cisco.asa.asa_config module – Manage configuration sections on Cisco ASA devices
Note
This module is part of the cisco.asa collection (version 6.0.0).
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 cisco.asa.
To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.asa.asa_config.
Note
The cisco.asa collection has been deprecated and will be removed from Ansible 12. See the discussion thread for more information.
New in cisco.asa 1.0.0
Synopsis
Cisco ASA configurations use a simple block indent file syntax for segmenting configuration into sections. This module provides an implementation for working with ASA configuration sections in a deterministic way.
Parameters
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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. |
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This argument will cause the module to create a full backup of the current Choices:
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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 |
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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 |
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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 <hostname>_config.<current-date>@<current-time> |
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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. |
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The |
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Specifies which context to target if you are running in the ASA in multiple context mode. Defaults to the current context you login to. |
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This argument specifies whether or not to collect all defaults when getting the remote device running config. When enabled, the module will get the current config by issuing the command Choices:
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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. |
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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. Choices:
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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. |
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This argument specifies to include passwords in the config when retrieving the running-config from the remote device. This includes passwords related to VPN endpoints. This argument is mutually exclusive with defaults. Choices:
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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 Choices:
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The Choices:
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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-config 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-config if it has changed since the last save to startup-config. If the argument is set to never, the running-config will never be copied to the startup-config. If the argument is set to changed, then the running-config will only be copied to the startup-config if the task has made a change. changed was added in Ansible 2.5. Choices:
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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. |
Notes
Note
For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the :ref:`Ansible Network Guide <network_guide>`
Examples
- cisco.asa.asa_config:
lines:
- network-object host 10.80.30.18
- network-object host 10.80.30.19
- network-object host 10.80.30.20
parents: [object-group network OG-MONITORED-SERVERS]
- cisco.asa.asa_config:
host: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
lines:
- message-length maximum client auto
- message-length maximum 512
match: line
parents: [policy-map type inspect dns PM-DNS, parameters]
auth_pass: cisco
username: admin
password: cisco
context: ansible
- cisco.asa.asa_config:
lines:
- ikev1 pre-shared-key MyS3cretVPNK3y
parents: tunnel-group 1.1.1.1 ipsec-attributes
passwords: true
- name: attach ASA acl on interface vlan13/nameif cloud13
cisco.asa.asa_config:
lines:
- access-group cloud-acl_access_in in interface cloud13
- name: configure ASA (>=9.2) default BGP
cisco.asa.asa_config:
lines:
- bgp log-neighbor-changes
- bgp bestpath compare-routerid
parents:
- router bgp 65002
register: bgp
when: bgp_default_config is defined
- name: configure ASA (>=9.2) BGP neighbor in default/single context mode
cisco.asa.asa_config:
lines:
- bgp router-id {{ bgp_router_id }}
- neighbor {{ bgp_neighbor_ip }} remote-as {{ bgp_neighbor_as }}
- neighbor {{ bgp_neighbor_ip }} description {{ bgp_neighbor_name }}
parents:
- router bgp 65002
- address-family ipv4 unicast
register: bgp
when: bgp_neighbor_as is defined
- name: configure ASA interface with standby
cisco.asa.asa_config:
lines:
- description my cloud interface
- nameif cloud13
- security-level 50
- ip address 192.168.13.1 255.255.255.0 standby 192.168.13.2
parents: [interface Vlan13]
register: interface
- name: Show changes to interface from task above
ansible.builtin.debug:
var: interface
- name: configurable backup path
cisco.asa.asa_config:
lines:
- access-group cloud-acl_access_in in interface cloud13
backup: true
backup_options:
filename: backup.cfg
dir_path: /home/user
- name: save running to startup when modified
cisco.asa.asa_config:
save_when: modified
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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The full path to the backup file Returned: when backup is true Sample: |
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The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device Returned: always Sample: |