Using Aruba SSH Ansible Modules

Installing SSH Modules

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

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Note

The module installer script will install modules into Ansible default module folder

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

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 }}