Clarify which ping module to use (#34935)

* Clarify which ping module to use

Ensure each of the ping modules link to each other

ping - Requires Python on remote-node
nxos_ping - Only on Cisco NXOS
ios_ping - Only on Cisco IOS
net_ping - For network devices
win_ping - only for Windows
pull/34939/merge
John R Barker 7 years ago committed by GitHub
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@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
DOCUMENTATION = r'''
---
module: ios_ping
short_description: Tests reachability using ping from IOS switch
short_description: Tests reachability using ping from Cisco IOS network devices
description:
- Tests reachability using ping from switch to a remote destination.
- For a general purpose network module, see the M(net_ping) module.
- For Windows targets, use the M(win_ping) module instead.
- For targets running Python, use the M(ping) module instead.
author:
- Jacob McGill (@jmcgill298)
version_added: '2.4'
@ -45,6 +48,10 @@ options:
- The VRF to use for forwarding.
required: false
default: default
notes:
- For a general purpose network module, see the M(net_ping) module.
- For Windows targets, use the M(win_ping) module instead.
- For targets running Python, use the M(ping) module instead.
'''
EXAMPLES = r'''

@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ version_added: "2.1"
short_description: Tests reachability using ping from Nexus switch.
description:
- Tests reachability using ping from switch to a remote destination.
- For a general purpose network module, see the M(net_ping) module.
- For Windows targets, use the M(win_ping) module instead.
- For targets running Python, use the M(ping) module instead.
author:
- Jason Edelman (@jedelman8)
- Gabriele Gerbino (@GGabriele)
@ -57,6 +60,10 @@ options:
- Determines if the expected result is success or fail.
choices: [ absent, present ]
default: present
notes:
- For a general purpose network module, see the M(net_ping) module.
- For Windows targets, use the M(win_ping) module instead.
- For targets running Python, use the M(ping) module instead.
'''
EXAMPLES = '''

@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ author: "Jacob McGill (@jmcgill298)"
short_description: Tests reachability using ping from a network device
description:
- Tests reachability using ping from network device to a remote destination.
- For Windows targets, use the M(win_ping) module instead.
- For targets running Python, use the M(ping) module instead.
options:
count:
description:
@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ options:
- The VRF to use for forwarding.
required: false
default: default
notes:
- For Windows targets, use the M(win_ping) module instead.
- For targets running Python, use the M(ping) module instead.
'''

@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ short_description: Try to connect to host, verify a usable python and return C(p
description:
- A trivial test module, this module always returns C(pong) on successful
contact. It does not make sense in playbooks, but it is useful from
C(/usr/bin/ansible) to verify the ability to login and that a usable python is configured.
- This is NOT ICMP ping, this is just a trivial test module.
C(/usr/bin/ansible) to verify the ability to login and that a usable Python is configured.
- This is NOT ICMP ping, this is just a trivial test module that requires Python on the remote-node.
- For Windows targets, use the M(win_ping) module instead.
- For Network targets, use the M(net_ping) module instead.
notes:
- For Windows targets, use the M(win_ping) module instead.
- For Network targets, use the M(net_ping) module instead.
options:
data:
description:

@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ description:
- Checks management connectivity of a windows host.
- This is NOT ICMP ping, this is just a trivial test module.
- For non-Windows targets, use the M(ping) module instead.
- For Network targets, use the M(net_ping) module instead.
options:
data:
description:
@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ options:
default: pong
notes:
- For non-Windows targets, use the M(ping) module instead.
- For Network targets, use the M(net_ping) module instead.
author:
- Chris Church (@cchurch)
'''

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