diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/netscaler/netscaler_save_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/netscaler/netscaler_save_config.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+#  Copyright (c) 2017 Citrix Systems
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: netscaler_save_config
+short_description: Save Netscaler configuration.
+description:
+    - This module uncoditionally saves the configuration on the target netscaler node.
+    - This module does not support check mode.
+    - This module is intended to run either on the ansible  control node or a bastion (jumpserver) with access to the actual netscaler instance.
+
+version_added: "2.4.0"
+
+author: George Nikolopoulos (@giorgos-nikolopoulos)
+
+options:
+    nsip:
+        description:
+            - The ip address of the netscaler appliance where the nitro API calls will be made.
+            - "The port can be specified with the colon (:). E.g. C(192.168.1.1:555)."
+        required: True
+
+    nitro_user:
+        description:
+            - The username with which to authenticate to the netscaler node.
+        required: True
+
+    nitro_pass:
+        description:
+            - The password with which to authenticate to the netscaler node.
+        required: True
+
+    nitro_protocol:
+        choices: [ 'http', 'https' ]
+        default: http
+        description:
+            - Which protocol to use when accessing the nitro API objects.
+
+    validate_certs:
+        description:
+            - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+        required: false
+        default: 'yes'
+
+    nitro_timeout:
+        description:
+            - Time in seconds until a timeout error is thrown when establishing a new session with Netscaler.
+        default: 310
+
+requirements:
+    - nitro python sdk
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+---
+- name: Save netscaler configuration
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  netscaler_save_config:
+    nsip: 172.18.0.2
+    nitro_user: nsroot
+    nitro_pass: nsroot
+
+- name: Setup server without saving  configuration
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  notify: Save configuration
+  netscaler_server:
+    nsip: 172.18.0.2
+    nitro_user: nsroot
+    nitro_pass: nsroot
+
+    save_config: no
+
+    name: server-1
+    ipaddress: 192.168.1.1
+
+# Under playbook's handlers
+
+- name: Save configuration
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  netscaler_save_config:
+    nsip: 172.18.0.2
+    nitro_user: nsroot
+    nitro_pass: nsroot
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+loglines:
+    description: list of logged messages by the module
+    returned: always
+    type: list
+    sample: ['message 1', 'message 2']
+
+msg:
+    description: Message detailing the failure reason
+    returned: failure
+    type: str
+    sample: "Action does not exist"
+
+'''
+
+import copy
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.netscaler import get_nitro_client, log, loglines, netscaler_common_arguments
+
+try:
+    from nssrc.com.citrix.netscaler.nitro.exception.nitro_exception import nitro_exception
+    PYTHON_SDK_IMPORTED = True
+except ImportError as e:
+    PYTHON_SDK_IMPORTED = False
+
+
+def main():
+
+    argument_spec = copy.deepcopy(netscaler_common_arguments)
+
+    # Delete common arguments irrelevant to this module
+    del argument_spec['state']
+    del argument_spec['save_config']
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        supports_check_mode=False,
+    )
+
+    module_result = dict(
+        changed=False,
+        failed=False,
+        loglines=loglines,
+    )
+
+    # Fail the module if imports failed
+    if not PYTHON_SDK_IMPORTED:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Could not load nitro python sdk')
+
+    # Fallthrough to rest of execution
+    client = get_nitro_client(module)
+
+    try:
+        client.login()
+    except nitro_exception as e:
+        msg = "nitro exception during login. errorcode=%s, message=%s" % (str(e.errorcode), e.message)
+        module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+    except Exception as e:
+        if str(type(e)) == "<class 'requests.exceptions.ConnectionError'>":
+            module.fail_json(msg='Connection error %s' % str(e))
+        elif str(type(e)) == "<class 'requests.exceptions.SSLError'>":
+            module.fail_json(msg='SSL Error %s' % str(e))
+        else:
+            module.fail_json(msg='Unexpected error during login %s' % str(e))
+
+    try:
+        log('Saving configuration')
+        client.save_config()
+    except nitro_exception as e:
+        msg = "nitro exception errorcode=" + str(e.errorcode) + ",message=" + e.message
+        module.fail_json(msg=msg, **module_result)
+
+    client.logout()
+    module.exit_json(**module_result)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/defaults/main.yaml b/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/defaults/main.yaml
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+++ b/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/defaults/main.yaml
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+---
+testcase: "*"
+test_cases: []
+
+nitro_user: nsroot
+nitro_pass: nsroot
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/sample_inventory b/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/sample_inventory
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+++ b/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/sample_inventory
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+
+[netscaler]
+
+netscaler01 nsip=172.18.0.2 nitro_user=nsroot nitro_pass=nsroot
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/tasks/main.yaml b/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/tasks/main.yaml
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index 00000000000..729619a17c8
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+++ b/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+- { include: nitro.yaml, tags: ['nitro'] }
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/tasks/nitro.yaml b/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/tasks/nitro.yaml
