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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-28 16:04:21 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-28 16:04:21 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/network/user_guide/platform_voss.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/network/user_guide/platform_voss.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..172a053 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docsite/rst/network/user_guide/platform_voss.rst @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +.. _voss_platform_options: + +*************************************** +VOSS Platform Options +*************************************** + +Extreme VOSS is part of the `community.network <https://galaxy.ansible.com/community/network>`_ collection and only supports CLI connections today. This page offers details on how to +use ``ansible.netcommon.network_cli`` on VOSS in Ansible. + +.. contents:: + :local: + +Connections available +================================================================================ + +.. table:: + :class: documentation-table + + ==================== ========================================== + .. CLI + ==================== ========================================== + Protocol SSH + + Credentials uses SSH keys / SSH-agent if present + + accepts ``-u myuser -k`` if using password + + Indirect Access by a bastion (jump host) + + Connection Settings ``ansible_connection: ansible.netcommon.network_cli`` + + |enable_mode| supported: use ``ansible_become: yes`` + with ``ansible_become_method: enable`` + + Returned Data Format ``stdout[0].`` + ==================== ========================================== + +.. |enable_mode| replace:: Enable Mode |br| (Privilege Escalation) + + +VOSS does not support ``ansible_connection: local``. You must use ``ansible_connection: ansible.netcommon.network_cli``. + +Using CLI in Ansible +==================== + +Example CLI ``group_vars/voss.yml`` +----------------------------------- + +.. code-block:: yaml + + ansible_connection: ansible.netcommon.network_cli + ansible_network_os: community.network.voss + ansible_user: myuser + ansible_become: yes + ansible_become_method: enable + ansible_password: !vault... + ansible_ssh_common_args: '-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q bastion01"' + + +- If you are using SSH keys (including an ssh-agent) you can remove the ``ansible_password`` configuration. +- If you are accessing your host directly (not through a bastion/jump host) you can remove the ``ansible_ssh_common_args`` configuration. +- If you are accessing your host through a bastion/jump host, you cannot include your SSH password in the ``ProxyCommand`` directive. To prevent secrets from leaking out (for example in ``ps`` output), SSH does not support providing passwords through environment variables. + +Example CLI task +---------------- + +.. code-block:: yaml + + - name: Retrieve VOSS info + community.network.voss_command: + commands: show sys-info + when: ansible_network_os == 'community.network.voss' + +.. include:: shared_snippets/SSH_warning.txt + +.. seealso:: + + :ref:`timeout_options` |