--- - name: Ensure we have loopback 888 for testing ios_config: src: config.j2 connection: network_cli become: yes # Some AWS hostnames can be longer than those allowed by the system we are testing # Truncate the hostname # http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/2.9/templates/#truncate - set_fact: shorter_hostname: '{{ inventory_hostname_short| truncate(10, True, "") }}'