junos_netconf – Configures the Junos Netconf system service

Synopsis

  • This module provides an abstraction that enables and configures the netconf system service running on Junos devices. This module can be used to easily enable the Netconf API. Netconf provides a programmatic interface for working with configuration and state resources as defined in RFC 6242. If the netconf_port is not mentioned in the task by default netconf will be enabled on port 830 only.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
netconf_port
-
Default:
830
This argument specifies the port the netconf service should listen on for SSH connections. The default port as defined in RFC 6242 is 830.

aliases: listens_on
provider
dictionary
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using connection: network_cli or connection: netconf.
For more information please see the Junos OS Platform Options guide.
A dict object containing connection details.
host
string / required
Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
password
string
Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
port
integer
Default:
22
Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. The port value will default to the well known SSH port of 22 (for transport=cli) or port 830 (for transport=netconf) device.
ssh_keyfile
path
Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is the path to the key used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
timeout
integer
Default:
10
Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
username
string
Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Specifies the state of the junos_netconf resource on the remote device. If the state argument is set to present the netconf service will be configured. If the state argument is set to absent the netconf service will be removed from the configuration.

Notes

Note

  • Tested against vSRX JUNOS version 15.1X49-D15.4, vqfx-10000 JUNOS Version 15.1X53-D60.4.
  • Recommended connection is network_cli. See the Junos OS Platform Options.
  • This module also works with local connections for legacy playbooks.
  • If netconf_port value is not mentioned in task by default it will be enabled on port 830 only. Although netconf_port value can be from 1 through 65535, avoid configuring access on a port that is normally assigned for another service. This practice avoids potential resource conflicts.
  • For information on using CLI and netconf see the Junos OS Platform Options guide
  • For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide
  • For more information on using Ansible to manage Juniper network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-juniper.

Examples

- name: enable netconf service on port 830
  junos_netconf:
    listens_on: 830
    state: present

- name: disable netconf service
  junos_netconf:
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
commands
string
when changed is True
Returns the command sent to the remote device

Sample:
set system services netconf ssh port 830


Status

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

  • Peter Sprygada (@privateip)

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