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net_put - Copy a file from Ansible Controller to a network device

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

  • This module provides functionality 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-configured before using this module e.g ios - ip scp server enable.
  • User privilege to do scp on network device should be pre-configured e.g. ios - need user privilege 15 by default for allowing scp.
  • Default destination of source file.

Examples

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

- name: copy file at root dir of flash in slot 3 of sw1(ios)
  net_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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