ansible/docs/docsite/rst/plugins/netconf.rst
Ganesh Nalawade 1cfab26fab
Fix netconf plugin related to collections (#65718)
* Fix netconf plugin related to collections

Fixes #65655 (partly)

*  Make netconf plugins configurable so that the
   information of ncclient device handler
   for give platform resides in the platform
   specific netconf plugin.
*  If the device handler value in ncclient is
   different from the ansible_network_os value
   the right value of `ncclient_device_handler`
   should be set in the plugin documentation.

* Fix review comments

* Fix CI issue

* Fix review comment
2019-12-20 12:25:59 +05:30

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.. _netconf_plugins:
Netconf Plugins
===============
.. contents::
:local:
:depth: 2
Netconf plugins are abstactions over the Netconf interface to network devices. They provide a standard interface
for Ansible to execute tasks on those network devices.
These plugins generally correspond one-to-one to network device platforms. The appropriate netconf plugin will
thus be automatically loaded based on the ``ansible_network_os`` variable. If the platform supports standard
Netconf implementation as defined in the Netconf RFC specification the ``default`` netconf plugin will be used.
In case if the platform supports propriety Netconf RPC's in that case the interface can be defined in platform
specific netconf plugin.
.. _enabling_netconf:
Adding netconf plugins
-------------------------
You can extend Ansible to support other network devices by dropping a custom plugin into the ``netconf_plugins`` directory.
.. _using_netconf:
Using netconf plugins
------------------------
The netconf plugin to use is determined automatically from the ``ansible_network_os`` variable. There should be no reason to override this functionality.
Most netconf plugins can operate without configuration. A few have additional options that can be set to impact how
tasks are translated into netconf commands. A ncclient device specific handler name can be set in the netconf plugin
or else the value of ``default`` is used as per ncclient device handler.
Plugins are self-documenting. Each plugin should document its configuration options.
.. _netconf_plugin_list:
Plugin list
-----------
You can use ``ansible-doc -t netconf -l`` to see the list of available plugins.
Use ``ansible-doc -t netconf <plugin name>`` to see detailed documentation and examples.
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1
:glob:
netconf/*
.. seealso::
:ref:`Ansible for Network Automation<network_guide>`
An overview of using Ansible to automate networking devices.
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