Bug fixes- Dellos modules (#63272)

lib/ansible/module_utils/network/dellos10/dellos10.py

@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
 # LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
 # USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
-import re
+import json
 
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list, ComplexList
-from ansible.module_utils.connection import exec_command
+from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection, ConnectionError, exec_command
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.config import NetworkConfig, ConfigLine
 
 _DEVICE_CONFIGS = {}
@@ -71,6 +71,35 @@ dellos10_top_spec = {
 dellos10_argument_spec.update(dellos10_top_spec)
 
 
+def get_provider_argspec():
+    return dellos10_provider_spec
+
+
+def get_connection(module):
+    if hasattr(module, '_dellos10_connection'):
+        return module._dellos10_connection
+
+    capabilities = get_capabilities(module)
+    network_api = capabilities.get('network_api')
+    if network_api == 'cliconf':
+        module._dellos10_connection = Connection(module._socket_path)
+    else:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Invalid connection type %s' % network_api)
+
+    return module._dellos10_connection
+
+
+def get_capabilities(module):
+    if hasattr(module, '_dellos10_capabilities'):
+        return module._dellos10_capabilities
+    try:
+        capabilities = Connection(module._socket_path).get_capabilities()
+    except ConnectionError as exc:
+        module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc, errors='surrogate_then_replace'))
+    module._dellos10_capabilities = json.loads(capabilities)
+    return module._dellos10_capabilities
+
+
 def check_args(module, warnings):
     pass
 
@@ -78,7 +107,7 @@ def check_args(module, warnings):
 def get_config(module, flags=None):
     flags = [] if flags is None else flags
 
-    cmd = 'show running-config '
+    cmd = 'show running-configuration '
     cmd += ' '.join(flags)
     cmd = cmd.strip()
 
@@ -93,26 +122,12 @@ def get_config(module, flags=None):
         return cfg
 
 
-def to_commands(module, commands):
-    spec = {
-        'command': dict(key=True),
-        'prompt': dict(),
-        'answer': dict()
-    }
-    transform = ComplexList(spec, module)
-    return transform(commands)
-
-
 def run_commands(module, commands, check_rc=True):
-    responses = list()
+    connection = get_connection(module)
-    commands = to_commands(module, to_list(commands))
+    try:
-    for cmd in commands:
+        return connection.run_commands(commands=commands, check_rc=check_rc)
-        cmd = module.jsonify(cmd)
+    except ConnectionError as exc:
-        rc, out, err = exec_command(module, cmd)
+        module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc))
-        if check_rc and rc != 0:
-            module.fail_json(msg=to_text(err, errors='surrogate_or_strict'), rc=rc)
-        responses.append(to_text(out, errors='surrogate_or_strict'))
-    return responses
 
 
 def load_config(module, commands):

lib/ansible/module_utils/network/dellos6/dellos6.py

@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@
 # USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
 import re
+import json
 
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list, ComplexList
-from ansible.module_utils.connection import exec_command
+from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection, ConnectionError, exec_command
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.config import NetworkConfig, ConfigLine, ignore_line
 
 _DEVICE_CONFIGS = {}
@@ -71,6 +72,35 @@ dellos6_top_spec = {
 dellos6_argument_spec.update(dellos6_top_spec)
 
 
+def get_provider_argspec():
+    return dellos6_provider_spec
+
+
+def get_connection(module):
+    if hasattr(module, '_dellos6_connection'):
+        return module._dellos6_connection
+
+    capabilities = get_capabilities(module)
+    network_api = capabilities.get('network_api')
+    if network_api == 'cliconf':
+        module._dellos6_connection = Connection(module._socket_path)
+    else:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Invalid connection type %s' % network_api)
+
+    return module._dellos6_connection
+
+
+def get_capabilities(module):
+    if hasattr(module, '_dellos6_capabilities'):
+        return module._dellos6_capabilities
+    try:
+        capabilities = Connection(module._socket_path).get_capabilities()
+    except ConnectionError as exc:
+        module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc, errors='surrogate_then_replace'))
+    module._dellos6_capabilities = json.loads(capabilities)
+    return module._dellos6_capabilities
+
+
 def check_args(module, warnings):
     pass
 
