Dependencies

Install Ansible

Example below is for CentOS 8

sudo dnf -y install python3-pip
sudo pip3 install --upgrade pip
pip3 install ansible --user

Clone Repo

git clone https://github.com/lspiehler/ansible_cisco_backup.git
cd ansible_cisco_backup

Define Local Variables

cat << EOF > extra_vars.yml
---
  ansible_user: <cisco_username>
  ansible_password: <cisco_password>
  network_backup_repository: <git_repo_url>
  group_tag: all
EOF

Create an inventory

cat << EOF > hosts.ini
[all]
Switch ansible_host=192.168.1.6 ansible_network_os=ios ansible_connection=ansible.netcommon.network_cli ansible_become=yes
EOF

Install Dependencies

ansible-galaxy install -r roles/requirements.yml
ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.ios
ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.netcommon
pip3 install netaddr paramiko

Optionally disable host key checking

cat << EOF > ansible.cfg
[defaults]
host_key_checking = False
EOF

Run the playbook

ansible-playbook -i hosts.ini backup.yml -e @extra_vars.yml