exos_command – Run commands on remote devices running Extreme EXOS¶
New in version 2.6.
Synopsis¶
- Sends arbitrary commands to an Extreme EXOS device 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 configuration commands. Please use exos_config to configure EXOS devices.
Parameters¶
Notes¶
Note
- If a command sent to the device requires answering a prompt, it is possible to pass a dict containing command, answer and prompt. See examples.
Examples¶
tasks:
  - name: run show version on remote devices
    exos_command:
      commands: show version
  - name: run show version and check to see if output contains ExtremeXOS
    exos_command:
      commands: show version
      wait_for: result[0] contains ExtremeXOS
  - name: run multiple commands on remote nodes
    exos_command:
      commands:
        - show version
        - show ports no-refresh
  - name: run multiple commands and evaluate the output
    exos_command:
      commands:
        - show version
        - show ports no-refresh
      wait_for:
        - result[0] contains ExtremeXOS
        - result[1] contains 20
  - name: run command that requires answering a prompt
    exos_command:
      commands:
        - command: 'clear license-info'
          prompt: 'Are you sure.*'
          answer: 'Yes'
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 Community. [community]
Authors¶
- Rafael D. Vencioneck (@rdvencioneck)
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