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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

• CloudEngine OS Platform Options
  • Connections available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
  • Using NETCONF in Ansible
  • Notes
• 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
• ERIC_ECCLI Platform Options
  • Connections available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• EXOS Platform Options
  • Connections available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
  • Using EXOS-API in Ansible
• FRR Platform Options
  • Connections available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• ICX Platform Options
  • Connections available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• IOS Platform Options
  • Connections available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• IOS-XR Platform Options
  • Connections available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
  • Using NETCONF 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
• VyOS Platform Options
  • Connections available
  • Using CLI in Ansible
• WeOS 4 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 [†]	arista.eos.eos	✓		✓	✓
Ciena SAOS6	ciena.saos6.saos6	✓			✓
Cisco ASA [†]	cisco.asa.asa	✓			✓
Cisco IOS [†]	cisco.ios.ios	✓			✓
Cisco IOS XR [†]	cisco.iosxr.iosxr	✓			✓
Cisco NX-OS [†]	cisco.nxos.nxos	✓		✓	✓
Cloudengine OS	community.network.ce	✓	✓		✓
Dell OS6	dellemc.os6.os6	✓			✓
Dell OS9	dellemc.os9.os9	✓			✓
Dell OS10	dellemc.os10.os10	✓			✓
Ericsson ECCLI	community.network.eric_eccli	✓			✓
Extreme EXOS	community.network.exos	✓		✓
Extreme IronWare	community.network.ironware	✓			✓
Extreme NOS	community.network.nos	✓
Extreme SLX-OS	community.network.slxos	✓
Extreme VOSS	community.network.voss	✓
F5 BIG-IP					✓
F5 BIG-IQ					✓
Junos OS [†]	junipernetworks.junos.junos	✓	✓		✓
Lenovo CNOS	community.network.cnos	✓			✓
Lenovo ENOS	community.network.enos	✓			✓
Meraki					✓
MikroTik RouterOS	community.network.routeros	✓
Nokia SR OS					✓
Pluribus Netvisor	community.network.netvisor	✓
Ruckus ICX	community.network.icx	✓
VyOS [†]	vyos.vyos.vyos	✓			✓
Westermo WeOS 4	community.network.weos4	✓
OS that supports Netconf [†]	<network-os>		✓		✓

[†] Maintained by Ansible Network Team