ansible.builtin.nxos_banner (v2.4.3.0-1) — module

Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.4.3.0.post1

Description

This will configure both exec and motd banners on remote devices running Cisco NXOS. It allows playbooks to add or remote banner text from the active running configuration.

Usage examples

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- name: configure the exec banner
  nxos_banner:
    banner: exec
    text: |
      this is my exec banner
      that contains a multiline
      string
    state: present

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- name: remove the motd banner
  nxos_banner:
    banner: motd
    state: absent

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- name: Configure banner from file
  nxos_banner:
    banner:  motd
    text: "{{ lookup('file', './config_partial/raw_banner.cfg') }}"
    state: present

Inputs

    
text:
    default: null
    description:
    - The banner text that should be present in the remote device running configuration.
      This argument accepts a multiline string, with no empty lines. Requires I(state=present).

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - Specifies whether or not the configuration is present in the current devices active
      running configuration.

banner:
    choices:
    - exec
    - motd
    default: null
    description:
    - Specifies which banner that should be configured on the remote device.
    required: true

Outputs

commands:
  description: The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device
  returned: always
  sample:
  - banner exec
  - this is my exec banner
  - that contains a multiline
  - string
  type: list