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nso_action - Executes Cisco NSO actions and verifies output.
New in version 2.5.
Synopsis
- This module provices support for executing Cisco NSO actions and then verifying that the output is as expected.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- Cisco NSO version 3.4 or higher.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| input | 
        
        NSO action parameters.
         | 
     |
| output_invalid | 
        
        List of result parameter names that will cause the task to fail if they are present.
         | 
     |
| output_required | 
        
        Required output parameters.
         | 
     |
| password  
        required
         | 
      
        
        NSO password
         | 
     |
| path  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Path to NSO action.
         | 
     |
| timeout  
        (added in 2.6)
         | 
      Default: 
        300
         | 
      
        
        JSON-RPC request timeout in seconds
         | 
     
| url  
        required
         | 
      
        
        NSO JSON-RPC URL, http://localhost:8080/jsonrpc
         | 
     |
| username  
        required
         | 
      
        
        NSO username
         | 
     |
| validate_strict | 
        
        If set to true, the task will fail if any output parameters not in output_required is present in the output.
         | 
     
Examples
- name: Sync NSO device
  nso_config:
    url: http://localhost:8080/jsonrpc
    username: username
    password: password
    path: /ncs:devices/device{ce0}/sync-from
    output_required:
      result: true
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| output  
        dict
         | 
      success | 
        
        Action output
         Sample:
        
       
        {'result': True}
         | 
     
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Claes Nästén (@cnasten)
 
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