Ansible checks Cisco Catalyst switches

Run common inspection commands for Catalyst switches.

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Objectives

The playbook is used to inspect Cisco Catalyst series switches. The playbook and variable file define common catalyst inspection commands to be used for inspection. You can add, delete, or modify the command in the variable file as required.

Requirements

To use this code you will need:

• Linux OS - Ex. Red Hat 7.0+, Ubuntu 18+, etc.
• Python 2.6+ or Python 3.5+
• Ansible 2.5+
• SSH client - PuTTY, shell, SecureCT, etc.

Install and Setupt

1. Install Python & Ansible softwared
2. Download ansible playbook files from github
3. Modify the IP address, username and password in the inventory file
4. Run the ansible-play xxx.yaml --syntax-check command to check the syntax
5. Run the ansible-play xxx.yaml -C command to dry run
6. Run the ansible-play xxx.yaml > xxx.file command to redirect the output