# vyos_config – Manage VyOS configuration on remote device

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- This module provides configuration file management of VyOS devices. It provides arguments for managing both the configuration file and state of the active configuration. All configuration statements are based on set and delete commands in the device configuration.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---

backup
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

The `backup` argument will backup the current devices active configuration to the Ansible control host prior to making any changes. If the `backup_options` value is not given, the backup file will be located in the backup folder in the playbook root directory or role root directory, if playbook is part of an ansible role. If the directory does not exist, it is created.

backup_options dictionary added in 2.8 |  | This is a dict object containing configurable options related to backup file path. The value of this option is read only when `backup` is set to yes, if `backup` is set to no this option will be silently ignored.

dir_path
path

This option provides the path ending with directory name in which the backup configuration file will be stored. If the directory does not exist it will be first created and the filename is either the value of `filename` or default filename as described in `filename` options description. If the path value is not given in that case a backup directory will be created in the current working directory and backup configuration will be copied in `filename` within backup directory.

| filename - |  | The filename to be used to store the backup configuration. If the the filename is not given it will be generated based on the hostname, current time and date in format defined by <hostname>_config.<current-date>@<current-time>
comment - | Default: "configured by vyos_config" | Allows a commit description to be specified to be included when the configuration is committed. If the configuration is not changed or committed, this argument is ignored.
config - |  | The `config` argument specifies the base configuration to use to compare against the desired configuration. If this value is not specified, the module will automatically retrieve the current active configuration from the remote device.
lines - |  | The ordered set of configuration lines to be managed and compared with the existing configuration on the remote device.

match
-

Choices:
- line ←
- none

The `match` argument controls the method used to match against the current active configuration. By default, the desired config is matched against the active config and the deltas are loaded. If the `match` argument is set to `none` the active configuration is ignored and the configuration is always loaded.

provider
dictionary

Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using `connection: network_cli`.
For more information please see the Network Guide.

A dict object containing connection details.

| host string / required |  | Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
| password string |  | Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD` will be used instead.
| port integer | Default: 22 | Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device.
| ssh_keyfile path |  | Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is the path to the key used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE` will be used instead.
| timeout integer | Default: 10 | Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
| username string |  | Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME` will be used instead.

save
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

The `save` argument controls whether or not changes made to the active configuration are saved to disk. This is independent of committing the config. When set to True, the active configuration is saved.

src - |  | The `src` argument specifies the path to the source config file to load. The source config file can either be in bracket format or set format. The source file can include Jinja2 template variables.

## Notes

Note

- Tested against VyOS 1.1.8 (helium).

- This module works with connection `network_cli`. See the VyOS OS Platform Options.

- For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide

## Examples

    - name: configure the remote device
      vyos_config:
        lines:
          - set system host-name {{ inventory_hostname }}
          - set service lldp
          - delete service dhcp-server

    - name: backup and load from file
      vyos_config:
        src: vyos.cfg
        backup: yes

    - name: render a Jinja2 template onto the VyOS router
      vyos_config:
        src: vyos_template.j2

    - name: for idempotency, use full-form commands
      vyos_config:
        lines:
          # - set int eth eth2 description 'OUTSIDE'
          - set interface ethernet eth2 description 'OUTSIDE'

    - name: configurable backup path
      vyos_config:
        backup: yes
        backup_options:
          filename: backup.cfg
          dir_path: /home/user

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
backup_path string | when backup is yes | The full path to the backup file Sample: /playbooks/ansible/backup/vyos_config.2016-07-16@22:28:34
commands list | always | The list of configuration commands sent to the device Sample: ['...', '...']
date string | when backup is yes | The date extracted from the backup file name Sample: 2016-07-16
filename string | when backup is yes and filename is not specified in backup options | The name of the backup file Sample: vyos_config.2016-07-16@22:28:34
filtered list | always | The list of configuration commands removed to avoid a load failure Sample: ['...', '...']
shortname string | when backup is yes and filename is not specified in backup options | The full path to the backup file excluding the timestamp Sample: /playbooks/ansible/backup/vyos_config
time string | when backup is yes | The time extracted from the backup file name Sample: 22:28:34

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. [network]

### Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

### Authors

- Nathaniel Case (@Qalthos)

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