backup-multicontext-asa-configurations.yml

- name: Backup ASA configs
  connection: network_cli
  gather_facts: false
  hosts: ASA
  tasks:
     - name: set fact date-time
       set_fact:
         date: "{{ lookup('pipe','date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S') }}"

     - name: show run config url
       become_method: enable
       become: yes
       asa_command:
         commands:
           - "terminal pager 0"
           - "show run context | i config-url"
         context: system
       register: confurl

     - name: configurl =  regex confurl
       vars:
         regexp: "(?<=\\/)\\S+\\.cfg"
#regex above. (?+) positive lookahead...match after / S=any character + greedy match .cfg
       set_fact:
         configurl: "{{ confurl.stdout[1] | regex_findall(regexp) }}"

     - name:  register all configs
       loop: "{{ configurl }}"
       asa_command:
         commands:
           - "more {{ item }}"
         context: system
       register: configs

     - name: create directory with date
       local_action: file path={{ homedir }}{{ inventory_hostname }}/{{ date }} state=directory

     - name: store files
       loop: "{{ configs.results }}"
       local_action: "copy content={{ item.stdout[0] }} dest={{ homedir }}{{ inventory_hostname }}/{{ date }}/{{ item.item }}"

     - name: register system running config
       asa_command:
         commands:
           - "more system:running-config"
         context: system
       register: runconf

     - name: store system running conf files
       local_action: "copy content={{ runconf.stdout[0] }} dest={{ homedir }}{{ inventory_hostname }}/{{ date }}/running-conf"