DC - reorganised the show version playbooks

README.md

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 This repo holds sample Ansible playbooks for the GÉANT OAV Ansible course.
 
-These mostly consist of vEOS examples but there is a `show_version_juniper` example in `Section1/show_version/`.
+These mostly consist of vEOS examples but there is a `show_version_juniper` example in `Section2/playbooks/show_version/`.
 
-Some of the files are accompanied by example output, e.g. `show_version.yaml` produced `show_version.output`.
+Some of the files are accompanied by example output, e.g. `show_version.yaml` is accompanied by `show_version.output`.

Section1/show_version/ansible.cfg

-[defaults]
-
-deprecation_warnings=False
-
-# don't like cows?  that's unfortunate.
-# set to 1 if you don't want cowsay support or export ANSIBLE_NOCOWS=1
-nocows = 1
-
-# You can only have one 'stdout' callback type enabled at a time. The default
-# is 'default'. The 'yaml' or 'debug' stdout callback plugins are easier to read.
-#
-stdout_callback = default
-#stdout_callback = yaml
-#stdout_callback = debug
-
-inventory = hosts

Section2/playbooks/ansible.cfg

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ host_key_checking = False
 
 stdout_callback = yaml
 
+# Damned cows...
 nocows = True
 
 inventory = hosts

Section2/playbooks/hosts

 [all:vars]
 ansible_user=zork
 ansible_ssh_pass=swordfish
+ansible_host=localhost
 
 [veos_hosts]
-veos ansible_port=9022 ansible_host=localhost ansible_network_os=eos ansible_connection=network_cli
+veos ansible_port=9022  ansible_network_os=eos ansible_connection=network_cli
 
 [debian_hosts]
-testhost ansible_port=9023 ansible_host=localhost
+testhost ansible_port=9024
+
+#
+# Why different passwords? JunOS is a lot stricter. Good!
+#
+[junos_hosts]
+vSRX ansible_port=9023 ansible_ssh_pass=Swordfish123

Section2/playbooks/hosts_simple

-[guinea_pigs]
-veos ansible_connection=ssh ansible_host=localhost ansible_port=9022 ansible_user=zork ansible_ssh_pass=swordfish
-

Section2/playbooks/ping.output

+
+PLAY [A play to run the ping module] ******************************************************************************************************************************************
+
+TASK [Gathering Facts] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************
+ok: [testhost]
+
+TASK [A task to invoke the ping module] ***************************************************************************************************************************************
+ok: [testhost]
+
+TASK [A task to print the output] *********************************************************************************************************************************************
+ok: [testhost] => 
+  ping_results:
+    changed: false
+    failed: false
+    ping: pong
+
+PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************
+testhost                   : ok=3    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   
+

Section2/playbooks/ping.yaml

 ---
 - name: A play to run the ping module
-  hosts: testhost
+  hosts: debian_hosts
   tasks:
   - name: A task to invoke the ping module
     ping:

Section2/playbooks/ping_unknown_host.output

+[WARNING]: Could not match supplied host pattern, ignoring: fakeserver
+
+PLAY [A play to run the ping module] **********************************************************
+skipping: no hosts matched
+
+PLAY RECAP ************************************************************************************
+

Section2/playbooks/ping_unknown_host.yaml

+---
+- name: A play to run the ping module
+  hosts: fakeserver
+  tasks:
+  - name: A task to invoke the ping module
+    ping:
+    register: ping_results
+  - name: A task to print the output
+    debug: var=ping_results

Section2/playbooks/ping_unreachable_host.output

+
+PLAY [A play to run the ping module against an unreachable host] ***************
+
+TASK [Gathering Facts] *********************************************************
+fatal: [vSRX]: UNREACHABLE! => changed=false 
+  msg: 'Failed to connect to the host via ssh: ssh: connect to host localhost port 9023: Connection refused'
+  unreachable: true
+
+PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
+vSRX                       : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=1    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   
+

Section2/playbooks/ping_unreachable_host.yaml

+---
+- name: A play to run the ping module against an unreachable host
+  hosts: vSRX
+  tasks:
+  - name: A task to invoke the ping module
+    ping:
+    register: ping_results
+  - name: A task to print the output
+    debug: var=ping_results

Section2/playbooks/show_version.yaml

----
-- name: Check the version of code on all switches
-  hosts: veos
-  gather_facts: no        # or False
-  tasks:
-    - name:     Gather version from switches
-      raw:      ‘show version| include Software’
-      register: show_version
-
-    - name:     Display the version
-      debug:    var=show_version
-

Section1/show_version/README.md → Section2/playbooks/show_version/README.md

@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ The hosts file in this directory has two hosts defined - one vEOS, one JunOS.
 
 ```
 [all:vars]
-ansible_connection=ssh
 ansible_user=zork
+ansible_ssh_pass=swordfish
 ansible_host=localhost
+ansible_connection=ssh
 
 [veos_hosts]
-veos ansible_port=9022 ansible_ssh_pass=swordfish
+veos ansible_port=9022
 
 #
 # Why different passwords? JunOS is a lot stricter. Good!
 #
 [junos_hosts]
-vSRX ansible_port=9023 ansible_ssh_pass=Swordfish123
-```
+vSRX ansible_port=9023 ansible_ssh_pass=Swordfish123```
 
 You will need to replace the host information to match your test/learning environment.
 
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ Run ``ansible-playbook -i hosts show_version_and_uptime.yaml``
 
 # Device specific
 
-There are device-specific `show version` playbooks. JunOS in particular paginates its output - so you have to run the command through `no-more` to stop it printing `--More--` and pausing for keyboard input...which since it's hidden by Ansible will never come.
+There are device-specific `show version` playbooks. JunOS in particular paginates its output - so you have to run the command through `no-more` to stop it printing `--More--` and pausing for keyboard input. Which - since the prompt is hidden by Ansible - will never come.

Section2/playbooks/show_version/ansible.cfg

+[defaults]
+
+host_key_checking = False
+
+#stdout_callback = yaml
+
+nocows = True
+
+inventory = hosts

Section2/playbooks/show_version/hosts

+[all:vars]
+ansible_user=zork
+ansible_ssh_pass=swordfish
+ansible_host=localhost
+ansible_connection=ssh
+
+[veos_hosts]
+veos ansible_port=9022
+
+#
+# Why different passwords? JunOS is a lot stricter. Good!
+#
+[junos_hosts]
+vSRX ansible_port=9023 ansible_ssh_pass=Swordfish123

Section1/show_version/show_all_responses.output → Section2/playbooks/show_version/show_all_responses.output

 
-PLAY [Play 1 - Show the software version on an Arista switch] *****************************************************************************************************
+PLAY [Play 1 - Show the software version on an Arista switch] ******************
 
-TASK [Task 1.1 - Gather version from switches] ********************************************************************************************************************
+TASK [Task 1.1 - Gather version from switch using the raw module] **************
 changed: [veos]
 
-TASK [Task 1.2 - Print output] ************************************************************************************************************************************
+TASK [Task 1.2 - Print version] ************************************************
 ok: [veos] => {
     "showvers": {
         "changed": true,
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ ok: [veos] => {
     }
 }
 
-PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************************************************************************************************
+PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
 veos                       : ok=2    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   
 

Section1/show_version/show_all_responses.yaml → Section2/playbooks/show_version/show_all_responses.yaml

 ---
 - name: Play 1 - Show the software version on an Arista switch
   hosts: veos_hosts
-  gather_facts: "no"
+  gather_facts: no
   connection: local
   tasks:
     - name: Task 1.1 - Gather version from switch using the raw module