# junos_rpc – Runs an arbitrary RPC over NetConf on an Juniper JUNOS device

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- Sends a request to the remote device running JUNOS to execute the specified RPC using the NetConf transport. The reply is then returned to the playbook in the `xml` key. If an alternate output format is requested, the reply is transformed to the requested output.

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- ncclient (>=v0.5.2)

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
args - |  | The `args` argument provides a set of arguments for the RPC call and are encoded in the request message. This argument accepts a set of key=value arguments.
attrs - added in 2.5 |  | The `attrs` arguments defines a list of attributes and their values to set for the RPC call. This accepts a dictionary of key-values.
output - | Default: "xml" | The `output` argument specifies the desired output of the return data. This argument accepts one of `xml`, `text`, or `json`. For `json`, the JUNOS device must be running a version of software that supports native JSON output.

provider
dictionary

Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.5 we recommend using `connection: network_cli` or `connection: netconf`.
For more information please see the Junos OS Platform Options guide.

A dict object containing connection details.

| host string / required |  | Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
| password string |  | Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD` will be used instead.
| port integer | Default: 22 | Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. The port value will default to the well known SSH port of 22 (for `transport=cli`) or port 830 (for `transport=netconf`) device.
| ssh_keyfile path |  | Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is the path to the key used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE` will be used instead.
| timeout integer | Default: 10 | Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
| username string |  | Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate the SSH session. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME` will be used instead.
rpc - / required |  | The `rpc` argument specifies the RPC call to send to the remote devices to be executed. The RPC Reply message is parsed and the contents are returned to the playbook.

## Notes

Note

- This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.
- Tested against vSRX JUNOS version 15.1X49-D15.4, vqfx-10000 JUNOS Version 15.1X53-D60.4.
- Recommended connection is `netconf`. See the Junos OS Platform Options.
- This module also works with `local` connections for legacy playbooks.
- For information on using CLI and netconf see the Junos OS Platform Options guide
- For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the Ansible Network Guide
- For more information on using Ansible to manage Juniper network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-juniper.

## Examples

    - name: collect interface information using rpc
      junos_rpc:
        rpc: get-interface-information
        args:
          interface-name: em0
          media: True

    - name: get system information
      junos_rpc:
        rpc: get-system-information

    - name: load configuration
      junos_rpc:
        rpc: load-configuration
        attrs:
          action: override
          url: /tmp/config.conf

## Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
output string | always | The rpc rely converted to the output format.
output_lines list | always | The text output split into lines for readability.
xml string | always | The xml return string from the rpc request.

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Network Team. [network]

### Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

### Authors

- Peter Sprygada (@privateip)

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