ansible / ansible.builtin / v2.8.17 / module / restconf_config Handles create, update, read and delete of configuration data on RESTCONF enabled devices. | "added in version" 2.8 of ansible.builtin" Authors: Ganesh Nalawade (@ganeshrn) preview | supported by networkansible.builtin.restconf_config (v2.8.17) — module
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Install with pip install ansible==2.8.17
RESTCONF is a standard mechanisms to allow web applications to configure and manage data. RESTCONF is a IETF standard and documented on RFC 8040.
This module allows the user to configure data on RESTCONF enabled devices.
- name: create l3vpn services restconf_config: path: /config/ietf-l3vpn-svc:l3vpn-svc/vpn-services content: | { "vpn-service":[ { "vpn-id": "red_vpn2", "customer-name": "blue", "vpn-service-topology": "ietf-l3vpn-svc:any-to-any" }, { "vpn-id": "blue_vpn1", "customer-name": "red", "vpn-service-topology": "ietf-l3vpn-svc:any-to-any" } ] }
path: description: - URI being used to execute API calls. required: true format: choices: - json - xml default: json description: - The format of the configuration provided as value of C(content). Accepted values are I(xml) and I(json) and the given configuration format should be supported by remote RESTCONF server. method: choices: - post - put - patch - delete default: post description: - The RESTCONF method to manage the configuration change on device. The value I(post) is used to create a data resource or invoke an operation resource, I(put) is used to replace the target data resource, I(patch) is used to modify the target resource, and I(delete) is used to delete the target resource. required: false content: description: - The configuration data in format as specififed in C(format) option. Required unless C(method) is I(delete).
candidate: description: The configuration sent to the device. returned: When the method is not delete sample: "{\n \"vpn-service\": [\n {\n \"customer-name\": \"\ red\",\n \"vpn-id\": \"blue_vpn1\",\n \"vpn-service-topology\"\ : \"ietf-l3vpn-svc:any-to-any\"\n }\n ]\n}\n" type: dict running: description: The current running configuration on the device. returned: When the method is not delete sample: "{\n \"vpn-service\": [\n {\n \"vpn-id\": \"red_vpn2\"\ ,\n \"customer-name\": \"blue\",\n \"vpn-service-topology\"\ : \"ietf-l3vpn-svc:any-to-any\"\n },\n {\n \"vpn-id\":\ \ \"blue_vpn1\",\n \"customer-name\": \"red\",\n \"vpn-service-topology\"\ : \"ietf-l3vpn-svc:any-to-any\"\n }\n ]\n}\n" type: dict