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Synopsis
Options
Examples
Return Values
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Synopsis

This will configure both exec and motd banners on remote devices running Cisco NXOS. It allows playbooks to add or remote banner text from the active running configuration.

Options

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
banner	yes		exec motd	Specifies which banner that should be configured on the remote device.
state	no	present	present absent	Specifies whether or not the configuration is present in the current devices active running configuration.
text	no			The banner text that should be present in the remote device running configuration. This argument accepts a multiline string, with no empty lines. Requires state=present.

Examples

- name: configure the exec banner
  nxos_banner:
    banner: exec
    text: |
      this is my exec banner
      that contains a multiline
      string
    state: present
- name: remove the motd banner
  nxos_banner:
    banner: motd
    state: absent
- name: Configure banner from file
  nxos_banner:
    banner:  motd
    text: "{{ lookup('file', './config_partial/raw_banner.cfg') }}"
    state: present

Return Values

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

name	description	returned	type	sample
commands	The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device	always	list	['banner exec', 'this is my exec banner', 'that contains a multiline', 'string']

Status

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

Maintenance Info

For more information about Red Hat’s this support of this module, please refer to this knowledge base article<https://access.redhat.com/articles/rhel-top-support-policies>

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