examples.md

EXAMPLES

This is the example that exists within the GitHub repo. Single playbook with a single task that gets back VLAN data as JSON from CLI enabled devices. Ironically, both of these devices support APIs too, but this is to prove out that it works!

Inventory File

[cisco:vars]
username=cisco
password=!cisco123!

[hp_comware:vars]
username=hp
password=hp123

[cisco]
n9396-1

[hp_comware]
hp1

hp_comware group vars file

---

vendor: hp_comware
device_type: hp_comware


vlan_command: "display vlan brief"

cisco group vars file

---

vendor: cisco
device_type: cisco_nxos

vlan_command: "show vlan"

Playbook

---

- name: GET STRUCTURED DATA BACK FROM CLI DEVICES
  hosts: all
  connection: local
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:

    - name: GET VLANS IN REAL TIME
      ntc_show_command:
        connection: ssh
        vendor: "{{ vendor }}"
        device_type: "{{ device_type }}"
        command: "{{ vlan_command }}"
        host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ username }}"
        password: "{{ password }}"
      register: vlans

    - debug: var=vlans

ansible-playbook site.yml -i hosts

PLAY [GET STRUCTURED DATA BACK FROM CLI DEVICES] ****************************** 

TASK: [GET VLANS IN REAL TIME] ************************************************ 
ok: [hp1]
ok: [n9396-1]

TASK: [debug var=vlans] ******************************************************* 
ok: [hp1] => {
    "var": {
        "vlans": {
            "changed": false,
            "invocation": {
                "module_args": "",
                "module_name": "ntc_show_command"
            },
            "response": [
                {
                    "name": "VLAN",
                    "vlan_id": "1"
                },
                {
                    "name": "VLAN",
                    "vlan_id": "10"
                },
                {
                    "name": "VLAN",
                    "vlan_id": "20"
                },
                {
                    "name": "VLAN",
                    "vlan_id": "30"
                },
                {
                    "name": "VLAN",
                    "vlan_id": "200"
                },
                {
                    "name": "VLAN",
                    "vlan_id": "500"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}
ok: [n9396-1] => {
    "var": {
        "vlans": {
            "changed": false,
            "invocation": {
                "module_args": "",
                "module_name": "ntc_show_command"
            },
            "response": [
                {
                    "name": "default",
                    "status": "active",
                    "vlan_id": "1"
                },
                {
                    "name": "WEB",
                    "status": "active",
                    "vlan_id": "10"
                },
                {
                    "name": "VLAN0020",
                    "status": "active",
                    "vlan_id": "20"
                },
                {
                    "name": "VLAN0030",
                    "status": "active",
                    "vlan_id": "30"
                },
                {
                    "name": "VLAN0040",
                    "status": "active",
                    "vlan_id": "40"
                },
                {
                    "name": "VLAN0050",
                    "status": "active",
                    "vlan_id": "50"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************** 
hp1                        : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0   
n9396-1                    : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0