net_put - Copy a file from Ansible Controller to a network device¶

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Status
Maintenance
- Support
- Author

Synopsis ¶

This module provides functionality to copy file from Ansible controller to network devices.

Requirements ¶

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

scp

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
dest	Default: [u'Filename from src and at default directory of user shell on network_os.']	Specifies the destination file. The path to destination file can either be the full path or relative path as supported by network_os.
mode (added in 2.7)	Choices: binary ← text	Set the file transfer mode. If mode is set to text then src file will go through Jinja2 template engine to replace any vars if present in the src file. If mode is set to binary then file will be copied as it is to destination device.
protocol	Choices: scp ← sftp	Protocol used to transfer file.
src required		Specifies the source file. The path to the source file can either be the full path on the Ansible control host or a relative path from the playbook or role root directory.

Notes ¶

Note

Some devices need specific configurations to be enabled before scp can work These configuration should be pre-configured before using this module e.g ios - ip scp server enable.
User privilege to do scp on network device should be pre-configured e.g. ios - need user privilege 15 by default for allowing scp.
Default destination of source file.

Examples ¶

- name: copy file from ansible controller to a network device
  net_put:
    src: running_cfg_ios1.txt

- name: copy file at root dir of flash in slot 3 of sw1(ios)
  net_put:
    src: running_cfg_sw1.txt
    protocol: sftp
    dest : flash3:/running_cfg_sw1.txt

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance ¶

This module is flagged as network which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Network Team, see here.

Support ¶

For more information about Red Hat’s support of this module, please refer to this Knowledge Base article

Author ¶

Deepak Agrawal (@dagrawal)

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