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| author | Alicia Cozine <cozi@visi.com> | 2018-04-05 12:44:27 -0500 |
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| committer | scottb <dharmabumstead@users.noreply.github.com> | 2018-04-05 10:44:27 -0700 |
| commit | 24fe8674a601fe82cac2808260d508712373b0de (patch) | |
| tree | 01ad345941ed6b90fdea17f55b16c6d75c71ab3f | |
| parent | 39aa50022a16bc455469bd9e1d5c493f3663ecca (diff) | |
| download | ansible-24fe8674a601fe82cac2808260d508712373b0de.tar.gz | |
DOCS: Network Best Practices fixes (#38293)
* fixes typo per #38217, corrects link anchor
* adds ssh-agent info per #35649
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/docsite/rst/network/user_guide/network_best_practices_2.5.rst | 12 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/network/user_guide/network_best_practices_2.5.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/network/user_guide/network_best_practices_2.5.rst index 292b85f19a..b98a477739 100644 --- a/docs/docsite/rst/network/user_guide/network_best_practices_2.5.rst +++ b/docs/docsite/rst/network/user_guide/network_best_practices_2.5.rst @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.. network-best-practices: +.. _network-best-practices: ************************************** Network Best Practices for Ansible 2.5 @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ An ``inventory`` file is an INI-like configuration file that defines the mapping In our example, the inventory file defines the groups ``eos``, ``ios``, ``vyos`` and a "group of groups" called ``switches``. Further details about subgroups and inventory files can be found in the :ref:`Ansible inventory Group documentation <subgroups>`. -Because Ansible is a flexible tool, there are a number of ways to specify connection information and credentials. We recommend using the ``[my_group:vars]`` capability in your inventory file: +Because Ansible is a flexible tool, there are a number of ways to specify connection information and credentials. We recommend using the ``[my_group:vars]`` capability in your inventory file. Here's what it would look like if you specified your ssh passwords (encrypted with Ansible Vault) among your variables: .. code-block:: ini @@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ Because Ansible is a flexible tool, there are a number of ways to specify connec 3665626431626532630a353564323566316162613432373738333064366130303637616239396438 9853 +If you use ssh-agent, you do not need the ``ansible_ssh_pass`` lines. If you use ssh keys, but not ssh-agent, and you have multiple keys, specify the key to use for each connection in the ``[group:vars]`` section with ``ansible_ssh_private_key_file=/path/to/correct/key``. For more information on ``ansible_ssh_`` options see the :ref:`behavioral_parameters`. + .. FIXME FUTURE Gundalow - Link to network auth & proxy page (to be written) .. warning:: Never store passwords in plain text. @@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ Next, create a playbook file called ``facts-demo.yml`` containing the following: #jinja2: lstrip_blocks: True EOS device info: {% for host in groups['eos'] %} - Hostname: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_version }} + Hostname: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_hostname }} Version: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_version }} Model: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_model }} Serial: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_serialnum }} @@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ Next, create a playbook file called ``facts-demo.yml`` containing the following: IOS device info: {% for host in groups['ios'] %} - Hostname: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_version }} + Hostname: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_hostname }} Version: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_version }} Model: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_model }} Serial: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_serialnum }} @@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ Next, create a playbook file called ``facts-demo.yml`` containing the following: VyOS device info: {% for host in groups['vyos'] %} - Hostname: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_version }} + Hostname: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_hostname }} Version: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_version }} Model: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_model }} Serial: {{ hostvars[host].ansible_net_serialnum }} |