xml key. If an alternate output format is requested, the reply is transformed to the requested output.The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| args - | The args argument provides a set of arguments for the RPC call and are encoded in the request message. This argument accepts a set of key=value arguments. | ||
| attrs - added in 2.5 | The attrs arguments defines a list of attributes and their values to set for the RPC call. This accepts a dictionary of key-values. | ||
| output - | Default: "xml" | The output argument specifies the desired output of the return data. This argument accepts one of xml, text, or json. For json, the JUNOS device must be running a version of software that supports native JSON output. | |
| provider dictionary | Deprecated Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using connection: network_cli or connection: netconf.For more information please see the Junos OS Platform Options guide. A dict object containing connection details. | ||
| host string / required | 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. | ||
| password string | 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 integer | Default: 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. | |
| ssh_keyfile path | 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 integer | Default: 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. | |
| username string | 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. | ||
| rpc - / required | The rpc argument specifies the RPC call to send to the remote devices to be executed. The RPC Reply message is parsed and the contents are returned to the playbook. | ||
Note
netconf. See the Junos OS Platform Options.local connections for legacy playbooks.- name: collect interface information using rpc
junos_rpc:
rpc: get-interface-information
args:
interface-name: em0
media: True
- name: get system information
junos_rpc:
rpc: get-system-information
- name: load configuration
junos_rpc:
rpc: load-configuration
attrs:
action: override
url: /tmp/config.conf
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| output string | always | The rpc rely converted to the output format. |
| output_lines list | always | The text output split into lines for readability. |
| xml string | always | The xml return string from the rpc request. |
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.
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