CloudEngine OS Platform Options¶
CloudEngine CE OS is part of the community.network collection and supports multiple connections. This page offers details on how each connection works in Ansible and how to use it.
Connections available¶
CLI |
NETCONF |
|
---|---|---|
Protocol |
SSH |
XML over SSH |
Credentials |
uses SSH keys / SSH-agent if present accepts |
uses SSH keys / SSH-agent if present accepts |
Indirect Access |
via a bastion (jump host) |
via a bastion (jump host) |
Connection Settings |
|
|
Enable Mode |
not supported by ce OS |
not supported by ce OS |
Returned Data Format |
Refer to individual module documentation |
Refer to individual module documentation |
The ansible_connection: local
has been deprecated. Please use ansible_connection: ansible.netcommon.netconf
or ansible_connection=ansible.netcommon.network_cli
instead.
Using CLI in Ansible¶
Example CLI inventory [ce:vars]
¶
[ce:vars]
ansible_connection=ansible.netcommon.network_cli
ansible_network_os=community.network.ce
ansible_user=myuser
ansible_password=!vault...
ansible_ssh_common_args='-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q bastion01"'
If you are using SSH keys (including an ssh-agent) you can remove the
ansible_password
configuration.If you are accessing your host directly (not through a bastion/jump host) you can remove the
ansible_ssh_common_args
configuration.If you are accessing your host through a bastion/jump host, you cannot include your SSH password in the
ProxyCommand
directive. To prevent secrets from leaking out (for example inps
output), SSH does not support providing passwords via environment variables.
Example CLI task¶
- name: Retrieve CE OS version
community.network.ce_command:
commands: display version
when: ansible_network_os == 'community.network.ce'
Using NETCONF in Ansible¶
Enabling NETCONF¶
Before you can use NETCONF to connect to a switch, you must:
install the
ncclient
python package on your control node(s) withpip install ncclient
enable NETCONF on the CloudEngine OS device(s)
To enable NETCONF on a new switch using Ansible, use the community.network.ce_config
module with the CLI connection. Set up your platform-level variables just like in the CLI example above, then run a playbook task like this:
- name: Enable NETCONF
connection: ansible.netcommon.network_cli
community.network.ce_config:
lines:
- snetconf server enable
when: ansible_network_os == 'community.network.ce'
Once NETCONF is enabled, change your variables to use the NETCONF connection.
Example NETCONF inventory [ce:vars]
¶
[ce:vars]
ansible_connection=ansible.netcommon.netconf
ansible_network_os=community.network.ce
ansible_user=myuser
ansible_password=!vault |
ansible_ssh_common_args='-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q bastion01"'
Example NETCONF task¶
- name: Create a vlan, id is 50(ce)
community.network.ce_vlan:
vlan_id: 50
name: WEB
when: ansible_network_os == 'community.network.ce'
Notes¶
Modules that work with ansible.netcommon.network_cli
¶
community.network.ce_acl_interface
community.network.ce_command
community.network.ce_config
community.network.ce_evpn_bgp
community.network.ce_evpn_bgp_rr
community.network.ce_evpn_global
community.network.ce_facts
community.network.ce_mlag_interface
community.network.ce_mtu
community.network.ce_netstream_aging
community.network.ce_netstream_export
community.network.ce_netstream_global
community.network.ce_netstream_template
community.network.ce_ntp_auth
community.network.ce_rollback
community.network.ce_snmp_contact
community.network.ce_snmp_location
community.network.ce_snmp_traps
community.network.ce_startup
community.network.ce_stp
community.network.ce_vxlan_arp
community.network.ce_vxlan_gateway
community.network.ce_vxlan_global
Modules that work with ansible.netcommon.netconf
¶
community.network.ce_aaa_server
community.network.ce_aaa_server_host
community.network.ce_acl
community.network.ce_acl_advance
community.network.ce_bfd_global
community.network.ce_bfd_session
community.network.ce_bfd_view
community.network.ce_bgp
community.network.ce_bgp_af
community.network.ce_bgp_neighbor
community.network.ce_bgp_neighbor_af
community.network.ce_dldp
community.network.ce_dldp_interface
community.network.ce_eth_trunk
community.network.ce_evpn_bd_vni
community.network.ce_file_copy
community.network.ce_info_center_debug
community.network.ce_info_center_global
community.network.ce_info_center_log
community.network.ce_info_center_trap
community.network.ce_interface
community.network.ce_interface_ospf
community.network.ce_ip_interface
community.network.ce_lacp
community.network.ce_link_status
community.network.ce_lldp
community.network.ce_lldp_interface
community.network.ce_mlag_config
community.network.ce_netconf
community.network.ce_ntp
community.network.ce_ospf
community.network.ce_ospf_vrf
community.network.ce_reboot
community.network.ce_sflow
community.network.ce_snmp_community
community.network.ce_snmp_target_host
community.network.ce_snmp_user
community.network.ce_static_route
community.network.ce_static_route_bfd
community.network.ce_switchport
community.network.ce_vlan
community.network.ce_vrf
community.network.ce_vrf_af
community.network.ce_vrf_interface
community.network.ce_vrrp
community.network.ce_vxlan_tunnel
community.network.ce_vxlan_vap
Warning
Never store passwords in plain text. We recommend using SSH keys to authenticate SSH connections. Ansible supports ssh-agent to manage your SSH keys. If you must use passwords to authenticate SSH connections, we recommend encrypting them with Ansible Vault.
See also