Skip to content

eos_config_deploy_eapi

Overview

eos_config_deploy_eapi is a role that deploys the configuration to Arista EOS devices.

The eos_config_deploy_eapi role:

  • Designed to replace device running configuration with intended configuration.
  • Backup configuration after a successful change.

Role Inputs and Outputs

Figure 1 below provides a visualization of the role’s inputs, outputs, and tasks in order executed by the role.

Figure 1: Ansible Role eos_config_deploy_eapi Figure 1: Ansible Role eos_config_deploy_eapi

Inputs:

  • Device configuration file in EOS CLI syntax.

Outputs:

  • Device running configuration before configuration is replaced (snapshot).
  • Device running configuration after configuration is replaced (backup).

Tasks:

  1. Take a backup of the running configuration before configuration is replaced (pre) - (optional, default false).
    1. Destination: {{ pre_running_config_backup_dir }}/{{ pre_running_config_backup_filename }}
  2. Replace configuration on device with intended EOS configuration. If changed, saves to startup-config, and notifies handler to backup configuration.
  3. Backup Configuration after the configuration is replaced (post) with handler.
    1. Destination: {{ post_running_config_backup_dir }}/{{ post_running_config_backup_filename }}.

Default Variables

# Perform config backup before config replace
eos_config_deploy_eapi_pre_running_config_backup: false

# Root directory where to build output structure
root_dir: '{{ inventory_dir }}'

# Backup directories path and filenames
post_running_config_backup_filename: "{{ inventory_hostname }}_post_running-config.conf"
post_running_config_backup_dir_name: 'config_backup'
post_running_config_backup_dir: '{{ root_dir }}/{{ post_running_config_backup_dir_name }}'

pre_running_config_backup_filename: "{{ inventory_hostname }}_pre_running-config.conf"
pre_running_config_backup_dir_name: 'config_backup'
pre_running_config_backup_dir: '{{ root_dir }}/{{ pre_running_config_backup_dir_name }}'

Requirements

Requirements are located here: avd-requirements

License

Project is published under Apache 2.0 License

Last update: November 10, 2022