@@ -93,26 +123,12 @@ def get_config(module, flags=None):
         return cfg
 
 
-def to_commands(module, commands):
-    spec = {
-        'command': dict(key=True),
-        'prompt': dict(),
-        'answer': dict()
-    }
-    transform = ComplexList(spec, module)
-    return transform(commands)
-
-
 def run_commands(module, commands, check_rc=True):
-    responses = list()
+    connection = get_connection(module)
-    commands = to_commands(module, to_list(commands))
+    try:
-    for cmd in commands:
+        return connection.run_commands(commands=commands, check_rc=check_rc)
-        cmd = module.jsonify(cmd)
+    except ConnectionError as exc:
-        rc, out, err = exec_command(module, cmd)
+        module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc))
-        if check_rc and rc != 0:
-            module.fail_json(msg=to_text(err, errors='surrogate_or_strict'), rc=rc)
-        responses.append(to_text(out, errors='surrogate_or_strict'))
-    return responses
 
 
 def load_config(module, commands):
@@ -152,16 +168,16 @@ def os6_parse(lines, indent=None, comment_tokens=None):
         re.compile(r'datacenter-bridging.*$'),
         re.compile(r'line (console|telnet|ssh).*$'),
         re.compile(r'ip ssh !(server).*$'),
+        re.compile(r'(ip|mac|management|arp) access-list.*$'),
         re.compile(r'ip dhcp pool.*$'),
         re.compile(r'ip vrf !(forwarding).*$'),
-        re.compile(r'(ip|mac|management|arp) access-list.*$'),
         re.compile(r'ipv6 (dhcp pool|router).*$'),
         re.compile(r'mail-server.*$'),
         re.compile(r'vpc domain.*$'),
         re.compile(r'router.*$'),
         re.compile(r'route-map.*$'),
         re.compile(r'policy-map.*$'),
-        re.compile(r'class-map match-all.*$'),
+        re.compile(r'((class-map match-(all|any))|(class\s)).*$'),
         re.compile(r'captive-portal.*$'),
         re.compile(r'admin-profile.*$'),
         re.compile(r'link-dependency group.*$'),
@@ -172,7 +188,9 @@ def os6_parse(lines, indent=None, comment_tokens=None):
         re.compile(r'address-family.*$'),
         re.compile(r'spanning-tree mst configuration.*$'),
         re.compile(r'logging (?!.*(cli-command|buffered|console|email|facility|file|monitor|protocol|snmp|source-interface|traps|web-session)).*$'),
-        re.compile(r'(radius-server|tacacs-server) host.*$')]
+        re.compile(r'(radius-server|tacacs-server) host.*$'),
+        re.compile(r'radius server (auth|acct).*$'),
+        re.compile(r'aaa server radius dynamic-author.*$')]
 
     childline = re.compile(r'^exit$')
     config = list()
@@ -184,8 +202,6 @@ def os6_parse(lines, indent=None, comment_tokens=None):
         cfg = ConfigLine(text)
         cfg.raw = line
         if not text or ignore_line(text, comment_tokens):
-            parent = list()
-            children = []
             continue
 
         else:

lib/ansible/module_utils/network/dellos9/dellos9.py

@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
 # LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
 # USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
-import re
+import json
 
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list, ComplexList
-from ansible.module_utils.connection import exec_command
+from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection, ConnectionError, exec_command
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.config import NetworkConfig, ConfigLine
 
 _DEVICE_CONFIGS = {}
@@ -71,6 +71,35 @@ dellos9_top_spec = {
 dellos9_argument_spec.update(dellos9_top_spec)
 
