, if playbook is part of an ansible role. If the directory does not exist, it is created.
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backup_options
dictionary
added in 2.8
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This is a dict object containing configurable options related to backup file path. The value of this option is read only when
backup is set to
yes, if
backup is set to
no this option will be silently ignored.
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dir_path
path
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This option provides the path ending with directory name in which the backup configuration file will be stored. If the directory does not exist it will be first created and the filename is either the value of
filename or default filename as described in
filename options description. If the path value is not given in that case a
backup directory will be created in the current working directory and backup configuration will be copied in
filename within
backup directory.
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filename
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The filename to be used to store the backup configuration. If the the filename is not given it will be generated based on the hostname, current time and date in format defined by <hostname>_config.<current-date>@<current-time>
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commit
boolean
added in 2.7
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This boolean flag controls if the configuration changes should be committed or not after editing the candidate datastore. This option is supported only if remote Netconf server supports :candidate capability. If the value is set to
False commit won't be issued after edit-config operation and user needs to handle commit or discard-changes explicitly.
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confirm
-
added in 2.7
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Default:
0
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This argument will configure a timeout value for the commit to be confirmed before it is automatically rolled back. If the
confirm_commit argument is set to False, this argument is silently ignored. If the value of this argument is set to 0, the commit is confirmed immediately. The remote host MUST support :candidate and :confirmed-commit capability for this option to .
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confirm_commit
boolean
added in 2.7
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This argument will execute commit operation on remote device. It can be used to confirm a previous commit.
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content
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The configuration data as defined by the device's data models, the value can be either in xml string format or text format. The format of the configuration should be supported by remote Netconf server
aliases: xml |
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default_operation
-
added in 2.7
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The default operation for <edit-config> rpc, valid values are
merge,
replace and
none. If the default value is merge, the configuration data in the
content option is merged at the corresponding level in the
target datastore. If the value is replace the data in the
content option completely replaces the configuration in the
target datastore. If the value is none the
target datastore is unaffected by the configuration in the config option, unless and until the incoming configuration data uses the
operation operation to request a different operation.
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delete
boolean
added in 2.7
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It instructs the module to delete the configuration from value mentioned in
target datastore.
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error_option
-
added in 2.7
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This option controls the netconf server action after an error occurs while editing the configuration.
If
error_option=stop-on-error, abort the config edit on first error.
If
error_option=continue-on-error, continue to process configuration data on error. The error is recorded and negative response is generated if any errors occur.
If
error_option=rollback-on-error, rollback to the original configuration if any error occurs. This requires the remote Netconf server to support the
error_option=rollback-on-error capability.
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format
-
added in 2.7
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The format of the configuration provided as value of
content . Accepted values are
xml and
text and the given configuration format should be supported by remote Netconf server.
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host
string /
required
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Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
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hostkey_verify
boolean
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If set to
yes , the ssh host key of the device must match a ssh key present on the host if set to
no , the ssh host key of the device is not checked.
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lock
-
added in 2.7
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Instructs the module to explicitly lock the datastore specified as
target . By setting the option value
always is will explicitly lock the datastore mentioned in
target option. It the value is
never it will not lock the
target datastore. The value
if-supported lock the
target datastore only if it is supported by the remote Netconf server.
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look_for_keys
boolean
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Enables looking in the usual locations for the ssh keys (e.g. :file:`~/.ssh/id_*`)
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password
string
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Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
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port
integer
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Default:
830
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Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. The port value will default to port 830.
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save
boolean
added in 2.4
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The
save argument instructs the module to save the configuration in
target datastore to the startup-config if changed and if :startup capability is supported by Netconf server.
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source_datastore
-
added in 2.7
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Name of the configuration datastore to use as the source to copy the configuration to the datastore mentioned by
target option. The values can be either
running,
candidate,
startup or a remote URL
aliases: source |
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src
-
added in 2.4
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Specifies the source path to the xml file that contains the configuration or configuration template to load. The path to the source file can either be the full path on the Ansible control host or a relative path from the playbook or role root directory. This argument is mutually exclusive with
xml.
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ssh_keyfile
path
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Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is the path to the key used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
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target
-
added in 2.4
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Default:
"auto"
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Name of the configuration datastore to be edited. - auto, uses candidate and fallback to running - candidate, edit <candidate/> datastore and then commit - running, edit <running/> datastore directly
aliases: datastore |
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timeout
integer
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Default:
10
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Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
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username
string
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Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable
ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.
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validate
boolean
added in 2.7
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This boolean flag if set validates the content of datastore given in
target option. For this option to work remote Netconf server should support :validate capability.
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Notes
Note
- This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.
- This module supports devices with and without the candidate and confirmed-commit capabilities. It will always use the safer feature.
- This module supports the use of connection=netconf
- For information on using netconf see the Platform Options guide using Netconf
- For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide
- This module is supported on
ansible_network_os
network platforms. See the Network Platform Options for details.
Examples
- name: use lookup filter to provide xml configuration netconf_config: content: "{{ lookup('file', './config.xml') }}" - name: set ntp server in the device netconf_config: content: | <config xmlns:xc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"> <system xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-system"> <ntp> <enabled>true</enabled> <server> <name>ntp1</name> <udp><address>127.0.0.1</address></udp> </server> </ntp> </system> </config> - name: wipe ntp configuration netconf_config: content: | <config xmlns:xc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"> <system xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-system"> <ntp> <enabled>false</enabled> <server operation="remove"> <name>ntp1</name> </server> </ntp> </system> </config> - name: configure interface while providing different private key file path (for connection=netconf) netconf_config: backup: yes register: backup_junos_location vars: ansible_private_key_file: /home/admin/.ssh/newprivatekeyfile - name: configurable backup path netconf_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:
Key | Returned | Description |
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backup_path
string
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when backup is yes |
The full path to the backup file
Sample:
/playbooks/ansible/backup/config.2016-07-16@22:28:34
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diff
dictionary
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when diff is enabled |
If --diff option in enabled while running, the before and after configuration change are returned as part of before and after key.
Sample:
{'after': '<rpc-reply> <data> <configuration> <version>17.3R1.10</version>...<--snip-->', 'before': '<rpc-reply> <data> <configuration> <version>17.3R1.10</version>...<--snip-->'}
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server_capabilities
list
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success |
list of capabilities of the server
Sample:
['urn:ietf:params:netconf:base:1.1', 'urn:ietf:params:netconf:capability:confirmed-commit:1.0', 'urn:ietf:params:netconf:capability:candidate:1.0']
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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
- Leandro Lisboa Penz (@lpenz)
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