Demo Playbook for sros_config module

This playbook tests if the sros_config module is working as expected. All possible modules for SROS: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/list_of_network_modules.html#sros

Use cases tested in this demo playbook:

• Create config backup
• Set system name
• Get number of linecards
• Configure customer and VLAN
• Load config from file

Usage

First adjust the vars.yml and add the credentials for the device.

Run the playbooK:

ansible-playbook main.yml --diff --check
ansible-playbook main.yml --tags demo::command --diff --check
ansible-playbook main.yml --tags demo::rollback --diff --check
ansible-playbook main.yml --tags demo::config:details --diff --check
ansible-playbook main.yml --tags demo::config:single --diff --check
ansible-playbook main.yml --tags demo::config:loop --diff --check
ansible-playbook main.yml --tags demo::config:file --diff --check

Checks

Following things are required to test to met the expectation of this modules:

Generic

What is the output if:

• --check is used?
• --check --diff is used?
• Runtime measurements

sros_command module

• Not used for configuration! Use the next module!
• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/sros_command_module.html#sros-command-module

Checks:

• Show version of device
• Show version and port details of device
• Run a single command to gather information/facts for further processing (number of linecards)

sros_rollback

• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/sros_rollback_module.html#sros-rollback-module

Checks:

• Create rollback location
• Remove rollback location

sros_config module

• Used to configure the device
• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/sros_config_module.html

Checks:

• Use backup feature to create dump of running-config
• Print system details
• Adjust system name
• Create customer and VLAN (single + loop)
• Add second customer and VLAN with a prepared config file

Expected result: Two customers (ID 42 & 43) with a single MGMT VLAN

Raw Commands for config module test:

configure service customer 3420 description "Customer_42"
configure service vpls 3420 customer 3420 create
configure service vpls 3420 description 42_MGMT
configure service vpls 3420 sap lag-1:3420 create
configure service vpls 3420 sap lt:1/1/1:3420  create
configure service vpls 3420 no shutdown
configure vlan id 3420 mode residential-bridge name 42_MGMT new-broadcast enable new-secure-fwd enable ipv6-mcast-ctrl
configure vlan id 3420 dhcp-opt82-ext enable circuit-id-dhcp physical-id remote-id-dhcp customer-id