community.general.cnos_factory (0.1.1) — module

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install community.general:==0.1.1

Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: community.general
      version: 0.1.1

Description

This module allows you to reset a switch's startup configuration. The method provides a way to reset the startup configuration to its factory settings. This is helpful when you want to move the switch to another topology as a new network device. This module uses SSH to manage network device configuration. The result of the operation can be viewed in results directory.

Usage examples

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Tasks : The following are examples of using the module cnos_reload. These are
 written in the main.yml file of the tasks directory.
---
- name: Test Reset to factory
  cnos_factory:
      deviceType: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['deviceType'] }}"
      outputfile: "./results/test_factory_{{ inventory_hostname }}_output.txt"

Inputs

    
host:
    description:
    - This is the variable used to search the hosts file at /etc/ansible/hosts and identify
      the IP address of the device on which the template is going to be applied. Usually
      the Ansible keyword {{ inventory_hostname }} is specified in the playbook as an
      abstraction of the group of network elements that need to be configured.
    required: true
    type: str

password:
    description:
    - Configures the password used to authenticate the connection to the remote device.
      The value of the password parameter is used to authenticate the SSH session. While
      generally the value should come from the inventory file, you can also specify it
      as a variable. This parameter is optional. If it is not specified, no default value
      will be used.
    required: true
    type: str

username:
    description:
    - Configures the username used to authenticate the connection to the remote device.
      The value of the username parameter is used to authenticate the SSH session. While
      generally the value should come from the inventory file, you can also specify it
      as a variable. This parameter is optional. If it is not specified, no default value
      will be used.
    required: true
    type: str

deviceType:
    choices:
    - g8272_cnos
    - g8296_cnos
    - g8332_cnos
    - NE0152T
    - NE1072T
    - NE1032
    - NE1032T
    - NE10032
    - NE2572
    description:
    - This specifies the type of device where the method is executed. The choices NE1072T,NE1032,NE1032T,NE10032,NE2572
      are added since Ansible 2.4. The choice NE0152T is added since 2.8
    required: true
    type: str

outputfile:
    description:
    - This specifies the file path where the output of each command execution is saved.
      Each command that is specified in the merged template file and each response from
      the device are saved here. Usually the location is the results folder, but you can
      choose another location based on your write permission.
    required: true
    type: str

enablePassword:
    description:
    - Configures the password used to enter Global Configuration command mode on the switch.
      If the switch does not request this password, the parameter is ignored.While generally
      the value should come from the inventory file, you can also specify it as a variable.
      This parameter is optional. If it is not specified, no default value will be used.
    type: str

Outputs

msg:
  description: Success or failure message
  returned: always
  sample: Switch Startup Config is Reset to factory settings
  type: str