iosxr_config – Manage Cisco IOS XR configuration sections

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis

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

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • ncclient >= 0.5.3 when using netconf
  • lxml >= 4.1.1 when using netconf

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
admin
boolean
added in 2.4
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Enters into administration configuration mode for making config changes to the device.
after
-
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
added in 2.2
    Choices:
  • 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. 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.
before
-
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.
comment
-
added in 2.2
 Default:
"configured by iosxr_config"
Allows a commit description to be specified to be included when the configuration is committed. If the configuration is not changed or committed, this argument is ignored.
config
-
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 config argument allows the implementer to pass in the configuration to use as the base config for comparison.
force
boolean
added in 2.2
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
The force argument instructs the module to not consider the current devices running-config. When set to true, this will cause the module to push the contents of src into the device without first checking if already configured.
Note this argument should be considered deprecated. To achieve the equivalent, set the match=none which is idempotent. This argument will be removed in a future release.
label
-
added in 2.7
Allows a commit label to be specified to be included when the configuration is committed. A valid label must begin with an alphabet and not exceed 30 characters, only alphabets, digits, hyphens and underscores are allowed. If the configuration is not changed or committed, this argument is ignored.
lines
-
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
-
    Choices:
  • 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
-
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
-
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using connection: network_cli.
For more information please see the Network Guide.
A dict object containing connection details.
host
- / 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
-
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
-
Default:
22
Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device.
ssh_keyfile
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
    Choices:
  • line ←
  • block
  • config
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.
src
-
added in 2.2
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

  • Tested against IOS XRv 6.1.2
  • This module does not support netconf connection
  • Abbreviated commands are NOT idempotent, see Network FAQ.
  • Avoid service disrupting changes (viz. Management IP) from config replace.
  • Do not use end in the replace config file.
  • For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide
  • For more information on using Ansible to manage Cisco devices see the Cisco integration page.

Examples

- name: configure top level configuration
  iosxr_config:
    lines: hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}

- name: configure interface settings
  iosxr_config:
    lines:
      - description test interface
      - ip address 172.31.1.1 255.255.255.0
    parents: interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0

- name: load a config from disk and replace the current config
  iosxr_config:
    src: config.cfg
    replace: config
    backup: yes

- name: for idempotency, use full-form commands
  iosxr_config:
    lines:
      # - shut
      - shutdown
    # parents: int g0/0/0/1
    parents: interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1

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/iosxr01.2016-07-16@22:28:34
commands
list
 If there are commands to run against the host
The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device

Sample:
['hostname foo', 'router ospf 1', 'router-id 1.1.1.1']


Status

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

  • Ricardo Carrillo Cruz (@rcarrillocruz)

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