playbook crash with md-cli config about ansible-networking-collections

[dutchshark]

Hello @nkhambal,

Did you resolve this problem already?
Please look at the Nokia MD-CLI playbook example

The syntax your using isn't the same as in the Nokia MD-CLI sample as linked above your using:
cli_command:
command: configure private

vs the sample:
cli_config:
config: |
configure private

[wisotzky]

@nkhambal, the cli_config should take care about changing into configuration mode and to finally commit the change. It must not be manually to ensure function.

[nkhambal]

Following playbook worked with one exception of "commit" tag. It commits even when it is set to "No". Is there an option to perform a commit "validate" and then "rollback" without actually committing the configuration?

---
- name: Configure Nokia.
  hosts: nokia-hosts
  serial: 1
  vars:
    - ansible_network_os: nokia.sros.md
    - ansible_user: "{{ SSH_USER }}"
    - ansible_password: "{{ SSH_PASSWORD }}"
    - ansible_command_timeout: 60
    - ansible_python_interpreter: "/Users/nileshkhambal/Documents/myansible/bin/python3"
  connection: network_cli
  gather_facts: No

  collections:
  - nokia.sros

  vars_files:
  - prod-tacacs-vault.yaml

  tasks:
  - name: Apply Configuration from File
    cli_config:
      config: "{{ lookup('file', devfilename)}}"
      commit: No
    vars:
      devfilename: "{{ inventory_hostname }}.set"
    register: configResult

  - name: Print Results
    debug:
      msg: "{{ configResult.diff.split('\n') }}"

[nkhambal]

Replying the answer to my own query. To skip commit and discard candidate after validate, use "commit: False". Default is "commit: True". Following playbook worked. It fetches the template and generates the configuration (deleting mpls lsp configuration in this case) and pushes it via cli_config. Does compare, validate and then discards the configuration providing the diff.

NOTE: make sure you use "delete configure router" and not just "delete router" in the template. Later works with "configure private" but not "edit-config private" which is what the module uses to configure the device.

---
- name: Configure Nokia.
  hosts: nokia-hosts
  serial: 1
  vars:
    - ansible_network_os: nokia.sros.md
    - ansible_user: "{{ SSH_USER }}"
    - ansible_password: "{{ SSH_PASSWORD }}"
    - ansible_command_timeout: 60
    - ansible_python_interpreter: "/Users/nileshkhambal/Documents/myansible/bin/python3"
    - remoteLsr: "{{ egress_lsr }}"
  connection: network_cli
  gather_facts: No

  collections:
  - nokia.sros

  vars_files:
  - prod-tacacs-vault.yaml

  tasks:
  - name: Apply Configuration from File
    cli_config:
      config: "{{ lookup('template', './delete_nokia_lsps_template.j2')}}"
      commit: False
    vars:
      ingressLsr: "{{ inventory_hostname| upper }}"
      egressLsr: "{{ remoteLsr| upper }}"
    register: configResult

  - name: Print Results
    debug:
      msg: "{{ configResult.diff.split('\n') }}"