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
ansible_connection: settings available |
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| Network OS | ansible_network_os: |
network_cli | netconf | httpapi | local |
| Arista EOS* | eos |
in v. >=2.5 | N/A | in v. >=2.6 | in v. >=2.4 |
| Cisco ASA | asa |
in v. >=2.5 | N/A | N/A | in v. >=2.4 |
| Cisco IOS* | ios |
in v. >=2.5 | N/A | N/A | in v. >=2.4 |
| Cisco IOS XR* | iosxr |
in v. >=2.5 | N/A | N/A | in v. >=2.4 |
| Cisco NX-OS* | nxos |
in v. >=2.5 | N/A | in v. >=2.6 | in v. >=2.4 |
| Extreme EXOS | exos |
in v. >=2.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Extreme SLX-OS | slxos |
in v. >=2.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| F5 BIG-IP | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | in v. >=2.0 |
| F5 BIG-IQ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | in v. >=2.0 |
| Junos OS* | junos |
in v. >=2.5 | in v. >=2.5 | N/A | in v. >=2.4 |
| Nokia SR OS | sros |
in v. >=2.5 | N/A | N/A | in v. >=2.4 |
| VyOS* | vyos |
in v. >=2.5 | N/A | N/A | in v. >=2.4 |
* Maintained by Ansible Network Team