Aruba's SSH modules for AOS 8 based devices are packaged along side modules for some other products like Airwave, Activate, ClearPass, etc. in this repository on Github.

The aruba_module_installer.py tool located under aruba_module_installer folder, installs all files/directories required by Ansible for WLAN module integration.

Two modules are available as SSH modules:

1. aruba_config: For passing CLI configuration commands using a playbook
2. aruba_command: For passing all the non-configuration commands (where config prompt is not needed) using a playbook

Requirements

• Linux operating system
• Python 2.7 or 3.5+
• Ansible version 2.5 or later

How to run this code

From command line:

$ python aruba_module_installer.py

If you receive a permission error, use 'sudo':

$ sudo python aruba_module_installer.py

In order to run these scripts, please complete the steps below:

1. Install Python version 2.7 or 3.5+ on the system.
2. Install Ansible 2.5 or later

How to install updates or new modules

Enter the cloned directory and pull any updates from the repository:

$ cd aruba-ansible-modules
$ git pull

Run the python installer with the --reinstall option, remember to use sudo if you receive a permission error:

$ sudo python aruba_module_installer/aruba_module_installer.py --reinstall

optional arguments:
  -h, --help    show this help message and exit
  -r, --remove  remove all files & directories installed by this script.
  --reinstall   remove all files & directories installed by this script. Then
                re-install.
  --switch      only install files/directories required for AOS-Switch.

The variables that should be defined in your inventory/host file for your AOS 8 host are:

• ansible_host: IP address of mobility conductor/standalone in A.B.C.D format
• ansible_user: Username for mobility conductor/standalone in plaintext format
• ansible_password: Password for mobility conductor/standalone in plaintext format
• ansible_connection: Must always be set to local
• ansible_network_os: Must always be set to aruba

Sample Inventories:

Sample inventory.yml:

all:
  hosts:
    controller:
      ansible_host: 10.1.1.1
      ansible_user: admin
      ansible_password: [email protected]
      ansible_connection: local
      ansible_network_os: aruba

aruba_1 ansible_host=10.1.1.1 ansible_user=admin [email protected] ansible_connection=local ansible_network_os=aruba

Example Playbook

    ---
    - name: configure top level configuration
      aruba_config:
         lines: hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}