Related Blog Post can be found here: https://kaonbytes.com/p/ansible-configuration-backup-manager/
- Daily Ansible Job to backup all network device configs
- Currently Supported Vendors/OS:
- Opengear
- ArubaOS
- Cisco ASA and IOS
- Fortios
- Junos
- Citrix Netscaler
- Big-IP F5
- Arista EOS
Here is an example output of running the playbook against 8 hosts each on a different network operating system (the vendors listed above). This playbook has been tested to run on over 1000 network devices in a single execution.
Command:
[root@ncm]# ansible-playbook -i netbox_inventory.yml -e "var_hosts=aruba1:asa1:f51:nss1:fortios1:ios1:junos1:opengear1" ncm-engine.ymlOutput:
PLAY [PLAY TO BACKUP NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS] **********
TASK [delete exisiting successful_hosts file] **********
changed: [aruba1 -> localhost]
TASK [delete exisiting failed_hosts file] **********
changed: [aruba1 -> localhost]
TASK [delete total_hosts file] **********
changed: [aruba1 -> localhost]
TASK [create successful_hosts file] **********
changed: [aruba1 -> localhost]
TASK [create failed_hosts file] **********
changed: [aruba1 -> localhost]
TASK [create total_hosts file] **********
changed: [aruba1 -> localhost]
TASK [update total_hosts file] **********
changed: [aruba1 -> localhost]
TASK [include_role : generate-backups] **********
TASK [generate-backups : include_tasks] **********
included: /root/ncm/roles/generate-backups/tasks/aos-backup-config.yml for aruba1
included: /root/ncm/roles/generate-backups/tasks/asa-backup-config.yml for asa1
included: /root/ncm/roles/generate-backups/tasks/big-ip-backup-config.yml for f51
included: /root/ncm/roles/generate-backups/tasks/citrix-backup-config.yml for nss1
included: /root/ncm/roles/generate-backups/tasks/fortios-backup-config.yml for fortios1
included: /root/ncm/roles/generate-backups/tasks/ios-backup-config.yml for ios1
included: /root/ncm/roles/generate-backups/tasks/junos-backup-config.yml for junos1
included: /root/ncm/roles/generate-backups/tasks/opengear-backup-config.yml for opengear1
TASK [generate-backups : grab and download aruba config] **********
ok: [aruba1]
TASK [generate-backups : Save the backup information.] **********
changed: [aruba1 -> localhost]
TASK [generate-backups : Add SUCCESS line to file] **********
changed: [aruba1 -> localhost]
TASK [generate-backups : Backup ASA Device] **********
ok: [asa1]
TASK [generate-backups : Add SUCCESS line to file] **********
changed: [asa1 -> localhost]
TASK [generate-backups : grab and download big-ip config] **********
ok: [f51 -> localhost]
TASK [generate-backups : Save the backup information.] **********
changed: [f51 -> localhost]
TASK [generate-backups : Add SUCCESS line to file] **********
changed: [f51 -> localhost]
TASK [generate-backups : grab and download citrix config] **********
ok: [nss1]
TASK [generate-backups : Save the backup information.] **********
changed: [nss1 -> localhost]
TASK [generate-backups : Add SUCCESS line to file] **********
changed: [nss1 -> localhost]
TASK [generate-backups : Backup Fortigate Device] **********
ok: [fortios1]
TASK [generate-backups : Save the backup information.] **********
changed: [fortios1]
TASK [generate-backups : Add SUCCESS line to file] **********
changed: [fortios1 -> localhost]
TASK [generate-backups : Backup IOS Device] *****************
ok: [ios1]
TASK [generate-backups : Add SUCCESS line to file] **********
changed: [ios1 -> localhost]
TASK [generate-backups : grab and download junos config] **********
ok: [junos1]
TASK [generate-backups : Add SUCCESS line to file] **********
changed: [junos1 -> localhost]
TASK [generate-backups : grab and download opengear config] **********
changed: [opengear1]
TASK [generate-backups : Save the backup information.] **********
ok: [opengear1 -> localhost]
TASK [generate-backups : Add SUCCESS line to file] **********
changed: [opengear1 -> localhost]
PLAY [SYNC NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS TO S3 BUCKET] *************
TASK [delete exisiting s3_sync file] ************************
changed: [localhost]
TASK [create s3_sync file] **********************************
changed: [localhost]
TASK [include_role : sync-to-s3] ****************************
TASK [sync-to-s3 : Sync to S3] ******************************
changed: [localhost]
TASK [sync-to-s3 : Add status to s3 state file] *************
changed: [localhost]
PLAY [Build Email Template] *********************************
TASK [lookup file successful_hosts.txt] *********************
ok: [localhost]
TASK [lookup file failed_hosts.txt] *************************
ok: [localhost]
TASK [lookup file total_hosts.txt] **************************
ok: [localhost]
TASK [lookup file failed_s3.txt] ****************************
ok: [localhost]
TASK [Generate Backup State File] ***************************
changed: [localhost]
TASK [send email] *******************************************
ok: [localhost]
PLAY RECAP **************************************************
asa1 : ok=3 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
opengear1 : ok=4 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
nss1 : ok=4 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
fortios1 : ok=4 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
localhost : ok=10 changed=5 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
aruba1 : ok=11 changed=9 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
ios1 : ok=3 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
junos1 : ok=3 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
f51 : ok=4 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
[root@ncm]#