Adding upstream version 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg.upstream/2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsgupstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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+.. _netconf_plugins:
+
+Netconf Plugins
+===============
+
+.. contents::
+   :local:
+   :depth: 2
+
+Netconf plugins are abstractions over the Netconf interface to network devices. They provide a standard interface for Ansible to execute tasks on those network devices.
+
+These plugins generally correspond one-to-one to network device platforms. Ansible loads the appropriate netconf plugin automatically based on the ``ansible_network_os`` variable. If the platform supports standard Netconf implementation as defined in the Netconf RFC specification, Ansible loads the ``default`` netconf plugin. If the platform supports propriety Netconf RPCs, Ansible loads the platform-specific netconf plugin.
+
+.. _enabling_netconf:
+
+Adding netconf plugins
+-------------------------
+
+You can extend Ansible to support other network devices by dropping a custom plugin into the ``netconf_plugins`` directory.
+
+.. _using_netconf:
+
+Using netconf plugins
+------------------------
+
+The netconf plugin to use is determined automatically from the ``ansible_network_os`` variable. There should be no reason to override this functionality.
+
+Most netconf plugins can operate without configuration. A few have additional options that can be set to affect how tasks are translated into netconf commands. A ncclient device specific handler name can be set in the netconf plugin or else the value of ``default`` is used as per ncclient device handler.
+
+Plugins are self-documenting. Each plugin should document its configuration options.
+
+.. _netconf_plugin_list:
+
+Listing netconf plugins
+-----------------------
+
+These plugins have migrated to collections on `Ansible Galaxy <https://galaxy.ansible.com>`_. If you installed Ansible version 2.10 or later using ``pip``, you have access to several netconf plugins. To list all available netconf plugins on your control node, type ``ansible-doc -t netconf -l``. To view plugin-specific documentation and examples, use ``ansible-doc -t netconf``.
+
+
+.. seealso::
+
+   :ref:`Ansible for Network Automation<network_guide>`
+       An overview of using Ansible to automate networking devices.
+   `User Mailing List <https://groups.google.com/group/ansible-devel>`_
+       Have a question?  Stop by the google group!
+   `irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>`_
+       #ansible-network IRC chat channel