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.. _netconf_plugins:
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Netconf Plugins
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===============
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.. contents::
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:local:
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:depth: 2
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Netconf plugins are abstractions over the Netconf interface to network devices. They provide a standard interface for Ansible to execute tasks on those network devices.
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These plugins generally correspond one-to-one to network device platforms. Ansible loads the appropriate netconf plugin automatically based on the ``ansible_network_os`` variable. If the platform supports standard Netconf implementation as defined in the Netconf RFC specification, Ansible loads the ``default`` netconf plugin. If the platform supports propriety Netconf RPCs, Ansible loads the platform-specific netconf plugin.
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.. _enabling_netconf:
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Adding netconf plugins
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-------------------------
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You can extend Ansible to support other network devices by dropping a custom plugin into the ``netconf_plugins`` directory.
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.. _using_netconf:
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Using netconf plugins
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The netconf plugin to use is determined automatically from the ``ansible_network_os`` variable. There should be no reason to override this functionality.
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Most netconf plugins can operate without configuration. A few have additional options that can be set to affect 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.
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Plugins are self-documenting. Each plugin should document its configuration options.
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.. _netconf_plugin_list:
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Listing netconf plugins
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-----------------------
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These plugins have migrated to collections on `Ansible Galaxy <https://galaxy.ansible.com>`_. If you installed Ansible version 2.10 or later using ``pip``, you have access to several netconf plugins. To list all available netconf plugins on your control node, type ``ansible-doc -t netconf -l``. To view plugin-specific documentation and examples, use ``ansible-doc -t netconf``.
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`Ansible for Network Automation<network_guide>`
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An overview of using Ansible to automate networking devices.
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`User Mailing List <https://groups.google.com/group/ansible-devel>`_
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Have a question? Stop by the google group!
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`irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>`_
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#ansible-network IRC chat channel
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