junos_cli - Execute CLI on device and save the output locally

Author:Damien Garros, Juniper Networks

Synopsis

New in version 1.2.0.

Execute CLI on device and save the output locally on a file

Options

parameter required default choices comments
cli yes
    		CLI command to execute on the host
    dest yes None
      		Path to the local server directory where cli output will be saved.
      format no text
      • text
      • xml
      		 text - Cli output saved in text formatxml - Cli output saved as XML
      host yes
        		Set to {{ inventory_hostname }}
        logfile no None
          		Path on the local server where the progress status is logged for debugging purposes
          passwd no assumes ssh-key active
            		Login password
            port no 830
              		TCP port number to use when connecting to the device
              user no $USER
                		Login username

                Note

                Requires junos-eznc >= 1.2.2

                Examples


                - junos_cli:
   host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
   cli: "show chassis hardware"
   logfile: cli.log
   dest: "{{ inventory_hostname }}.xml"
   format: xml