Installation¶

You can install Ansible roles on the control machine using Dell EMC Networking devices.

Ansible modules¶

Dell EMC Networking Ansible modules are part of the Ansible core. Install Ansible 2.3 or later to use these modules. See Ansible documentation for more information.

Ansible roles¶

Install all Dell EMC Networking Ansible roles.

ansible-galaxy install -r dellemc_roles.txt

where dellemc_roles.txt is defined as:

Dell-Networking.dellos-aaa
Dell-Networking.dellos-acl
Dell-Networking.dellos-bgp
Dell-Networking.dellos-copy-config
Dell-Networking.dellos-dcb
Dell-Networking.dellos-dns
Dell-Networking.dellos-ecmp
Dell-Networking.dellos-flow-monitor
Dell-Networking.dellos-image-upgrade
Dell-Networking.dellos-interface
Dell-Networking.dellos-lag
Dell-Networking.dellos-lldp
Dell-Networking.dellos-logging
Dell-Networking.dellos-ntp
Dell-Networking.dellos-prefix-list
Dell-Networking.dellos-qos
Dell-Networking.dellos-route-map
Dell-Networking.dellos-sflow
Dell-Networking.dellos-snmp
Dell-Networking.dellos-system
Dell-Networking.dellos-users
Dell-Networking.dellos-vlan
Dell-Networking.dellos-vlt
Dell-Networking.dellos-vrf
Dell-Networking.dellos-vrrp
Dell-Networking.dellos-xstp

You can also install an individual Dell EMC Networking Ansible role using a single command. For example, to install the AAA role use ansible-galaxy install Dell-Networking.dellos.aaa.

See Ansible Galaxy for more information on Dell EMC Networking Ansible roles.

Dell EMC Networking devices¶

Dell EMC Networking devices require minimal configuration to run Ansible playbooks.

OS6¶

Create a username and password for Ansible.
Configure the Management interface (static/dynamic IP address).
Enable the SSH server.

console(config)# username admin password ansible@123
console(config)# enable password ansible@123
console(config)# interface  out-of-band
console(conf-if)# ip address 10.16.148.79 255.255.255.0 10.16.148.254
console(conf-if)# exit
console(config)# ip ssh  server

OS9¶

Create a username and password for Ansible.
Configure the Management interface (static/dynamic IP address).
Enable the SSH server.
Set the maximum connection rate limit.

Dell(config)# username ansible password ansible
Dell(config)# enable password ansible
Dell(config)# interface managementethernet 0/0
Dell(conf-if-ma-0/0)# ip add 10.16.148.72/24
Dell(conf-if-ma-0/0)# no shutdown
Dell(conf-if-ma-0/0)# exit
Dell(config)# ip ssh server enable
Dell(config)# ip ssh connection-rate-limit 60

OS10¶

Create an Ansible username and password.
Configure the Management interface (static/dynamic IP address).

OS10(config)# username ansible password ansible
OS10(config)# interface mgmt 1/1/1
OS10(conf-if-ma-1/1/1)# ip address 10.16.149.62/16
OS10(conf-if-ma-1/1/1)# no shutdown
OS10(conf-if-ma-1/1/1)# do commit
OS10(conf-if-ma-1/1/1)# exit

> NOTE: SSH is enabled in OS10 by default.