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Ansible 2.6
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.. contents:: Topics
Release Schedule
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Proposed
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- 2018-05-17 Core Freeze (Core Engine and Non-Community Modules)
- 2018-05-17 Alpha Release 1
- 2018-05-24 Alpha Release 2
- 2018-05-25 Community Freeze (Community Modules)
- 2018-05-31 Branch stable-2.6
- 2018-05-31 Release Candidate 1
- 2018-06-07 Release Candidate 2
- 2018-06-14 Release Candidate 3
- 2018-06-28 Final Release
Engine improvements
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- Version 2.6 is largely going to be a stabilization release for Core code.
- Some of the items covered in this release, but are not limited to are the following:
- ``ansible-inventory``
- ``import_*``
- ``include_*``
- Test coverage
- Performance Testing
Core Modules
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- Adopt-a-module Campaign
- Review current status of all Core Modules
- Reduce backlog of open issues against these modules
Cloud Modules
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Network
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Connection work
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* New connection plugin: eAPI `proposal#102 <https://github.com/ansible/proposals/issues/102>`_
* New connection plugin: NX-API
* Support for configurable options for network_cli & netconf
* Stretch & tech preview: New connection plugin for gRPC
* Stretch: netconf plugin for IOS
* Stretch: netconf plugin for NXOS
Modules
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* New ``cli_config`` - platform agnostic module for sending text based config over network_cli
* New ``cli_command`` - platform agnostic command module
* New ``netconf_get`` - implements the standard netconf get rpc
* New ``netconf_config`` - implements the standard netconf edit/configure rpc
* New ``netconf_rpc`` - calls any playbook defined rpc on the remote device and returns the results
* New ``network_get`` - platform agnostic module for pulling configuration via SCP/SFTP over network_cli
* New ``network_put`` - platform agnostic module for pushing configuration via SCP/SFTP over network_cli
Other Features
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* Stretch & tech preview: Configuration caching for network_cli. Opt-in feature to avoid ``show running`` performance hit
Windows
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