You need to mention connection type local for network devices. --- - hosts: lab connection: local
The credentials to connect to remote network device can be mentioned either in playbook within a provider <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/ios_command_module.html> or in host inventory <http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/intro_inventory.html> file. Regards, Ganesh On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 12:25 PM, Kai Stian Olstad < [email protected]> wrote: > On 20.06.2017 01:26, Patrick Matheny wrote: > >> I'm very new to Ansible. I have a small lab running and I'm trying to >> evaluate the use of Ansible for making network changes. I have a >> workstations running CentOS Linux release 7.3.1611 and Ansible 2.3.0 as a >> fresh install. I'm using a cisco 819 router running Cisco IOS Software, >> C800 Software (C800-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 15.3(3)M.3. I can SSH from the >> workstation to the router from the work station and via putty on a windows >> 10 machine but when I try a connection test I get the following: >> >> [pat@new-host-8 ~]$ansible all -m ping >> 192.168.1.142 | UNREACHABLE! => { >> "changed": false, >> "msg": "Failed to connect to the host via ssh: Connection closed\r\n", >> "unreachable": true >> } >> > > To run ansible on remote host the host need to support Python. > When using the ping module Ansible creates a little Python script that is > copied to the remote and then runs the python script on the remote host. > But network equipment typically doesn't support Python. > > Ansible has support for Cisco, the iso_* modules. > These modules are running on the Ansible control machine and do a ssh to > the Cisco and runs the appropriate commands on the cli. > > -- > Kai Stian Olstad > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms > gid/ansible-project/1d2e654d608818eae65d0ae0d3ae8f76%40olstad.com. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CA%2B6y2sGjJuDGDi_csMFMz%3DSt5ibe%2BsxpndQrcaz_m2thKmL0cQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