 
+def get_provider_argspec():
+    return dellos9_provider_spec
+
+
+def get_connection(module):
+    if hasattr(module, '_dellos9_connection'):
+        return module._dellos9_connection
+
+    capabilities = get_capabilities(module)
+    network_api = capabilities.get('network_api')
+    if network_api == 'cliconf':
+        module._dellos9_connection = Connection(module._socket_path)
+    else:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Invalid connection type %s' % network_api)
+
+    return module._dellos9_connection
+
+
+def get_capabilities(module):
+    if hasattr(module, '_dellos9_capabilities'):
+        return module._dellos9_capabilities
+    try:
+        capabilities = Connection(module._socket_path).get_capabilities()
+    except ConnectionError as exc:
+        module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc, errors='surrogate_then_replace'))
+    module._dellos9_capabilities = json.loads(capabilities)
+    return module._dellos9_capabilities
+
+
 def check_args(module, warnings):
     pass
 
@@ -93,26 +122,12 @@ def get_config(module, flags=None):
         return cfg
 
 
-def to_commands(module, commands):
-    spec = {
-        'command': dict(key=True),
-        'prompt': dict(),
-        'answer': dict()
-    }
-    transform = ComplexList(spec, module)
-    return transform(commands)
-
-
 def run_commands(module, commands, check_rc=True):
-    responses = list()
+    connection = get_connection(module)
-    commands = to_commands(module, to_list(commands))
+    try:
-    for cmd in commands:
+        return connection.run_commands(commands=commands, check_rc=check_rc)
-        cmd = module.jsonify(cmd)
+    except ConnectionError as exc:
-        rc, out, err = exec_command(module, cmd)
+        module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc))
-        if check_rc and rc != 0:
-            module.fail_json(msg=to_text(err, errors='surrogate_or_strict'), rc=rc)
-        responses.append(to_text(out, errors='surrogate_or_strict'))
-    return responses
 
 
 def load_config(module, commands):

lib/ansible/modules/network/dellos10/dellos10_command.py

@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ options:
         configured provider. The resulting output from the command
         is returned. If the I(wait_for) argument is provided, the
         module is not returned until the condition is satisfied or
-        the number of retries has expired.
+        the number of retries has expired. If a command sent to the
+        device requires answering a prompt, it is possible to pass
+        a dict containing I(command), I(answer) and I(prompt).
+        Common answers are 'yes' or "\\r" (carriage return, must be
+        double quotes). See examples.
     type: list
     required: true
   wait_for:
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ options:
       - List of conditions to evaluate against the output of the
         command. The task will wait for each condition to be true
         before moving forward. If the conditional is not true
-        within the configured number of I(retries), the task fails.
+        within the configured number of retries, the task fails.
         See examples.
     type: list
     version_added: "2.2"
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ options:
         satisfied.
     type: str
     default: all
-    choices: [ all, any ]
+    choices: [ 'all', 'any' ]
     version_added: "2.5"
   retries:
     description:
@@ -102,6 +106,13 @@ tasks:
       wait_for:
         - result[0] contains OS10
         - result[1] contains Ethernet
+
+  - name: run commands that require answering a prompt
+    dellos10_command:
+      commands:
+        - command: 'reload'
+          prompt: '[confirm yes/no]: ?$'
+          answer: 'no'
 """
 
 RETURN = """
@@ -128,39 +139,26 @@ warnings:
 """
 import time
 
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.parsing import Conditional
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import transform_commands, to_lines
 from ansible.module_utils.network.dellos10.dellos10 import run_commands
 from ansible.module_utils.network.dellos10.dellos10 import dellos10_argument_spec, check_args
-from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import ComplexList
-from ansible.module_utils.network.common.parsing import Conditional
-from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
-
-
-def to_lines(stdout):
-    for item in stdout:
-        if isinstance(item, string_types):
-            item = str(item).split('\n')
-        yield item
 
 
 def parse_commands(module, warnings):
-    command = ComplexList(dict(
+    commands = transform_commands(module)
-        command=dict(key=True),
+
-        prompt=dict(),
+    if module.check_mode:
-        answer=dict()
+        for item in list(commands):
-    ), module)
+            if not item['command'].startswith('show'):
-    commands = command(module.params['commands'])
+                warnings.append(
-    for index, item in enumerate(commands):
+                    'Only show commands are supported when using check mode, not '
-        if module.check_mode and not item['command'].startswith('show'):
+                    'executing %s' % item['command']
-            warnings.append(
+                )
-                'only show commands are supported when using check mode, not '
+                commands.remove(item)
-                'executing `%s`' % item['command']
+
-            )
-        elif item['command'].startswith('conf'):
-            module.fail_json(
-                msg='dellos10_command does not support running config mode '
-                    'commands.  Please use dellos10_config instead'
-            )
     return commands
 
