net_get – Copy a file from a network device to Ansible Controller¶
New in version 2.6.
Synopsis¶
This module provides functionality to copy file from network device to ansible controller.
Parameters¶
Notes¶
Note
Some devices need specific configurations to be enabled before scp can work These configuration should be pre-configured before using this module e.g ios -
ip scp server enable
.User privilege to do scp on network device should be pre-configured e.g. ios - need user privilege 15 by default for allowing scp.
Default destination of source file.
This module is supported on
ansible_network_os
network platforms. See the Network Platform Options for details.
Examples¶
- name: copy file from the network device to Ansible controller
net_get:
src: running_cfg_ios1.txt
- name: copy file from ios to common location at /tmp
net_get:
src: running_cfg_sw1.txt
dest : /tmp/ios1.txt
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.
Authors¶
Deepak Agrawal (@dagrawal)
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