# Cisco IOS Collection

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The Ansible Cisco IOS collection includes a variety of Ansible content to help automate the management of Cisco IOS network appliances.

This collection has been tested against Cisco IOSv version 15.2 on VIRL.

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## Ansible version compatibility

This collection has been tested against following Ansible versions: **>=2.9.10**.

For collections that support Ansible 2.9, please ensure you update your `network_os` to use the
fully qualified collection name (for example, `cisco.ios.ios`).
Plugins and modules within a collection may be tested with only specific Ansible versions.
A collection may contain metadata that identifies these versions.
PEP440 is the schema used to describe the versions of Ansible.
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### Supported connections

The Cisco IOS collection supports `network_cli` connections.

## Included content

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### Cliconf plugins
Name | Description
--- | ---
[cisco.ios.ios](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_cliconf.rst)|Use ios cliconf to run command on Cisco IOS platform

### Modules
Name | Description
--- | ---
[cisco.ios.ios_acl_interfaces](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_acl_interfaces_module.rst)|Resource module to configure ACL interfaces.
[cisco.ios.ios_acls](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_acls_module.rst)|Resource module to configure ACLs.
[cisco.ios.ios_banner](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_banner_module.rst)|Module to configure multiline banners.
[cisco.ios.ios_bgp](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_bgp_module.rst)|Module to configure BGP protocol settings.
[cisco.ios.ios_bgp_address_family](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_bgp_address_family_module.rst)|Resource module to configure BGP Address family.
[cisco.ios.ios_bgp_global](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_bgp_global_module.rst)|Resource module to configure BGP.
[cisco.ios.ios_command](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_command_module.rst)|Module to run commands on remote devices.
[cisco.ios.ios_config](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_config_module.rst)|Module to manage configuration sections.
[cisco.ios.ios_facts](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_facts_module.rst)|Module to collect facts from remote devices.
[cisco.ios.ios_hostname](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_hostname_module.rst)|Resource module to configure hostname.
[cisco.ios.ios_interface](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_interface_module.rst)|(deprecated, removed after 2022-06-01) Manage Interface on Cisco IOS network devices
[cisco.ios.ios_interfaces](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_interfaces_module.rst)|Resource module to configure interfaces.
[cisco.ios.ios_l2_interface](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_l2_interface_module.rst)|(deprecated, removed after 2022-06-01) Manage Layer-2 interface on Cisco IOS devices.
[cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces_module.rst)|Resource Module to configure L2 interfaces.
[cisco.ios.ios_l3_interface](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_l3_interface_module.rst)|(deprecated, removed after 2022-06-01) Manage Layer-3 interfaces on Cisco IOS network devices.
[cisco.ios.ios_l3_interfaces](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_l3_interfaces_module.rst)|Resource module to configure L3 interfaces.
[cisco.ios.ios_lacp](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_lacp_module.rst)|Resource module to configure LACP.
[cisco.ios.ios_lacp_interfaces](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_lacp_interfaces_module.rst)|Resource module to configure LACP interfaces.
[cisco.ios.ios_lag_interfaces](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_lag_interfaces_module.rst)|Resource module to configure LAG interfaces.
[cisco.ios.ios_linkagg](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_linkagg_module.rst)|Module to configure link aggregation groups.
[cisco.ios.ios_lldp](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_lldp_module.rst)|(deprecated, removed after 2024-06-01) Manage LLDP configuration on Cisco IOS network devices.
[cisco.ios.ios_lldp_global](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_lldp_global_module.rst)|Resource module to configure LLDP.
[cisco.ios.ios_lldp_interfaces](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_lldp_interfaces_module.rst)|Resource module to configure LLDP interfaces.
[cisco.ios.ios_logging](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_logging_module.rst)|(deprecated, removed after 2023-06-01) Manage logging on network devices
[cisco.ios.ios_logging_global](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_logging_global_module.rst)|Resource module to configure logging.
[cisco.ios.ios_ntp](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_ntp_module.rst)|(deprecated, removed after 2024-01-01) Manages core NTP configuration.
[cisco.ios.ios_ntp_global](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_ntp_global_module.rst)|Resource module to configure NTP.
[cisco.ios.ios_ospf_interfaces](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_ospf_interfaces_module.rst)|Resource module to configure OSPF interfaces.
[cisco.ios.ios_ospfv2](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_ospfv2_module.rst)|Resource module to configure OSPFv2.
[cisco.ios.ios_ospfv3](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_ospfv3_module.rst)|Resource module to configure OSPFv3.
[cisco.ios.ios_ping](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_ping_module.rst)|Tests reachability using ping from IOS switch.
[cisco.ios.ios_prefix_lists](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_prefix_lists_module.rst)|Resource module to configure prefix lists.
[cisco.ios.ios_route_maps](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_route_maps_module.rst)|Resource module to configure route maps.
[cisco.ios.ios_snmp_server](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_snmp_server_module.rst)|Resource module to configure snmp server.
[cisco.ios.ios_static_route](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_static_route_module.rst)|(deprecated, removed after 2022-06-01) Manage static IP routes on Cisco IOS network devices
[cisco.ios.ios_static_routes](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_static_routes_module.rst)|Resource module to configure static routes.
[cisco.ios.ios_system](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_system_module.rst)|Module to manage the system attributes.
[cisco.ios.ios_user](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_user_module.rst)|Module to manage the aggregates of local users.
[cisco.ios.ios_vlan](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_vlan_module.rst)|(deprecated, removed after 2022-06-01) Manage VLANs on IOS network devices
[cisco.ios.ios_vlans](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_vlans_module.rst)|Resource module to configure VLANs.
[cisco.ios.ios_vrf](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_vrf_module.rst)|Module to configure VRF definitions.

