Hello,
I am starting to use Ansible for our switch/router configuration.
I created a playbook with some tasks and at the end I want to 'write mem' the config if there have been changes.
- name: Save config to NVRAM
cisco.ios.ios_config:
save_when: modified
But this gets executed every time.
Even if I delete all other tasks and do a manual 'write mem' right before.
The documentation says:
If the argument is set to modified, then the running-config will only be copied to the startup-config if it has changed since the last save to startup-config.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/cisco/ios/ios_config_module.html
Why is this nor working?
Am I missing something?
My test device:
Model SW Version
----- ----------
C9200CX-12P-2X2G 17.09.01
Ansible output:
# ansible-playbook switch_config_devel3.yml --limit X-01-S1 -vvv
ansible-playbook [core 2.13.3]
config file = /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
executable location = /usr/bin/ansible-playbook
python version = 3.9.13 (main, Nov 16 2022, 10:51:39) [GCC 8.5.0 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-15)]
jinja version = 3.1.2
libyaml = True
Using /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/ansible.cfg as config file
host_list declined parsing /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/inventory/20_switches_routers.yml as it did not pass its verify_file() method
script declined parsing /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/inventory/20_switches_routers.yml as it did not pass its verify_file() method
Skipping empty key (hosts) in group (A_02)
Parsed /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/inventory/20_switches_routers.yml inventory source with yaml plugin
host_list declined parsing /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/inventory/40_wireless_controller.yml as it did not pass its verify_file() method
script declined parsing /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/inventory/40_wireless_controller.yml as it did not pass its verify_file() method
Parsed /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/inventory/40_wireless_controller.yml inventory source with yaml plugin
host_list declined parsing /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/inventory/90_global_vars.yml as it did not pass its verify_file() method
script declined parsing /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/inventory/90_global_vars.yml as it did not pass its verify_file() method
Parsed /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/inventory/90_global_vars.yml inventory source with yaml plugin
redirecting (type: action) cisco.ios.ios_config to cisco.ios.ios
Skipping callback 'default', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'minimal', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'oneline', as we already have a stdout callback.
PLAYBOOK: switch_config_devel3.yml ******************************************************************************************************************************************************
1 plays in switch_config_devel3.yml
PLAY [all] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
TASK [Gathering Facts] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/switch_config_devel3.yml:4
<192.168.2.200> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: root
<192.168.2.200> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-11824ttkugqmz `"&& mkdir "` echo /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-11824ttkugqmz/ansible-tmp-1681476264.2298183-11828-114588160168504 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1681476264.2298183-11828-114588160168504="` echo /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-11824ttkugqmz/ansible-tmp-1681476264.2298183-11828-114588160168504 `" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cisco/ios/plugins/modules/ios_facts.py
<192.168.2.200> PUT /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-11824ttkugqmz/tmpwf1rhed_ TO /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-11824ttkugqmz/ansible-tmp-1681476264.2298183-11828-114588160168504/AnsiballZ_ios_facts.py
<192.168.2.200> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-11824ttkugqmz/ansible-tmp-1681476264.2298183-11828-114588160168504/ /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-11824ttkugqmz/ansible-tmp-1681476264.2298183-11828-114588160168504/AnsiballZ_ios_facts.py && sleep 0'
<192.168.2.200> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3.9 /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-11824ttkugqmz/ansible-tmp-1681476264.2298183-11828-114588160168504/AnsiballZ_ios_facts.py && sleep 0'
<192.168.2.200> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-11824ttkugqmz/ansible-tmp-1681476264.2298183-11828-114588160168504/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
ok: [X-01-S1]
META: ran handlers
redirecting (type: action) cisco.ios.ios_config to cisco.ios.ios
TASK [Speichere Konfiguration, falls sie sich geändert hat] *****************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /opt/MYCOMPANY/bsn-ansible-networking/switch_config_devel3.yml:6
redirecting (type: action) cisco.ios.ios_config to cisco.ios.ios
redirecting (type: action) cisco.ios.ios_config to cisco.ios.ios
changed: [X-01-S1] => {
"changed": true,
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"after": null,
"backup": false,
"backup_options": null,
"before": null,
"defaults": false,
"diff_against": null,
"diff_ignore_lines": null,
"intended_config": null,
"lines": null,
"match": "line",
"multiline_delimiter": "@",
"parents": null,
"replace": "line",
"running_config": null,
"save_when": "modified",
"src": null
}
}
}
META: ran handlers
META: ran handlers
PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
X-01-S1 : ok=2 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
