cherry-pick and fixed conflicts -pr43116 (#43513)

docs/docsite/rst/network/user_guide/platform_exos.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+.. _exos_platform_options:
+
+***************************************
+EXOS Platform Options
+***************************************
+
+Extreme EXOS Ansible modules only support CLI connections today. This page offers details on how to
+use ``network_cli`` on EXOS in Ansible 2.6.
+
+.. contents:: Topics
+
+Connections Available
+================================================================================
+
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+|..                         | CLI                                           |
++===========================+===============================================+
+| **Protocol**              |  SSH                                          |
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| | **Credentials**         | | uses SSH keys / SSH-agent if present        |
+| |                         | | accepts ``-u myuser -k`` if using password  |
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| **Indirect Access**       | via a bastion (jump host)                     |
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| | **Connection Settings** | | ``ansible_connection: network_cli``         |
+| |                         | |                                             |
+| |                         | |                                             |
+| |                         | |                                             |
+| |                         | |                                             |
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| | **Enable Mode**         | | not supported by EXOS                       |
+| | (Privilege Escalation)  | |                                             |
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| **Returned Data Format**  | ``stdout[0].``                                |
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+
+EXOS does not support ``ansible_connection: local``. You must use ``ansible_connection: network_cli``.
+
+Using CLI in Ansible 2.6
+================================================================================
+
+Example CLI ``group_vars/exos.yml``
+-----------------------------------
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+   ansible_connection: network_cli
+   ansible_network_os: exos
+   ansible_user: myuser
+   ansible_ssh_pass: !vault...
+   ansible_ssh_common_args: '-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q bastion01"'
+
+
+- If you are using SSH keys (including an ssh-agent) you can remove the ``ansible_ssh_pass`` configuration.
+- If you are accessing your host directly (not through a bastion/jump host) you can remove the ``ansible_ssh_common_args`` configuration.
+- If you are accessing your host through a bastion/jump host, you cannot include your SSH password in the ``ProxyCommand`` directive. To prevent secrets from leaking out (for example in ``ps`` output), SSH does not support providing passwords via environment variables.
+
+Example CLI Task
+----------------
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+   - name: Retrieve EXOS OS version
+     exos_command:
+       commands: show version
+     when: ansible_network_os == 'exos'
+
+.. include:: shared_snippets/SSH_warning.txt

docs/docsite/rst/network/user_guide/platform_index.rst

@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ Some Ansible Network platforms support multiple connection types, privilege esca
    :caption: Platform Options
 
    platform_eos
+   platform_exos
    platform_ios
    platform_junos
    platform_nxos
+   platform_slxos
 
 .. _settings_by_platform:
 
@@ -35,6 +37,10 @@ Settings by Platform
 +----------------+-------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+------------------+------------------+
 | Cisco NX-OS*   | ``nxos``                | in v. >=2.5          | N/A                  | in v. >=2.6      |  in v. >=2.4     |
 +----------------+-------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+------------------+------------------+
+| Extreme EXOS   | ``exos``                | in v. >=2.6          | N/A                  | N/A              |  N/A             |
++----------------+-------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+------------------+------------------+
+| Extreme SLX-OS | ``slxos``               | in v. >=2.6          | N/A                  | N/A              |  N/A             |
++----------------+-------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+------------------+------------------+
 | F5 BIG-IP      | N/A                     | N/A                  | N/A                  | N/A              |  in v. >=2.0     |
 +----------------+-------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+------------------+------------------+
 | F5 BIG-IQ      | N/A                     | N/A                  | N/A                  | N/A              |  in v. >=2.0     |
@@ -46,4 +52,4 @@ Settings by Platform
 | VyOS*          | ``vyos``                | in v. >=2.5          | N/A                  | N/A              |  in v. >=2.4     |
 +----------------+-------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+------------------+------------------+
 
-`*` Maintained by Ansible Network Team
+`*` Maintained by Ansible Network Team

docs/docsite/rst/network/user_guide/platform_slxos.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+.. _slxos_platform_options:
+
+***************************************
+SLX-OS Platform Options
+***************************************
+
+Extreme SLX-OS Ansible modules only support CLI connections today. ``httpapi`` modules may be added in future.
+This page offers details on how to use ``network_cli`` on SLX-OS in Ansible 2.6.
+
+.. contents:: Topics
+
+Connections Available
+================================================================================
+
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+|..                         | CLI                                           |
++===========================+===============================================+
+| **Protocol**              |  SSH                                          |
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| | **Credentials**         | | uses SSH keys / SSH-agent if present        |
+| |                         | | accepts ``-u myuser -k`` if using password  |
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| **Indirect Access**       | via a bastion (jump host)                     |
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| | **Connection Settings** | | ``ansible_connection: network_cli``         |
+| |                         | |                                             |
+| |                         | |                                             |
+| |                         | |                                             |
+| |                         | |                                             |
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| | **Enable Mode**         | | not supported by SLX-OS                     |
+| | (Privilege Escalation)  | |                                             |
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| **Returned Data Format**  | ``stdout[0].``                                |
++---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+
+SLX-OS does not support ``ansible_connection: local``. You must use ``ansible_connection: network_cli``.
+
+Using CLI in Ansible 2.6
+================================================================================
+
+Example CLI ``group_vars/slxos.yml``
+------------------------------------
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+   ansible_connection: network_cli
+   ansible_network_os: slxos
+   ansible_user: myuser
+   ansible_ssh_pass: !vault...
+   ansible_ssh_common_args: '-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q bastion01"'
+
+
+- If you are using SSH keys (including an ssh-agent) you can remove the ``ansible_ssh_pass`` configuration.
+- If you are accessing your host directly (not through a bastion/jump host) you can remove the ``ansible_ssh_common_args`` configuration.
+- If you are accessing your host through a bastion/jump host, you cannot include your SSH password in the ``ProxyCommand`` directive. To prevent secrets from leaking out (for example in ``ps`` output), SSH does not support providing passwords via environment variables.
+
+Example CLI Task
+----------------
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+   - name: Backup current switch config (slxos)
+     slxos_config:
+       backup: yes
+     register: backup_slxos_location
+     when: ansible_network_os == 'slxos'
+
+
+.. include:: shared_snippets/SSH_warning.txt