Initial Installation

Initial Installation: junos_install_config

This module loads and commits a new configuration on a Junos device that does not have a configuration installed on it, which is why we connect to the device via console instead of ssh. This module has required and optional parameters that control exactly how the new configuration will be installed. These parameters are:

Required

• file: the configuration file path with extensions
  • .conf if file is in text format
  • .xml if file is in XML format
  • .set if file is in set format
• host: the host name

Optional

• overwrite: if true the new configuration file will completely overwrite the old config file. if false, only a merge or replace will occur
• replace: if true, a load replace will occur, otherwise it will not
• diffs_file: the path of the file where the configuration file changes are saved
• savedir: the file path where device facts and inventory files are saved (only works with console option)
• timeout: the amount of time allotted to let the new configuration time to load
• comment: writes a comment to the commit
• confirm: a number of minutes to give the commit a confirmation of the configuration installed
• logfile: path to a file where progress of the command is saved

To execute the install_config command, enter the following line in the terminal

ansible-playbook install_conf.yaml -i all.inv

when all.inv is my inventory file and install_conf.yaml is the following playbook:

---
- name: install config
  hosts: junos-tel
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  roles:
    - Juniper.junos
  vars_prompt:
    - name: ADMUSER
      prompt: Username
      private: no
    - name: ADMPASS
      prompt: Password
      private: yes
  vars:
    - console_port: 7006
    - console_server: core2
  tasks:
    - name: Install configuration on Junos device
      junos_install_config:
        host: "{{ console_server }}"
        user: "{{ ADMUSER }}"
        passwd: "{{ ADMPASS }}"
        mode: "telnet"
        port: "{{ console_port }}"
        file: config.conf
    - name: Commit changes
      junos_commit:
        host: "{{ console_server }}"
        user: "{{ ADMUSER }}"
        passwd: "{{ ADMPASS }}"
        mode: "telnet"
        port: "{{ console_port }}"

The output is shown below:

PLAY [install config] *********************************************************************************************

TASK [Install configuration on Junos device] **********************************************************************
ok: [core2]

TASK [Commit changes] *********************************************************************************************
changed: [core2]

PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************************************************
core2                      : ok=2    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0