 
@@ -191,8 +189,11 @@ def main():
     result['warnings'] = warnings
 
     wait_for = module.params['wait_for'] or list()
-    conditionals = [Conditional(c) for c in wait_for]
 
+    try:
+        conditionals = [Conditional(c) for c in wait_for]
+    except AttributeError as exc:
+        module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc))
     retries = module.params['retries']
     interval = module.params['interval']
     match = module.params['match']
@@ -219,7 +220,6 @@ def main():
         module.fail_json(msg=msg, failed_conditions=failed_conditions)
 
     result.update({
-        'changed': False,
         'stdout': responses,
         'stdout_lines': list(to_lines(responses))
     })

lib/ansible/modules/network/dellos6/dellos6_command.py

@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ options:
         configured provider. The resulting output from the command
         is returned. If the I(wait_for) argument is provided, the
         module is not returned until the condition is satisfied or
-        the number of retries has expired.
+        the number of retries has expired. If a command sent to the
+        device requires answering a prompt, it is possible to pass
+        a dict containing I(command), I(answer) and I(prompt).
+        Common answers are 'yes' or "\\r" (carriage return, must be
+        double quotes). See examples.
     type: list
     required: true
   wait_for:
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ options:
       - List of conditions to evaluate against the output of the
         command. The task will wait for each condition to be true
         before moving forward. If the conditional is not true
-        within the configured number of I(retries), the task fails.
+        within the configured number of retries, the task fails.
         See examples.
     type: list
     version_added: "2.2"
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ options:
         satisfied.
     type: str
     default: all
-    choices: [ all, any ]
+    choices: [ 'all', 'any' ]
     version_added: "2.5"
   retries:
     description:
@@ -101,6 +105,13 @@ tasks:
       wait_for:
        - result[0] contains Dell
        - result[1] contains Access
+
+  - name: run commands that require answering a prompt
+    dellos6_command:
+      commands:
+        - command: 'copy running-config startup-config'
+          prompt: '[confirm yes/no]: ?$'
+          answer: 'yes'
 """
 
 RETURN = """
@@ -128,39 +139,26 @@ warnings:
 
 import time
 
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.parsing import Conditional
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import transform_commands, to_lines
 from ansible.module_utils.network.dellos6.dellos6 import run_commands
 from ansible.module_utils.network.dellos6.dellos6 import dellos6_argument_spec, check_args
-from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import ComplexList
-from ansible.module_utils.network.common.parsing import Conditional
-from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
-
-
-def to_lines(stdout):
-    for item in stdout:
-        if isinstance(item, string_types):
-            item = str(item).split('\n')
-        yield item
 
 
 def parse_commands(module, warnings):
-    command = ComplexList(dict(
+    commands = transform_commands(module)
-        command=dict(key=True),
+
-        prompt=dict(),
+    if module.check_mode:
-        answer=dict()
+        for item in list(commands):
-    ), module)
+            if not item['command'].startswith('show'):
-    commands = command(module.params['commands'])
+                warnings.append(
-    for index, item in enumerate(commands):
+                    'Only show commands are supported when using check mode, not '
-        if module.check_mode and not item['command'].startswith('show'):
+                    'executing %s' % item['command']
-            warnings.append(
+                )
-                'only show commands are supported when using check mode, not '
+                commands.remove(item)
-                'executing `%s`' % item['command']
+
-            )
-        elif item['command'].startswith('conf'):
-            module.fail_json(
-                msg='dellos6_command does not support running config mode '
-                    'commands.  Please use dellos6_config instead'
-            )
     return commands
 
