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I am using ansible with the aosxc collection to generate and copy a running-configuration unto my switches. This is going fine. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to find the command/configuration that I can put into my playbook so the switch will copy the new running-configuration into the startup-configuration. All I can find are the modules aosxc_command and aosxc_config, both of which seem to require an SSH connection into the switch.

Is there a way to trigger a copy of the currently active running-configuration into the startup-configuration by way of ansible using the REST API of the switches?

Thanks in advance, alex.

Hi Alex (@herr) ! 

We have our aoscx_checkpoint module that allows you to copy a checkpoint to another - including running to startup!

Here's an example:

- name: Copy running-config to startup-config
  aoscx_checkpoint:
    source_config: "running-config"
    destination_config: "startup-config"

We do have a known issue with this module at the moment but we're working on publishing a fix soon! For instructions on how to use the AOS-CX Ansible Collection and the REST API modules, refer to this guide on our DevHub!
Original Message:
Sent: Oct 20, 2022 11:57 AM
From: Alexander Herr
Subject: 6400, Ansible: How to write running-config to startup-config using REST API?

I am using ansible with the aosxc collection to generate and copy a running-configuration unto my switches. This is going fine. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to find the command/configuration that I can put into my playbook so the switch will copy the new running-configuration into the startup-configuration. All I can find are the modules aosxc_command and aosxc_config, both of which seem to require an SSH connection into the switch.

Is there a way to trigger a copy of the currently active running-configuration into the startup-configuration by way of ansible using the REST API of the switches?

Thanks in advance, alex.

Ahhh, the checkpoint module. Yes, I am running into the same bug that you linked to, but other than that it's working. Thanks for the reply!
Original Message:
Sent: Oct 20, 2022 05:09 PM
From: Tiffany Chiapuzio-Wong
Subject: 6400, Ansible: How to write running-config to startup-config using REST API?

Hi Alex (@herr) !

We have our aoscx_checkpoint module that allows you to copy a checkpoint to another - including running to startup!

Here's an example:

- name: Copy running-config to startup-config  aoscx_checkpoint:    source_config: "running-config"    destination_config: "startup-config"

We do have a known issue with this module at the moment but we're working on publishing a fix soon! For instructions on how to use the AOS-CX Ansible Collection and the REST API modules, refer to this guide on our DevHub!
Original Message:
Sent: Oct 20, 2022 11:57 AM
From: Alexander Herr
Subject: 6400, Ansible: How to write running-config to startup-config using REST API?

I am using ansible with the aosxc collection to generate and copy a running-configuration unto my switches. This is going fine. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to find the command/configuration that I can put into my playbook so the switch will copy the new running-configuration into the startup-configuration. All I can find are the modules aosxc_command and aosxc_config, both of which seem to require an SSH connection into the switch.

Is there a way to trigger a copy of the currently active running-configuration into the startup-configuration by way of ansible using the REST API of the switches?

Thanks in advance, alex.

Hello @herr !

We've officially published the release of v4.1.1 of the AOS-CX Ansible collection, the fix for this issue as well as others were a part of the release so please install the latest version of the collection and our Python SDK using the commands below:
ansible-galaxy collection install arubanetworks.aoscx -f
pip3 install pyaoscx --upgrade

Please let us know if you discover any further issues or unwanted behavior and thank you again for your patience!​
Original Message:
Sent: Oct 21, 2022 02:19 AM
From: Alexander Herr
Subject: 6400, Ansible: How to write running-config to startup-config using REST API?

Ahhh, the checkpoint module. Yes, I am running into the same bug that you linked to, but other than that it's working. Thanks for the reply!
Original Message:
Sent: Oct 20, 2022 05:09 PM
From: Tiffany Chiapuzio-Wong
Subject: 6400, Ansible: How to write running-config to startup-config using REST API?

Hi Alex (@herr) !

We have our aoscx_checkpoint module that allows you to copy a checkpoint to another - including running to startup!

Here's an example:

- name: Copy running-config to startup-config  aoscx_checkpoint:    source_config: "running-config"    destination_config: "startup-config"

We do have a known issue with this module at the moment but we're working on publishing a fix soon! For instructions on how to use the AOS-CX Ansible Collection and the REST API modules, refer to this guide on our DevHub!
Original Message:
Sent: Oct 20, 2022 11:57 AM
From: Alexander Herr
Subject: 6400, Ansible: How to write running-config to startup-config using REST API?

I am using ansible with the aosxc collection to generate and copy a running-configuration unto my switches. This is going fine. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to find the command/configuration that I can put into my playbook so the switch will copy the new running-configuration into the startup-configuration. All I can find are the modules aosxc_command and aosxc_config, both of which seem to require an SSH connection into the switch.

Is there a way to trigger a copy of the currently active running-configuration into the startup-configuration by way of ansible using the REST API of the switches?

Thanks in advance, alex.

Hi @Tiffany.Chiapuzio-Wong this worked great! Thanks for getting back to me.
​
Original Message:
Sent: Oct 24, 2022 06:50 PM
From: Tiffany Chiapuzio-Wong
Subject: 6400, Ansible: How to write running-config to startup-config using REST API?

Hello @herr !

We've officially published the release of v4.1.1 of the AOS-CX Ansible collection, the fix for this issue as well as others were a part of the release so please install the latest version of the collection and our Python SDK using the commands below:
ansible-galaxy collection install arubanetworks.aoscx -f
pip3 install pyaoscx --upgrade

Please let us know if you discover any further issues or unwanted behavior and thank you again for your patience!​
Original Message:
Sent: Oct 21, 2022 02:19 AM
From: Alexander Herr
Subject: 6400, Ansible: How to write running-config to startup-config using REST API?

Ahhh, the checkpoint module. Yes, I am running into the same bug that you linked to, but other than that it's working. Thanks for the reply!
Original Message:
Sent: Oct 20, 2022 05:09 PM
From: Tiffany Chiapuzio-Wong
Subject: 6400, Ansible: How to write running-config to startup-config using REST API?

Hi Alex (@herr) !

We have our aoscx_checkpoint module that allows you to copy a checkpoint to another - including running to startup!

Here's an example:

- name: Copy running-config to startup-config  aoscx_checkpoint:    source_config: "running-config"    destination_config: "startup-config"

We do have a known issue with this module at the moment but we're working on publishing a fix soon! For instructions on how to use the AOS-CX Ansible Collection and the REST API modules, refer to this guide on our DevHub!
Original Message:
Sent: Oct 20, 2022 11:57 AM
From: Alexander Herr
Subject: 6400, Ansible: How to write running-config to startup-config using REST API?

I am using ansible with the aosxc collection to generate and copy a running-configuration unto my switches. This is going fine. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to find the command/configuration that I can put into my playbook so the switch will copy the new running-configuration into the startup-configuration. All I can find are the modules aosxc_command and aosxc_config, both of which seem to require an SSH connection into the switch.

Is there a way to trigger a copy of the currently active running-configuration into the startup-configuration by way of ansible using the REST API of the switches?

Thanks in advance, alex.