cnos_factory - Reset the switch’s startup configuration to default (factory) on devices running Lenovo CNOS

• Synopsis
• Options
• Examples
• Return Values
  • Status

Synopsis

• This module allows you to reset a switch’s startup configuration. The method provides a way to reset the startup configuration to its factory settings. This is helpful when you want to move the switch to another topology as a new network device. This module uses SSH to manage network device configuration. The results of the operation can be viewed in results directory. For more information about this module from Lenovo and customizing it usage for your use cases, please visit http://systemx.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.lenovo.switchmgt.ansible.doc%2Fcnos_factory.html

Options

Examples

Tasks : The following are examples of using the module cnos_reload. These are written in the main.yml file of the tasks directory.
---
- name: Test Reset to factory
  cnos_factory:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      username: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['username'] }}"
      password: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['password'] }}"
      deviceType: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['deviceType'] }}"
      outputfile: "./results/test_factory_{{ inventory_hostname }}_output.txt"

Return Values

Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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