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community.network.ce_startup – Manages a system startup information on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches.
Note
This plugin is part of the community.network collection (version 3.0.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.network.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.network.ce_startup.
Synopsis
- Manages a system startup information on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| action
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Display the startup information.
         | 
     
| cfg_file
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "present"
         | 
      
        
        Name of the configuration file that is applied for the next startup. The value is a string of 5 to 255 characters.
         | 
     
| patch_file
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Name of the patch file that is applied for the next startup.
         | 
     |
| slot
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Position of the device.The value is a string of 1 to 32 characters. The possible value of slot is all, slave-board, or the specific slotID.
         | 
     |
| software_file
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        File name of the system software that is applied for the next startup. The value is a string of 5 to 255 characters.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- Recommended connection is 
network_cli. - This module also works with 
localconnections for legacy playbooks. 
Examples
- name: Startup module test
  hosts: cloudengine
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    cli:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      port: "{{ ansible_ssh_port }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      transport: cli
  tasks:
  - name: Display startup information
    community.network.ce_startup:
      action: display
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Set startup patch file
    community.network.ce_startup:
      patch_file: 2.PAT
      slot: all
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Set startup software file
    community.network.ce_startup:
      software_file: aa.cc
      slot: 1
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  - name: Set startup cfg file
    community.network.ce_startup:
      cfg_file: 2.cfg
      slot: 1
      provider: "{{ cli }}"
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| changed
        
        boolean
         | 
      always | 
        
        check to see if a change was made on the device
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
| end_state
        
        dictionary
         | 
      always | 
        
        k/v pairs of aaa params after module execution
         Sample:
        
       
        {'StartupInfos': None}
         | 
     
| existing
        
        dictionary
         | 
      always | 
        
        k/v pairs of existing aaa server
         Sample:
        
       
        {'configSysSoft': 'flash:/CE12800-V200R002C20_issuB071.cc', 'curentPatchFile': 'NULL', 'curentStartupFile': 'NULL', 'curentSysSoft': 'flash:/CE12800-V200R002C20_issuB071.cc', 'nextPatchFile': 'flash:/1.PAT', 'nextStartupFile': 'flash:/1.cfg', 'nextSysSoft': 'flash:/CE12800-V200R002C20_issuB071.cc', 'position': '5'}
         | 
     
| proposed
        
        dictionary
         | 
      always | 
        
        k/v pairs of parameters passed into module
         Sample:
        
       
        {'patch_file': '2.PAT', 'slot': 'all'}
         | 
     
| updates
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      always | 
        
        command sent to the device
         Sample:
        
       
        {'startup patch 2.PAT all': None}
         | 
     
Authors
- Li Yanfeng (@QijunPan)
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/network/ce_startup_module.html