 
@@ -190,8 +188,11 @@ def main():
     result['warnings'] = warnings
 
     wait_for = module.params['wait_for'] or list()
-    conditionals = [Conditional(c) for c in wait_for]
 
+    try:
+        conditionals = [Conditional(c) for c in wait_for]
+    except AttributeError as exc:
+        module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc))
     retries = module.params['retries']
     interval = module.params['interval']
     match = module.params['match']
@@ -218,7 +219,6 @@ def main():
         module.fail_json(msg=msg, failed_conditions=failed_conditions)
 
     result.update({
-        'changed': False,
         'stdout': responses,
         'stdout_lines': list(to_lines(responses))
     })

lib/ansible/modules/network/dellos9/dellos9_command.py

@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ options:
         configured provider. The resulting output from the command
         is returned. If the I(wait_for) argument is provided, the
         module is not returned until the condition is satisfied or
-        the number of retries has expired.
+        the number of retries has expired. If a command sent to the
+        device requires answering a prompt, it is possible to pass
+        a dict containing I(command), I(answer) and I(prompt).
+        Common answers are 'yes' or "\\r" (carriage return, must be
+        double quotes). See examples.
     type: list
     required: true
   wait_for:
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ options:
       - List of conditions to evaluate against the output of the
         command. The task will wait for each condition to be true
         before moving forward. If the conditional is not true
-        within the configured number of I(retries), the task fails.
+        within the configured number of retries, the task fails.
         See examples.
     type: list
     version_added: "2.2"
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ options:
         satisfied.
     type: str
     default: all
-    choices: [ all, any ]
+    choices: [ 'all', 'any' ]
     version_added: "2.5"
   retries:
     description:
@@ -111,6 +115,13 @@ tasks:
       wait_for:
         - result[0] contains OS9
         - result[1] contains Loopback
+
+  - name: run commands that require answering a prompt
+    dellos9_command:
+      commands:
+        - command: 'copy running-config startup-config'
+          prompt: '[confirm yes/no]: ?$'
+          answer: 'yes'
 """
 
 RETURN = """
@@ -137,39 +148,26 @@ warnings:
 """
 import time
 
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.parsing import Conditional
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import transform_commands, to_lines
 from ansible.module_utils.network.dellos9.dellos9 import run_commands
 from ansible.module_utils.network.dellos9.dellos9 import dellos9_argument_spec, check_args
-from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import ComplexList
-from ansible.module_utils.network.common.parsing import Conditional
-from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
-
-
-def to_lines(stdout):
-    for item in stdout:
-        if isinstance(item, string_types):
-            item = str(item).split('\n')
-        yield item
 
 
 def parse_commands(module, warnings):
-    command = ComplexList(dict(
+    commands = transform_commands(module)
-        command=dict(key=True),
+
-        prompt=dict(),
+    if module.check_mode:
-        answer=dict()
+        for item in list(commands):
-    ), module)
+            if not item['command'].startswith('show'):
-    commands = command(module.params['commands'])
+                warnings.append(
-    for index, item in enumerate(commands):
+                    'Only show commands are supported when using check mode, not '
-        if module.check_mode and not item['command'].startswith('show'):
+                    'executing %s' % item['command']
-            warnings.append(
+                )
-                'only show commands are supported when using check mode, not '
+                commands.remove(item)
-                'executing `%s`' % item['command']
+
-            )
-        elif item['command'].startswith('conf'):
-            module.fail_json(
-                msg='dellos9_command does not support running config mode '
-                    'commands.  Please use dellos9_config instead'
-            )
     return commands
 
 
@@ -200,8 +198,11 @@ def main():
     result['warnings'] = warnings
 
     wait_for = module.params['wait_for'] or list()
-    conditionals = [Conditional(c) for c in wait_for]
 
