--- # this block is responsible for loading the configuration on to the target # device line by line from config model. - name: load configuration onto target device block: - name: load configuration lines into target device block: - name: extract banners from configs if present extract_banners: config: "{{ ios_config_text }}" register: result - name: load configuration lines into target device except banner cli_config: config: "{{ result['config'] }}" register: ios_config_output - name: enter configuration mode cli: command: "configure terminal" - name: load banner lines into target device cli_command: command: "{{ item }}" sendonly: true with_items: "{{ result['banners'] }}" register: banner_config_output - name: exit configuration mode cli: command: end rescue: - name: exit configuration mode cli: command: end - name: set host failed fail: msg: "error loading configuration lines" when: not ansible_check_mode