junos_ping – Tests reachability using ping from devices running Juniper JUNOS¶
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis¶
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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count
integer
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Default: 5
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Number of packets to send to check reachability.
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dest
-
/ required
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The IP Address or hostname (resolvable by the device) of the remote node.
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interface
-
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The source interface to use while sending the ping packet(s).
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interval
integer
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Determines the interval (in seconds) between consecutive pings.
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provider
dictionary
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Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using
connection: network_cli or connection: netconf.For more information please see the Junos OS Platform Options guide.
A dict object containing connection details.
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host
string
/ required
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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.
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password
string
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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. |
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port
integer
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Default: 22
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Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. The port value will default to the well known SSH port of 22 (for
transport=cli) or port 830 (for transport=netconf) device. |
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ssh_keyfile
path
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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. |
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timeout
integer
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Default: 10
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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.
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username
string
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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. |
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size
integer
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Determines the size (in bytes) of the ping packet(s).
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source
-
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The IP Address to use while sending the ping packet(s).
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state
-
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Determines if the expected result is success or fail.
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ttl
integer
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The time-to-live value for the ICMP packet(s).
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Notes¶
Note
For a general purpose network module, see the net_ping module.
For Windows targets, use the win_ping module instead.
For targets running Python, use the ping module instead.
For information on using CLI and netconf see the Junos OS Platform Options guide
For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide
For more information on using Ansible to manage Juniper network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-juniper.
Examples¶
- name: Test reachability to 10.10.10.10
junos_ping:
dest: 10.10.10.10
- name: Test reachability to 10.20.20.20 using source and size set
junos_ping:
dest: 10.20.20.20
size: 1024
ttl: 128
- name: Test unreachability to 10.30.30.30 using interval
junos_ping:
dest: 10.30.30.30
interval: 3
state: absent
- name: Test reachability to 10.40.40.40 setting count and interface
junos_ping:
dest: 10.40.40.40
interface: fxp0
count: 20
size: 512
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
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commands
list
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always |
List of commands sent.
Sample:
['ping 10.8.38.44 count 10 source 10.8.38.38 ttl 128']
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packet_loss
string
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always |
Percentage of packets lost.
Sample:
0%
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packets_rx
integer
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always |
Packets successfully received.
Sample:
20
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packets_tx
integer
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always |
Packets successfully transmitted.
Sample:
20
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rtt
dictionary
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when ping succeeds |
The round trip time (RTT) stats.
Sample:
{'avg': 2, 'max': 8, 'min': 1, 'stddev': 24}
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Status¶
This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. [network]
Red Hat Support¶
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.