junipernetworks.junos.junos_facts module – Collect facts from remote devices running Juniper Junos

Note

This module is part of the junipernetworks.junos collection (version 5.3.1).

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 junipernetworks.junos. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: junipernetworks.junos.junos_facts.

New in junipernetworks.junos 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • Collects fact information from a remote device running the Junos operating system. By default, the module will collect basic fact information from the device to be included with the hostvars. Additional fact information can be collected based on the configured set of arguments.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Aliases: facts

Requirements

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

  • ncclient (>=v0.5.2)

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

available_network_resources

boolean

When ‘True’ a list of network resources for which resource modules are available will be provided.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

config_format

string

The config_format argument specifies the format of the configuration when serializing output from the device. This argument is applicable only when config value is present in gather_subset. The config_format should be supported by the junos version running on device. This value is not applicable while fetching old style facts that is when ofacts value is present in value if gather_subset value. This option is valid only for gather_subset values.

Choices:

  • "xml"

  • "text" ← (default)

  • "set"

  • "json"

gather_network_resources

list / elements=string

When supplied, this argument will restrict the facts collected to a given subset. Possible values for this argument include all and the resources like interfaces, vlans etc. Can specify a list of values to include a larger subset. Values can also be used with an initial ! to specify that a specific subset should not be collected. Valid subsets are ‘all’, ‘interfaces’, ‘lacp’, ‘lacp_interfaces’, ‘lag_interfaces’, ‘l2_interfaces’, ‘l3_interfaces’, ‘lldp_global’, ‘lldp_interfaces’, ‘vlans’.

gather_subset

list / elements=string

When supplied, this argument will restrict the facts collected to a given subset. Possible values for this argument include all, hardware, config, interfaces and min. Can specify a list of values to include a larger subset. Values can also be used with an initial ! to specify that a specific subset should not be collected. To maintain backward compatibility old style facts can be retrieved by explicitly adding ofacts to value, this requires junos-eznc to be installed as a prerequisite. Valid value of gather_subset are default, hardware, config, interfaces, ofacts. If ofacts is present in the list it fetches the old style facts (fact keys without ‘ansible_’ prefix) and it requires junos-eznc library to be installed.

Default: ["min"]

Notes

Note

  • Ensure config_format used to retrieve configuration from device is supported by junos version running on device.

  • With config_format = json, configuration in the results will be a dictionary(and not a JSON string)

  • This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.

  • Tested against vSRX JUNOS version 15.1X49-D15.4, vqfx-10000 JUNOS Version 15.1X53-D60.4.

  • Recommended connection is netconf. See the Junos OS Platform Options.

  • This module also works with local connections for legacy playbooks.

  • For information on using CLI and netconf see the :ref:`Junos OS Platform Options guide <junos_platform_options>`

  • For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the :ref:`Ansible Network Guide <network_guide>`

  • For more information on using Ansible to manage Juniper network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-juniper.

Examples

- name: collect default set of facts
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_facts:

- name: collect default set of facts and configuration
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_facts:
    gather_subset: config

- name: Gather legacy and resource facts
  junipernetworks.junos.junos_facts:
    gather_subset: all
    gather_network_resources: all

Authors

  • Nathaniel Case (@Qalthos)