Network Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Write and use a playbook containing multiple plays.
Outcomes
Create a playbook with multiple plays to back up the configurations of Cisco IOS XE and Juniper Junos devices.
As the student user on the workstation machine, use the lab command to prepare
your environment for this exercise, and to ensure that all required resources are available.
[student@workstation ~]$ lab start implement-plays
Instructions
Open the
~/implement-playsdirectory in VS Code and create theinventoryfile.Add the Cisco IOS XE and Juniper Junos managed nodes, and the
all,ios, andjunosgroups and variables to theinventoryfile.Add the
iosxe1.lab.example.com,iosxe2.lab.example.com,junos1.lab.example.comandjunos2.lab.example.comdevices to theinventoryfile.iosxe1.lab.example.com iosxe2.lab.example.com junos1.lab.example.com junos2.lab.example.com
Add the
all,ios, andjunosgroups to theinventoryfile.[all] iosxe1.lab.example.com iosxe2.lab.example.com junos1.lab.example.com junos2.lab.example.com [ios] iosxe1.lab.example.com iosxe2.lab.example.com [junos] junos1.lab.example.com junos2.lab.example.com
Add the inventory variables to the
inventoryfile. The final inventory file must contain the following content:[all] iosxe1.lab.example.com iosxe2.lab.example.com junos1.lab.example.com junos2.lab.example.com [ios] iosxe1.lab.example.com iosxe2.lab.example.com [junos] junos1.lab.example.com junos2.lab.example.com [all:vars] ansible_user=student ansible_ssh_private_key_file=~/.ssh/lab_rsa [ios:vars] ansible_connection=ansible.netcommon.network_cli ansible_network_os=cisco.ios.ios [junos:vars] ansible_connection=ansible.netcommon.netconf ansible_network_os=junipernetworks.junos.junos
In VS Code, create a playbook called
backupconfigs.yml. Add a play to back up the configuration on the Cisco IOS XE managed nodes in theiosinventory group.In VS Code, create a playbook called
backupconfigs.yml. Add a play named "Backup IOS XE configurations". Set thehosts:keyword toiosand thegather_factskeyword tofalse.--- - name: Backup IOS XE configurations hosts: ios gather_facts: false tasks:
Add a task named "Backup IOS XE configurations" to back up the configuration on the Cisco IOS XE managed nodes in the
iosinventory group. Use the{{ inventory_hostname }}variable to name the backup file in theinventory_hostname.txt- name: Backup IOS XE configurations cisco.ios.ios_config: backup: true backup_options: dir_path: /home/student/implement-plays filename: "{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt"
Add a play to back up the configuration on the Juniper Junos managed nodes in the
junosinventory group.Add a play named "Backup Juniper Junos configurations". Set the
hosts:keyword tojunosand thegather_factskeyword tofalse.- name: Backup Juniper Junos configurations hosts: junos gather_facts: false tasks:
Add a task named "Enable the netconf service on port 830" to enable the
netconfservice by using thejunipernetworks.junos.junos_netconfmodule.Set the
ansible_connectionvariable toansible.netcommon.network_clito override the value set in theinventoryfile.The
junipernetworks.junos.junos_configmodule requires that thenetconfservice be enabled on the managed Junos nodes.- name: Enable the netconf service on port 830 vars: ansible_connection: ansible.netcommon.network_cli junipernetworks.junos.junos_netconf: netconf_port: 830 state: presentAdd another task named "Backup Junos configurations" to back up the configuration by using the
junipernetworks.junos.junos_configmodule.Use the
{{ inventory_hostname }}variable to name the backup file in theinventory_hostname.txtThis task uses the value of the
ansible_connectionvariable set in the inventory file,ansible.netcommon.netconf.- name: Backup Junos configurations junipernetworks.junos.junos_config: backup: true backup_options: dir_path: /home/student/implement-plays filename: "{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt"The completed playbook must contain the following content:
--- - name: Backup IOS XE configurations hosts: ios gather_facts: false tasks: - name: Backup IOS XE configurations cisco.ios.ios_config: backup: true backup_options: dir_path: /home/student/implement-plays filename: "{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt" - name: Backup Juniper Junos configurations hosts: junos gather_facts: false tasks: - name: Enable the netconf service on port 830 vars: ansible_connection: ansible.netcommon.network_cli junipernetworks.junos.junos_netconf: netconf_port: 830 state: present - name: Backup Junos configurations junipernetworks.junos.junos_config: backup: true backup_options: dir_path: /home/student/implement-plays filename: "{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt"Save the file.
Open a terminal and use the
ansible-navigator runcommand to run the playbook:[student@workstation implement-plays]$
ansible-navigator run \ backupconfigs.yml -m stdoutPLAY [Backup IOS XE configurations] ******************************************* TASK [Backup IOS XE configurations] ******************************************* changed: [iosxe1.lab.example.com] changed: [iosxe2.lab.example.com] PLAY [Backup Juniper Junos configurations] ************************************ TASK [Enable the netconf service on port 830] ********************************* changed: [junos1.lab.example.com] TASK [Backup Junos configurations] ******************************************** changed: [junos1.lab.example.com] PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************** iosxe1.lab.example.com : ok=1 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 ... iosxe2.lab.example.com : ok=1 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 ... junos1.lab.example.com : ok=2 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 ...Verify that the configuration backups were successful:
[student@workstation implement-plays]$
ls *.txtiosxe1.lab.example.com.txt iosxe2.lab.example.com.txt junos1.lab.example.com.txtClose the
/home/student/implement-playsdirectory in VS Code. If you are using the GNOME terminal, return to the/home/studentdirectory.Click → in VS Code to close the
/home/student/implement-playsdirectory.If you are using the GNOME terminal, run the
cdcommand to return to the student home directory:[student@workstation implement-plays]$
cd
