--- - debug: msg="START cli/ping.yaml" - ios_command: commands: show version authorize: yes register: show_version_result - set_fact: management_interface=GigabitEthernet0/0 when: "'Cisco IOS' in show_version_result.stdout[0]" - set_fact: management_interface=GigabitEthernet1 when: "'Cisco IOS-XE' in show_version_result.stdout[0]" - name: Get show ip management nterface output ios_command: commands: - "show ip interface {{ management_interface }} | include Internet address" authorize: yes register: show_ip_interface_result - name: Extract the IP address from registered output set_fact: management_ip="{{ show_ip_interface_result.stdout[0].split()[-1].split('/')[0] }}" - name: expected successful ping ios_ping: &valid_ip dest: '{{ management_ip }}' authorize: yes register: esp - name: unexpected unsuccessful ping ios_ping: &invalid_ip dest: '10.255.255.250' timeout: 45 authorize: yes register: uup ignore_errors: yes - name: unexpected successful ping ios_ping: <<: *valid_ip state: 'absent' register: usp ignore_errors: yes - name: expected unsuccessful ping ios_ping: <<: *invalid_ip state: 'absent' register: eup - name: assert assert: that: - esp.failed == eup.failed == false - usp.failed == uup.failed == true