iosxr_command – Run commands on remote devices running Cisco IOS XR

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status

Synopsis

• Sends arbitrary commands to an IOS XR node and returns the results read from the device. This module includes an argument that will cause the module to wait for a specific condition before returning or timing out if the condition is not met.
• This module does not support running commands in configuration mode. Please use iosxr_config to configure iosxr devices.

Parameters

Notes

Examples

tasks:
  - name: run show version on remote devices
    iosxr_command:
      commands: show version

  - name: run show version and check to see if output contains iosxr
    iosxr_command:
      commands: show version
      wait_for: result[0] contains IOS-XR

  - name: run multiple commands on remote nodes
    iosxr_command:
      commands:
        - show version
        - show interfaces
        - { command: example command that prompts, prompt: expected prompt, answer: yes}

  - name: run multiple commands and evaluate the output
    iosxr_command:
      commands:
        - show version
        - show interfaces
      wait_for:
        - result[0] contains IOS-XR
        - result[1] contains Loopback0

Return Values

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

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. [network]

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

• Ricardo Carrillo Cruz (@rcarrillocruz)