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
• Dell OS6 Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• Dell OS9 Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• Dell OS10 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
  • Using eAPI in Ansible
• EXOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
  • Using EXOS-API in Ansible
• IOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• IronWare Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• Junos OS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
  • Using NETCONF in Ansible
• Meraki Platform Options
  • Connections Available
• Pluribus NETVISOR Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• NOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• NXOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
  • Using NX-API in Ansible
  • Cisco Nexus Platform Support Matrix
• RouterOS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• SLX-OS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• VOSS Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• Netconf enabled Platform Options
  • Connections Available
  • Using NETCONF in Ansible

Settings by Platform

		ansible_connection: settings available
Network OS	ansible_network_os:	network_cli	netconf		httpapi		local
Arista EOS*	eos	✓			✓		✓
Cisco ASA	asa	✓					✓
Cisco IOS*	ios	✓					✓
Cisco IOS XR*	iosxr	✓					✓
Cisco NX-OS*	nxos	✓			✓		✓
Dell OS6	dellos6	✓					✓
Dell OS9	dellos9	✓					✓
Dell OS10	dellos10	✓					✓
Extreme EXOS	exos	✓			✓
Extreme IronWare	ironware	✓					✓
Extreme NOS	nos	✓
Extreme SLX-OS	slxos	✓
Extreme VOSS	voss	✓
F5 BIG-IP							✓
F5 BIG-IQ							✓
Junos OS*	junos	✓	✓				✓
Lenovo CNOS	cnos	✓					✓
Lenovo ENOS	enos	✓					✓
Meraki	meraki						✓
MikroTik RouterOS	routeros	✓
Nokia SR OS	sros	✓					✓
Pluribus Netvisor	netvisor	✓
VyOS*	vyos	✓					✓
OS that supports Netconf*	<network-os>		✓				✓

* Maintained by Ansible Network Team