ce_reboot – Reboot a HUAWEI CloudEngine switches

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

• Reboot a HUAWEI CloudEngine switches.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• ncclient

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
confirm boolean / required	Choices: no yes	Safeguard boolean. Set to true if you're sure you want to reboot.
save_config boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Flag indicating whether to save the configuration.

Notes

Note

• This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.
• Recommended connection is netconf.
• This module also works with local connections for legacy playbooks.

Examples

- name: reboot module test
  hosts: cloudengine
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    cli:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      port: "{{ ansible_ssh_port }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      transport: cli

  tasks:
  - name: Reboot the device
    ce_reboot:
      confirm: true
      save_config: true
      provider: "{{ cli }}"

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
rebooted boolean	success	Whether the device was instructed to reboot. Sample: True

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Gong Jianjun (@QijunPan)

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