napalm_validate
Performs deployment validation via napalm.
Parameters
Parameter |
Required |
Default |
Choices |
Description |
data |
False |
N/A |
N/A |
dict to load into the YANG object |
dev_os |
False |
N/A |
N/A |
OS of the device. |
hostname |
False |
N/A |
N/A |
IP or FQDN of the device you want to connect to. |
models |
True |
N/A |
N/A |
List of models to parse Note - data to connect to the device is not necessary when using YANG models |
optional_args |
False |
N/A |
N/A |
Dictionary of additional arguments passed to underlying driver. |
password |
False |
N/A |
N/A |
Password. |
provider |
False |
N/A |
N/A |
Dictionary which acts as a collection of arguments used to define the characteristics of how to connect to the device. Note - hostname, username, password and dev_os must be defined in either provider or local param Note - local param takes precedence, e.g. hostname is preferred to provider['hostname'] |
timeout |
False |
N/A |
N/A |
Time in seconds to wait for the device to respond. |
username |
False |
N/A |
N/A |
Username. |
validation_file |
True |
N/A |
N/A |
YAML Validation file containing resources desired states. |
Examples
- name: GET VALIDATION REPORT
napalm_validate:
username: "{{ un }}"
password: "{{ pwd }}"
hostname: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
dev_os: "{{ dev_os }}"
validation_file: validate.yml
- name: GET VALIDATION REPORT USING PROVIDER
napalm_validate:
provider: "{{ ios_provider }}"
validation_file: validate.yml
# USING YANG
- name: Let's gather state of interfaces
napalm_parse_yang:
dev_os: "{{ dev_os }}"
hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
mode: "state"
optional_args:
port: "{{ port }}"
models:
- models.openconfig_interfaces
register: interfaces
- name: Check all interfaces are up
napalm_validate:
data: "{{ interfaces.yang_model }}"
models:
- models.openconfig_interfaces
validation_file: "validate.yaml"
register: report
Return
Name |
Description |
Returned |
Type |
Sample |
changed |
check to see if a change was made on the device. |
always |
bool |
False |
compliance_report |
validation report obtained via napalm. |
always |
dict |
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