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## Installing this collection

You can install the Cisco IOS collection with the Ansible Galaxy CLI:

    ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.ios

You can also include it in a `requirements.yml` file and install it with `ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml`, using the format:

```yaml
---
collections:
  - name: cisco.ios
```

## Using this collection

This collection includes [network resource modules](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user_guide/network_resource_modules.html).

### Using modules from the Cisco IOS collection in your playbooks

You can call modules by their Fully Qualified Collection Namespace (FQCN), such as `cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces`.
The following example task replaces configuration changes in the existing configuration on a Cisco IOS network device, using the FQCN:

```yaml
---
- name: Replace device configuration of specified L2 interfaces with provided configuration.
  cisco.ios.ios_l2_interfaces:
    config:
      - name: GigabitEthernet0/2
        trunk:
          - allowed_vlans: 20-25,40
            native_vlan: 20
            pruning_vlans: 10
            encapsulation: isl
    state: replaced
```

**NOTE**: For Ansible 2.9, you may not see deprecation warnings when you run your playbooks with this collection. Use this documentation to track when a module is deprecated.

### See Also:

- [Cisco IOS Platform Options](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user_guide/platform_ios.html)
- [Ansible Using collections](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/collections_using.html) for more details.

## Contributing to this collection

We welcome community contributions to this collection. If you find problems, please open an issue or create a PR against the [Cisco IOS collection repository](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios). See [Contributing to Ansible-maintained collections](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/contributing_maintained_collections.html#contributing-maintained-collections) for complete details.

You can also join us on:

- IRC - the `#ansible-network` [libera.chat](https://libera.chat/) channel
- Slack - https://ansiblenetwork.slack.com

See the [Ansible Community Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/index.html) for details on contributing to Ansible.

### Code of Conduct

This collection follows the Ansible project's
[Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/code_of_conduct.html).
Please read and familiarize yourself with this document.

## Release notes

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Release notes are available [here](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/CHANGELOG.rst).

## Roadmap

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## More information

- [Ansible network resources](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/getting_started/network_resources.html)
- [Ansible Collection overview](https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview)
- [Ansible User guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/index.html)
- [Ansible Developer guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/index.html)
- [Ansible Community code of conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html)

## Licensing

GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.

See [LICENSE](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) to see the full text.
