multi-line-config.md

Multi-line Config

Variables required

• my_devices: One or more groups or host patterns, separated by colons.
• my_facts: Whether to collect facts per device: yes or no.
• my_config: Config to apply. Ex:

my_config: |
  ip access-list standard TEST_ACL
  permit 192.0.2.1
  remark doc-ip

Playbook

Latest version -> collect-command. The following output might be outdated.

  hosts: "{{ my_devices }}"
  gather_facts: "{{ my_facts }}"

  tasks:
    - name: multiline config
      cli_config:
        config: "{{ my_config }}"

Output

The following output might be outdated.

SSH password: 
BECOME password[defaults to SSH password]: 

PLAY [ios] *********************************************************************

TASK [multi-line config] *******************************************************
ip access-list standard TEST_ACL
permit 192.0.2.1
remark doc-ip
changed: [18.208.199.107]

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
18.208.199.107             : ok=1    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0