Platform Options

Some Ansible Network platforms support multiple connection types, privilege escalation (enable mode), or other options. The pages in this section offer standardized guides to understanding available options on each network platform. We welcome contributions from community-maintained platforms to this section.

Platform Options

Settings by Platform

ansible_connection: settings available

Network OS

ansible_network_os:

network_cli

netconf

httpapi

local

Arista EOS [†]

eos

Cisco ASA

asa

Cisco IOS [†]

ios

Cisco IOS XR [†]

iosxr

Cisco NX-OS [†]

nxos

Dell OS6

dellos6

Dell OS9

dellos9

Dell OS10

dellos10

Ericsson ECCLI

eric_eccli

Extreme EXOS

exos

Extreme IronWare

ironware

Extreme NOS

nos

Extreme SLX-OS

slxos

Extreme VOSS

voss

F5 BIG-IP

F5 BIG-IQ

Junos OS [†]

junos

Lenovo CNOS

cnos

Lenovo ENOS

enos

Meraki

meraki

MikroTik RouterOS

routeros

Nokia SR OS

sros

Pluribus Netvisor

netvisor

Ruckus ICX [†]

icx

VyOS [†]

vyos

OS that supports Netconf [†]

<network-os>

[†] Maintained by Ansible Network Team