The short answer to your question is yes, we are actively working to make support more seamless between IOS and IOS-XE.
On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 2:01 PM, <mfis...@gmail.com> wrote: > As my team and I have been going through and writing various scripts using > Ansible, we have noticed that we encounter quite a few issues where we > should be able to use the ios_XXXX module, but it fails in the IOS-XE > environment. > > For example... ios_facts will not run without limiting to only 'config' as > it runs various commands against the device that do not exist in the IOS-XE > code. An example below is trying to run ios_facts and it failing when > trying to run 'show memory statistics' as part of the fact gathering. > > It doesn't mean that the module is broken, just a compatibility issue > between IOS and IOS-XE. With Cisco's focus on moving away from IOS to > IOS-XE, does Ansible and Co. have any plans to build/convert an IOS-XE > module library or make the current IOS module library more compatible with > XE? > > > *Ansible Output* > > using connection plugin network_cli (was local) > starting connection from persistent connection plugin > found existing local domain socket, using it! > updating play_context for connection > > local domain socket path is /home/.ansible/pc/2707a0f7ff > socket_path: /home//.ansible/pc/2707a0f7ff > Using module file /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/ > network/ios/ios_facts.py > ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: XXXXXXX > EXEC /bin/bash -c '/usr/bin/python && sleep 0' > The full traceback is: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/tmp/ansible_tTTP3y/ansible_module_ios_facts.py", line 516, in > <module> > main() > File "/tmp/ansible_tTTP3y/ansible_module_ios_facts.py", line 501, in main > inst.populate() > File "/tmp/ansible_tTTP3y/ansible_module_ios_facts.py", line 224, in > populate > super(Hardware, self).populate() > File "/tmp/ansible_tTTP3y/ansible_module_ios_facts.py", line 160, in > populate > self.responses = run_commands(self.module, commands=self.COMMANDS, > check_rc=False) > > File > "/tmp/ansible_tTTP3y/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/network/ios/ios.py", > line 147, in run_commands > > File > "/tmp/ansible_tTTP3y/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/connection.py", > line 149, in __rpc__ > > ansible.module_utils.connection.ConnectionError: show memory statistics > ^ > % Invalid input detected at '^' marker. > > *Switch Output:* > > hostname#show memory statistics > ^ > % Invalid input detected at '^' marker. > > hostname#show ver > Cisco IOS Software, IOS-XE Software, Catalyst L3 Switch Software > (CAT3K_CAA-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 03.07.05E RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Development" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ansible-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Development" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
