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Use case 2 – adding a new configuration in network devices

In this use case, we are going to change some of the generic configurations on Cisco devices. We are going to change the hostname, create a banner, upgrade the SSH to version 2, change the Cisco VTP mode, and configure the DNS server and the NTP server:

---- name: Patch CISCO network devices   hosts: ciscoswitches  become: yes  become_method: enable  ansible_connection: network_cli  ansible_ssh_pass=admin  ansible_become_pass=”P@55w0rd”  ansible_network_os=ios  strategy: debug  connection: ssh  serial: 1  gather_facts: yes  tasks:    - name: Update network device hostname to match the       one used in the inventory      ios_config:         authorize: yes         lines: ['hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}']          force: yes