community.network.aruba_config – Manage Aruba configuration sections

Note

This plugin is part of the community.network collection (version 1.3.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.network.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.network.aruba_config.

Synopsis
Parameters
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

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

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
after string			The ordered set of commands to append to the end of the command stack if a change needs to be made. Just like with before this allows the playbook designer to append a set of commands to be executed after the command set.
backup boolean		no ← yes	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. If the directory does not exist, it is created.
backup_options dictionary			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.
	dir_path path		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.
	filename string		The filename to be used to store the backup configuration. If the filename is not given it will be generated based on the hostname, current time and date in format defined by _config.@
before string			The ordered set of commands to push on to the command stack if a change needs to be made. This allows the playbook designer the opportunity to perform configuration commands prior to pushing any changes without affecting how the set of commands are matched against the system.
diff_against string		startup intended running	When using the `ansible-playbook --diff` command line argument the module can generate diffs against different sources. When this option is configure as startup, the module will return the diff of the running-config against the startup configuration. When this option is configured as intended, the module will return the diff of the running-config against the configuration provided in the `intended_config` argument. When this option is configured as running, the module will return the before and after diff of the running-config with respect to any changes made to the device configuration.
diff_ignore_lines string			Use this argument to specify one or more lines that should be ignored during the diff. This is used for lines in the configuration that are automatically updated by the system. This argument takes a list of regular expressions or exact line matches.
encrypt boolean		no yes ←	This allows an Aruba controller's passwords and keys to be displayed in plain text when set to false or encrypted when set to true. If set to false, the setting will re-encrypt at the end of the module run. Backups are still encrypted even when set to false.
intended_config string			The `intended_config` provides the master configuration that the node should conform to and is used to check the final running-config against. This argument will not modify any settings on the remote device and is strictly used to check the compliance of the current device's configuration against. When specifying this argument, the task should also modify the `diff_against` value and set it to intended.
lines string			The ordered set of commands that should be configured in the section. The commands must be the exact same commands as found in the device running-config. Be sure to note the configuration command syntax as some commands are automatically modified by the device config parser. aliases: commands
match string		line ← strict exact none	Instructs the module on the way to perform the matching of the set of commands against the current device config. If match is set to line, commands are matched line by line. If match is set to strict, command lines are matched with respect to position. If match is set to exact, command lines must be an equal match. Finally, if match is set to none, the module will not attempt to compare the source configuration with the running configuration on the remote device.
parents string			The ordered set of parents that uniquely identify the section or hierarchy the commands should be checked against. If the parents argument is omitted, the commands are checked against the set of top level or global commands.
provider string			A dict object containing connection details.
	host string / required		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.
	password string		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.
	port integer	Default: 22	Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote. device.
	ssh_keyfile path		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.
	timeout integer	Default: 10	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.
	username string		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.
replace string		line ← block	Instructs the module on the way to perform the configuration on the device. If the replace argument is set to line then the modified lines are pushed to the device in configuration mode. If the replace argument is set to block then the entire command block is pushed to the device in configuration mode if any line is not correct.
running_config string			The module, by default, will connect to the remote device and retrieve the current running-config to use as a base for comparing against the contents of source. There are times when it is not desirable to have the task get the current running-config for every task in a playbook. The running_config argument allows the implementer to pass in the configuration to use as the base config for comparison. aliases: config
save_when string		always never ← modified changed	When changes are made to the device running-configuration, the changes are not copied to non-volatile storage by default. Using this argument will change that before. If the argument is set to always, then the running-config will always be copied to the startup configuration and the modified flag will always be set to True. If the argument is set to modified, then the running-config will only be copied to the startup configuration if it has changed since the last save to startup configuration. If the argument is set to never, the running-config will never be copied to the startup configuration. If the argument is set to changed, then the running-config will only be copied to the startup configuration if the task has made a change.
src string			Specifies the source path to the 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 lines, parents.

Examples

- name: Configure top level configuration
  community.network.aruba_config:
    lines: hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}

- name: Diff the running-config against a provided config
  community.network.aruba_config:
    diff_against: intended
    intended_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'master.cfg') }}"

- name: Configure interface settings
  community.network.aruba_config:
    lines:
      - description test interface
      - ip access-group 1 in
    parents: interface gigabitethernet 0/0/0

- name: Load new acl into device
  community.network.aruba_config:
    lines:
      - permit host 10.10.10.10
      - ipv6 permit host fda9:97d6:32a3:3e59::3333
    parents: ip access-list standard 1
    before: no ip access-list standard 1
    match: exact

- name: Configurable backup path
  community.network.aruba_config:
    backup: yes
    lines: hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}
    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
backup_path string	when backup is yes	The full path to the backup file Sample: /playbooks/ansible/backup/aruba_config.2016-07-16@22:28:34
commands list / elements=string	always	The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device Sample: ['hostname foo', 'vlan 1', 'name default']
updates list / elements=string	always	The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device Sample: ['hostname foo', 'vlan 1', 'name default']

Authors

James Mighion (@jmighion)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.10/collections/community/network/aruba_config_module.html