junos_config - Manage configuration on devices running Juniper JUNOS

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis

  • This module provides an implementation for working with the active configuration running on Juniper JUNOS devices. It provides a set of arguments for loading configuration, performing rollback operations and zeroing the active configuration on the device.

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • ncclient (>=v0.5.2)

Options

parameter required default choices comments
backup
(added in 2.2)
no
  • yes
  • no
This argument will cause the module to create a full backup of the current running-config from the remote device before any changes are made. The backup file is written to the backup folder in the playbook root directory. If the directory does not exist, it is created.
comment
no configured by junos_config
The comment argument specifies a text string to be used when committing the configuration. If the confirm argument is set to False, this argument is silently ignored.
confirm
no
The confirm argument will configure a time out value for the commit to be confirmed before it is automatically rolled back. If the confirm argument is set to False, this argument is silently ignored. If the value for this argument is set to 0, the commit is confirmed immediately.
confirm_commit
(added in 2.4)
no
  • yes
  • no
This argument will execute commit operation on remote device. It can be used to confirm a previous commit.
lines
no
This argument takes a list of set or delete configuration lines to push into the remote device. Each line must start with either set or delete. This argument is mutually exclusive with the src argument.
provider
no
A dict object containing connection details.
Dictionary object provider
parameter required default choices comments
username
no
Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.
host
yes
Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
ssh_keyfile
no
Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is the path to the key used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
timeout
no 10
Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
password
no
Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
port
no 22
Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. The port value will default to the well known SSH port of 22 (for transport=cli) or port 830 (for transport=netconf) device.
replace
no
  • yes
  • no
The replace argument will instruct the remote device to replace the current configuration hierarchy with the one specified in the corresponding hierarchy of the source configuration loaded from this module.
Note this argument should be considered deprecated. To achieve the equivalent, set the update argument to replace. This argument will be removed in a future release. The replace and update argument is mutually exclusive.
rollback
no
The rollback argument instructs the module to rollback the current configuration to the identifier specified in the argument. If the specified rollback identifier does not exist on the remote device, the module will fail. To rollback to the most recent commit, set the rollback argument to 0.
src
(added in 2.2)
no
The src argument provides a path to the configuration file to load into the remote system. The path can either be a full system path to the configuration file if the value starts with / or relative to the root of the implemented role or playbook. This argument is mutually exclusive with the lines argument.
src_format
(added in 2.2)
no
  • xml
  • set
  • text
  • json
The src_format argument specifies the format of the configuration found int src. If the src_format argument is not provided, the module will attempt to determine the format of the configuration file specified in src.
update
(added in 2.3)
no merge
  • merge
  • override
  • replace
This argument will decide how to load the configuration data particulary when the candidate configuration and loaded configuration contain conflicting statements. Following are accepted values. merge combines the data in the loaded configuration with the candidate configuration. If statements in the loaded configuration conflict with statements in the candidate configuration, the loaded statements replace the candidate ones. override discards the entire candidate configuration and replaces it with the loaded configuration. replace substitutes each hierarchy level in the loaded configuration for the corresponding level.
zeroize
no
The zeroize argument is used to completely sanitize the remote device configuration back to initial defaults. This argument will effectively remove all current configuration statements on the remote device.

Examples

- name: load configure file into device
  junos_config:
    src: srx.cfg
    comment: update config
    provider: "{{ netconf }}"

- name: load configure lines into device
  junos_config:
    lines:
      - set interfaces ge-0/0/1 unit 0 description "Test interface"
      - set vlans vlan01 description "Test vlan"
    comment: update config
    provider: "{{ netconf }}"

- name: rollback the configuration to id 10
  junos_config:
    rollback: 10
    provider: "{{ netconf }}"

- name: zero out the current configuration
  junos_config:
    zeroize: yes
    provider: "{{ netconf }}"

- name: confirm a previous commit
  junos_config:
    confirm_commit: yes
    provider: "{{ netconf }}"

Return Values

Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

name description returned type sample
backup_path
The full path to the backup file
when backup is yes string /playbooks/ansible/backup/config.2016-07-16@22:28:34

Notes

Note

  • This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.
  • Loading JSON-formatted configuration json is supported starting in Junos OS Release 16.1 onwards.
  • Tested against vSRX JUNOS version 15.1X49-D15.4, vqfx-10000 JUNOS Version 15.1X53-D60.4.

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance Info

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