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+++ b/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/tasks/nitro.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+- name: collect all nitro test cases
+  find:
+    paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/nitro"
+    patterns: "{{ testcase }}.yaml"
+  register: test_cases
+
+- name: set test_items
+  set_fact: test_items="{{ test_cases.files | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
+
+- name: run test case
+  include: "{{ test_case_to_run }}"
+  with_items: "{{ test_items }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: test_case_to_run
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/tests/nitro/save_config.yaml b/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/tests/nitro/save_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dadce8de83e
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+++ b/test/integration/roles/netscaler_save_config/tests/nitro/save_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+
+- name: Save configuration
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  netscaler_save_config:
+    nitro_user: "{{nitro_user}}"
+    nitro_pass: "{{nitro_pass}}"
+    nsip: "{{nsip}}"
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/netscaler/test_netscaler_save_config.py b/test/units/modules/network/netscaler/test_netscaler_save_config.py
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index 00000000000..98bed1a7eb0
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+++ b/test/units/modules/network/netscaler/test_netscaler_save_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+
+#  Copyright (c) 2017 Citrix Systems
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+from ansible.compat.tests.mock import patch, Mock, MagicMock, call
+from .netscaler_module import TestModule, nitro_base_patcher, set_module_args
+
+import sys
+
+if sys.version_info[:2] != (2, 6):
+    import requests
+
+
+class TestNetscalerSaveConfigModule(TestModule):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        class MockException(Exception):
+            pass
+
+        cls.MockException = MockException
+
+        cls.nitro_base_patcher = nitro_base_patcher
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.nitro_base_patcher.stop()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.nitro_base_patcher.start()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.nitro_base_patcher.stop()
+
+    def test_graceful_nitro_error_on_login(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            nitro_user='user',
+            nitro_pass='pass',
+            nsip='1.1.1.1',
+        ))
+        from ansible.modules.network.netscaler import netscaler_save_config
+
+        class MockException(Exception):
+            def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                self.errorcode = 0
+                self.message = ''
+
+        client_mock = Mock()
+        client_mock.login = Mock(side_effect=MockException)
+        m = Mock(return_value=client_mock)
+        with patch('ansible.modules.network.netscaler.netscaler_save_config.get_nitro_client', m):
+            with patch('ansible.modules.network.netscaler.netscaler_save_config.nitro_exception', MockException):
+                self.module = netscaler_save_config
+                result = self.failed()
+                self.assertTrue(result['msg'].startswith('nitro exception'), msg='nitro exception during login not handled properly')
+
+    def test_graceful_no_connection_error(self):
+
+        if sys.version_info[:2] == (2, 6):
+            self.skipTest('requests library not available under python2.6')
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            nitro_user='user',
+            nitro_pass='pass',
+            nsip='1.1.1.1',
+        ))
+        from ansible.modules.network.netscaler import netscaler_save_config
+
+        class MockException(Exception):
+            pass
+        client_mock = Mock()
+        attrs = {'login.side_effect': requests.exceptions.ConnectionError}
+        client_mock.configure_mock(**attrs)
+        m = Mock(return_value=client_mock)
+        with patch.multiple(
+            'ansible.modules.network.netscaler.netscaler_save_config',
+            get_nitro_client=m,
+            nitro_exception=MockException,
+        ):
+            self.module = netscaler_save_config
+            result = self.failed()
+            self.assertTrue(result['msg'].startswith('Connection error'), msg='Connection error was not handled gracefully')
+
+    def test_graceful_login_error(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            nitro_user='user',
+            nitro_pass='pass',
+            nsip='1.1.1.1',
+        ))
+        from ansible.modules.network.netscaler import netscaler_save_config
+
+        if sys.version_info[:2] == (2, 6):
+            self.skipTest('requests library not available under python2.6')
+
+        class MockException(Exception):
+            pass
+        client_mock = Mock()
+        attrs = {'login.side_effect': requests.exceptions.SSLError}
+        client_mock.configure_mock(**attrs)
+        m = Mock(return_value=client_mock)
+        with patch.multiple(
+            'ansible.modules.network.netscaler.netscaler_save_config',
+            get_nitro_client=m,
+            nitro_exception=MockException,
+        ):
+            self.module = netscaler_save_config
+            result = self.failed()
+            self.assertTrue(result['msg'].startswith('SSL Error'), msg='SSL Error was not handled gracefully')
+
+    def test_save_config_called(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            nitro_user='user',
+            nitro_pass='pass',
+            nsip='1.1.1.1',
+        ))
+
+        class MockException(Exception):
+            pass
+
+        from ansible.modules.network.netscaler import netscaler_save_config
+        client_mock = Mock()
+
+        with patch.multiple(
+            'ansible.modules.network.netscaler.netscaler_save_config',
+            get_nitro_client=Mock(return_value=client_mock),
+            nitro_exception=MockException,
+        ):
+            self.module = netscaler_save_config
+            self.exited()
+            call_sequence = [call.login(), call.save_config(), call.logout()]
+            client_mock.assert_has_calls(call_sequence)