+    try:
+        conditionals = [Conditional(c) for c in wait_for]
+    except AttributeError as exc:
+        module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc))
     retries = module.params['retries']
     interval = module.params['interval']
     match = module.params['match']
@@ -228,7 +229,6 @@ def main():
         module.fail_json(msg=msg, failed_conditions=failed_conditions)
 
     result.update({
-        'changed': False,
         'stdout': responses,
         'stdout_lines': list(to_lines(responses))
     })

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/dellos10.py

@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ import json
 
 from itertools import chain
 
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleConnectionFailure
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_text
+from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list
 from ansible.plugins.cliconf import CliconfBase, enable_mode
 
@@ -87,3 +89,27 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
     def get_capabilities(self):
         result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)
+
+    def run_commands(self, commands=None, check_rc=True):
+        if commands is None:
+            raise ValueError("'commands' value is required")
+
+        responses = list()
+        for cmd in to_list(commands):
+            if not isinstance(cmd, Mapping):
+                cmd = {'command': cmd}
+
+            output = cmd.pop('output', None)
+            if output:
+                raise ValueError("'output' value %s is not supported for run_commands" % output)
+
+            try:
+                out = self.send_command(**cmd)
+            except AnsibleConnectionFailure as e:
+                if check_rc:
+                    raise
+                out = getattr(e, 'err', to_text(e))
+
+            responses.append(out)
+
+        return responses

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/dellos6.py

@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ import json
 
 from itertools import chain
 
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleConnectionFailure
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_text
+from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list
 from ansible.plugins.cliconf import CliconfBase, enable_mode
 
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
         if match:
             device_info['network_os_model'] = match.group(1)
 
-        reply = self.get('show running-config | grep hostname')
+        reply = self.get('show running-config | include hostname')
         data = to_text(reply, errors='surrogate_or_strict').strip()
         match = re.search(r'^hostname (.+)', data, re.M)
         if match:
@@ -87,3 +89,27 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
     def get_capabilities(self):
         result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)
+
+    def run_commands(self, commands=None, check_rc=True):
+        if commands is None:
+            raise ValueError("'commands' value is required")
+
+        responses = list()
+        for cmd in to_list(commands):
+            if not isinstance(cmd, Mapping):
+                cmd = {'command': cmd}
+
+            output = cmd.pop('output', None)
+            if output:
+                raise ValueError("'output' value %s is not supported for run_commands" % output)
+
+            try:
+                out = self.send_command(**cmd)
+            except AnsibleConnectionFailure as e:
+                if check_rc:
+                    raise
+                out = getattr(e, 'err', to_text(e))
+
+            responses.append(out)
+
+        return responses

lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/dellos9.py

@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ import json
 
 from itertools import chain
 
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleConnectionFailure
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_text
+from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list
 from ansible.plugins.cliconf import CliconfBase, enable_mode
 
@@ -87,3 +89,27 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
     def get_capabilities(self):
         result = super(Cliconf, self).get_capabilities()
         return json.dumps(result)
+
+    def run_commands(self, commands=None, check_rc=True):
+        if commands is None:
+            raise ValueError("'commands' value is required")
+
+        responses = list()
+        for cmd in to_list(commands):
+            if not isinstance(cmd, Mapping):
+                cmd = {'command': cmd}
+
+            output = cmd.pop('output', None)
+            if output:
+                raise ValueError("'output' value %s is not supported for run_commands" % output)
+
+            try:
+                out = self.send_command(**cmd)
+            except AnsibleConnectionFailure as e:
+                if check_rc:
+                    raise
+                out = getattr(e, 'err', to_text(e))
+
+            responses.append(out)
+
+        return responses

lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/dellos6.py

@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ class TerminalModule(TerminalBase):
 
     terminal_inital_prompt_newline = False
 
+    def on_open_shell(self):
+        try:
+            self._exec_cli_command(b'terminal length 0')
+        except AnsibleConnectionFailure:
+            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure('unable to set terminal parameters')
+
     def on_become(self, passwd=None):
         if self._get_prompt().endswith(b'#'):
             return