Platform Options

Some Ansible Network platforms support multiple connection types, privilege escalation (enable mode), or other options. The pages in this section offer standardized guides to understanding available options on each network platform. We welcome contributions from community-maintained platforms to this section.

Platform Options

• CNOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• ENOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• EOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible 2.6
  • Using eAPI in Ansible 2.6
• EXOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible 2.6
• IOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible 2.6
• IronWare Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible 2.6
• Junos OS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible 2.6
  • Using NETCONF in Ansible 2.6
• NOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible >= 2.7
• NXOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible 2.6
  • Using NX-API in Ansible 2.6
• RouterOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible 2.6
• SLX-OS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible 2.6
• VOSS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible >= 2.7
• Netconf enabled Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using NETCONF in Ansible 2.6 onwards

Settings by Platform

		ansible_connection: settings available
Network OS	ansible_network_os:	network_cli	netconf	httpapi	local
Arista EOS*	eos	in v. >=2.5	N/A	in v. >=2.6	in v. >=2.4
Cisco ASA	asa	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.4
Cisco IOS*	ios	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.4
Cisco IOS XR*	iosxr	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.4
Cisco NX-OS*	nxos	in v. >=2.5	N/A	in v. >=2.6	in v. >=2.4
Extreme EXOS	exos	in v. >=2.6	N/A	N/A	N/A
Extreme IronWare	ironware	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.5
Extreme NOS	nos	in v. >=2.7	N/A	N/A	N/A
Extreme SLX-OS	slxos	in v. >=2.6	N/A	N/A	N/A
Extreme VOSS	voss	in v. >=2.7	N/A	N/A	N/A
F5 BIG-IP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.0
F5 BIG-IQ	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.0
Junos OS*	junos	in v. >=2.5	in v. >=2.5	N/A	in v. >=2.4
Lenovo CNOS	cnos	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.3
Lenovo ENOS	enos	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.5
MikroTik RouterOS	routeros	in v. >=2.7	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nokia SR OS	sros	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.4
VyOS*	vyos	in v. >=2.5	N/A	N/A	in v. >=2.4
OS that supports Netconf*	<network-os>	N/A	in v. >=2.6	N/A	in v. >=2.2

* Maintained by Ansible Network Team