New in version 2.4.
ansible_net_<fact>
. The facts module will always collect a base set of facts from the device and can enable or disable collection of additional facts.Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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gather_subset | Default: !config | When supplied, this argument will restrict the facts collected to a given subset. Possible values for this argument include all, hardware, config, and interfaces. Can specify a list of values to include a larger subset. Values can also be used with an initial ! to specify that a specific subset should not be collected. |
# Note: examples below use the following provider dict to handle # transport and authentication to the node. - name: CloudEngine facts test hosts: cloudengine connection: local gather_facts: no vars: cli: host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}" port: "{{ ansible_ssh_port }}" username: "{{ username }}" password: "{{ password }}" transport: cli tasks: - name: "Gather_subset is all" ce_facts: gather_subset: all provider: "{{ cli }}" - name: "Collect only the config facts" ce_facts: gather_subset: config provider: "{{ cli }}" - name: "Do not collect hardware facts" ce_facts: gather_subset: "!hardware" provider: "{{ cli }}"
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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all_ipv4_addresses list | when interfaces is configured | All IPv4 addresses configured on the device |
BIOS Version str | always | The BIOS version running on the remote device |
Board Type str | always | The board type of the remote device |
config str | when config is configured | The current system configuration on the device |
CPLD1 Version str | always | The CPLD1 Version running the remote device |
CPLD2 Version str | always | The CPLD2 Version running the remote device |
FAN str | when hardware is configured | The fan state on the device |
filesystems str | when hardware is configured | The filesystems on the device |
flash_free str | when hardware is configured | The flash free space on the device |
flash_total str | when hardware is configured | The flash total space on the device |
gather_subset list | always | The list of fact subsets collected from the device |
hostname str | always | The hostname of the remote device |
interfaces dict | when interfaces is configured | A hash of all interfaces running on the system |
MAB Version str | always | The MAB Version running the remote device |
memory_free str | when hardware is configured | The memory free space on the remote device |
memory_total str | when hardware is configured | The memory total space on the remote device |
neighbors dict | when interfaces is configured | The list of LLDP neighbors from the remote device |
PCB Version str | always | The PCB Version running the remote device |
PWR str | when hardware is configured | The power state on the device |
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
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