network_put - Copy files from Ansibe controller to a network device¶

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Status
- Support
- Author

Synopsis ¶

This module provides functionlity to copy file from Ansible controller to network devices.

Requirements ¶

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

scp

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
dest	Default: [u'Filename from src and at default directory of user shell on network_os.']	Specifies the destination file. The path to destination file can either be the full path or relative path as supported by network_os.
protocol	Choices: scp ← sftp	Protocol used to transfer file.
src required		Specifies the source file. The path to the source file can either be the full path on the Ansible control host or a relative path from the playbook or role root directory.

Notes ¶

Note

Some devices need specific configurations to be enabled before scp can work These configuration should be pre-configued before using this module e.g ios - ip scp server enable.
User privileage to do scp on network device should be pre-configured e.g. ios - need user privileage 15 by default for allowing scp.
Default destination of source file.

Examples ¶

- name: copy file from ansible controller to a network device
  network_put:
    src: running_cfg_ios1.txt

- name: copy file at root dir of flash in slot 3 of sw1(ios)
  network_put:
    src: running_cfg_sw1.txt
    protocol: sftp
    dest : flash3:/running_cfg_sw1.txt

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Support ¶

For more information about Red Hat’s support of this module, please refer to this Knowledge Base article

Author ¶

Deepak Agrawal (@dagrawal)

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