cisco.nxos.nxos_file_copy – Copy a file to a remote NXOS device.

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.nxos collection (version 2.8.2).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.nxos.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.nxos.nxos_file_copy.

New in version 1.0.0: of cisco.nxos

Synopsis

  • This module supports two different workflows for copying a file to flash (or bootflash) on NXOS devices. Files can either be (1) pushed from the Ansible controller to the device or (2) pulled from a remote SCP file server to the device. File copies are initiated from the NXOS device to the remote SCP server. This module only supports the use of connection network_cli or Cli transport with connection local.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • paramiko (required when file_pull is False)

  • SCPClient (required when file_pull is False)

  • pexpect (required when file_pull is True)

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

connect_ssh_port

string

SSH server port used for file transfer.

Default: 22

file_pull

boolean

When (False) file is copied from the Ansible controller to the NXOS device.

When (True) file is copied from a remote SCP server to the NXOS device. In this mode, the file copy is initiated from the NXOS device.

If the file is already present on the device it will be overwritten and therefore the operation is NOT idempotent.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

file_pull_compact

boolean

When file_pull is True, this is used to compact nxos image files. This option can only be used with nxos image files.

When (file_pull is False), this is not used.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

file_pull_kstack

boolean

When file_pull is True, this can be used to speed up file copies when the nxos running image supports the use-kstack option.

When (file_pull is False), this is not used.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

file_pull_protocol

string

When file_pull is True, this can be used to define the transfer protocol for copying file from remote to the NXOS device.

When (file_pull is False), this is not used.

Choices:

  • scp ← (default)

  • sftp

  • ftp

  • http

  • https

  • tftp

file_pull_timeout

string

Use this parameter to set timeout in seconds, when transferring large files or when the network is slow.

When (file_pull is False), this is not used.

Default: 300

file_system

string

The remote file system on the nxos device. If omitted, devices that support a file_system parameter will use their default values.

Default: “bootflash:”

local_file

string

When (file_pull is False) this is the path to the local file on the Ansible controller. The local directory must exist.

When (file_pull is True) this is the target file name on the NXOS device.

local_file_directory

string

When (file_pull is True) file is copied from a remote SCP server to the NXOS device, and written to this directory on the NXOS device. If the directory does not exist, it will be created under the file_system. This is an optional parameter.

When (file_pull is False), this is not used.

provider

dictionary

Deprecated

Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using connection: network_cli.

Starting with Ansible 2.6 we recommend using connection: httpapi for NX-API.

This option will be removed in a release after 2022-06-01.

For more information please see the https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user_guide/platform_nxos.html.

A dict object containing connection details.

auth_pass

string

Specifies the password to use if required to enter privileged mode on the remote device. If authorize is false, then this argument does nothing. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_AUTH_PASS will be used instead.

authorize

boolean

Instructs the module to enter privileged mode on the remote device before sending any commands. If not specified, the device will attempt to execute all commands in non-privileged mode. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_AUTHORIZE will be used instead.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

host

string

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.

password

string

Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This is a common argument used for either cli or nxapi transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.

port

integer

Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. This value applies to either cli or nxapi. The port value will default to the appropriate transport common port if none is provided in the task. (cli=22, http=80, https=443).

ssh_keyfile

string

Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for the cli transport. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.

timeout

integer

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. NX-API can be slow to return on long-running commands (sh mac, sh bgp, etc).

transport

string

Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. The transport argument supports connectivity to the device over cli (ssh) or nxapi.

Choices:

  • cli ← (default)

  • nxapi

use_proxy

boolean

If no, the environment variables http_proxy and https_proxy will be ignored.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

use_ssl

boolean

Configures the transport to use SSL if set to yes only when the transport=nxapi, otherwise this value is ignored.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

username

string

Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate either the CLI login or the nxapi authentication depending on which transport is used. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.

validate_certs

boolean

If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. If the transport argument is not nxapi, this value is ignored.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

remote_file

string

When (file_pull is False) this is the remote file path on the NXOS device. If omitted, the name of the local file will be used. The remote directory must exist.

When (file_pull is True) this is the full path to the file on the remote SCP server to be copied to the NXOS device.

remote_scp_server

string

The remote scp server address when file_pull is True. This is required if file_pull is True.

When (file_pull is False), this is not used.

remote_scp_server_password

string

The remote scp server password when file_pull is True. This is required if file_pull is True.

When (file_pull is False), this is not used.

remote_scp_server_user

string

The remote scp server username when file_pull is True. This is required if file_pull is True.

When (file_pull is False), this is not used.

vrf

string

The VRF used to pull the file. Useful when no vrf management is defined

Default: “management”

Notes

Note

  • Tested against NXOS 7.0(3)I2(5), 7.0(3)I4(6), 7.0(3)I5(3), 7.0(3)I6(1), 7.0(3)I7(3), 6.0(2)A8(8), 7.0(3)F3(4), 7.3(0)D1(1), 8.3(0), 9.2, 9.3

  • Limited Support for Cisco MDS

  • When pushing files (file_pull is False) to the NXOS device, feature scp-server must be enabled.

  • When pulling files (file_pull is True) to the NXOS device, feature scp-server is not required.

  • When pulling files (file_pull is True) to the NXOS device, no transfer will take place if the file is already present.

  • Check mode will tell you if the file would be copied.

  • For information on using CLI and NX-API see the NXOS 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 Cisco devices see the Cisco integration page.

Examples

# File copy from ansible controller to nxos device
- name: copy from server to device
  cisco.nxos.nxos_file_copy:
    local_file: ./test_file.txt
    remote_file: test_file.txt

# Initiate file copy from the nxos device to transfer file from an SCP server back to the nxos device
- name: initiate file copy from device
  cisco.nxos.nxos_file_copy:
    file_pull: true
    local_file: xyz
    local_file_directory: dir1/dir2/dir3
    remote_file: /mydir/abc
    remote_scp_server: 192.168.0.1
    remote_scp_server_user: myUser
    remote_scp_server_password: myPassword
    vrf: management

# Initiate file copy from the nxos device to transfer file from a ftp server back to the nxos device.
# remote_scp_server_user and remote_scp_server_password are used to login to the FTP server.
- name: initiate file copy from device
  cisco.nxos.nxos_file_copy:
    file_pull: true
    file_pull_protocol: ftp
    local_file: xyz
    remote_file: /mydir/abc
    remote_scp_server: 192.168.0.1
    remote_scp_server_user: myUser
    remote_scp_server_password: myPassword
    vrf: management

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

changed

boolean

Indicates whether or not the file was copied.

Returned: success

Sample: true

local_file

string

The path of the local file.

Returned: success

Sample: “/path/to/local/file”

remote_file

string

The path of the remote file.

Returned: success

Sample: “/path/to/remote/file”

remote_scp_server

string

The name of the scp server when file_pull is True.

Returned: success

Sample: “fileserver.example.com”

transfer_status

string

Whether a file was transferred to the nxos device.

Returned: success

Sample: “Sent”

Authors

  • Jason Edelman (@jedelman8)

  • Gabriele Gerbino (@GGabriele)

  • Rewritten as a plugin by (@mikewiebe)