nxos_gir timeout fixes (#66043)

* nxos_gir timeout fixes

* additional setup/teardown cleanups for sanity test

* Add timeout extension comment to module header

* lint

* rework logic to use action plugin

lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_gir.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ version_added: "2.2"
 short_description: Trigger a graceful removal or insertion (GIR) of the switch.
 description:
     - Trigger a graceful removal or insertion (GIR) of the switch.
+    - GIR processing may take more than 2 minutes. Timeout settings are automatically extended to 200s when user timeout settings are insufficient.
 author:
     - Gabriele Gerbino (@GGabriele)
 notes:

lib/ansible/plugins/action/nxos.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import sys
 
 from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.plugins.action.network import ActionModule as ActionNetworkModule
+from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import load_provider
 from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.nxos import nxos_provider_spec
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
@@ -81,6 +82,15 @@ class ActionModule(ActionNetworkModule):
                 display.warning('transport is unnecessary when using %s and will be ignored' % self._play_context.connection)
                 del self._task.args['transport']
 
+            if module_name == 'nxos_gir':
+                conn = Connection(self._connection.socket_path)
+                persistent_command_timeout = conn.get_option('persistent_command_timeout')
+                gir_timeout = 200
+                if persistent_command_timeout < gir_timeout:
+                    conn.set_option('persistent_command_timeout', gir_timeout)
+                    msg = "timeout value extended to %ss for nxos_gir" % gir_timeout
+                    display.warning(msg)
+
         elif self._play_context.connection == 'local':
             provider = load_provider(nxos_provider_spec, self._task.args)
             transport = provider['transport'] or 'cli'

test/integration/targets/nxos_gir/tests/common/sanity.yaml

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 ---
 - debug: msg="START connection={{ ansible_connection }} nxos_gir sanity test"
+- set_fact: gir_run='{{ true if (platform is not search("N35")) else false }}'
+
+- name: Setup0
+  nxos_config: &cleanup0
+    lines:
+      - no system mode maintenance timeout 30
+      - no configure maintenance profile normal-mode
+      - no configure maintenance profile maintenance-mode
+    match: none
+  ignore_errors: yes
 
-- set_fact: gir_run="true"
-- set_fact: gir_run="false"
-  when: platform is search("N35")
-#- name: "Setup"
-#  nxos_gir: &setup
-#    system_mode_maintenance: false
-#  ignore_errors: yes
+- name: Setup1
+  nxos_gir:
+    system_mode_maintenance: false
+  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - block:
   - name: "Put system in maintenance mode with reload reset reason"
@@ -68,12 +75,12 @@
 
   - assert: *false
 
-#  - name: "Put system in maintenance mode"
-#    nxos_gir: &configure_system_mode_maintenance
-#      system_mode_maintenance: true
-#    register: result
-#
-#  - assert: *true
+  - name: "Put system in maintenance mode"
+    nxos_gir: &configure_system_mode_maintenance
+      system_mode_maintenance: true
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: *true
 
   when: gir_run
 
@@ -88,21 +95,18 @@
       action: delete_all
     ignore_errors: yes
 
-  - name: "Remove other config1"
-    nxos_config:
-      lines: no configure maintenance profile normal-mode
-      match: none
+  - name: Teardown0
+    nxos_config: *cleanup0
     ignore_errors: yes
 
-  - name: "Remove other config2"
-    nxos_config:
-      lines: no configure maintenance profile maintenance-mode
-      match: none
+  - name: "Put system back in normal mode"
+    nxos_gir:
+      system_mode_maintenance: false
+    # Try again if cli is blocking while changing modes
+    retries: 3
+    delay: 30
+    register: result
+    until: result is not failed
     ignore_errors: yes
 
-#  - name: "Put system back in normal mode"
-#    nxos_gir: *setup
-#    register: result
-#    ignore_errors: yes
-
 - debug: msg="END connection={{ ansible_connection }} nxos_gir sanity test"