asa_command - Run arbitrary commands on Cisco ASA devices.

• Synopsis
• Options
• Examples
• Return Values
• This is an Extras Module

Synopsis

Sends arbitrary commands to an ASA node and returns the results read from the device. The asa_command module includes an argument that will cause the module to wait for a specific condition before returning or timing out if the condition is not met.

Options

Examples

# Note: examples below use the following provider dict to handle
#       transport and authentication to the node.
vars:
  cli:
    host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
    username: cisco
    password: cisco
    authorize: yes
    auth_pass: cisco
    transport: cli


- asa_command:
    commands:
      - show version
    provider: "{{ cli }}"

- asa_command:
    commands:
      - show asp drop
      - show memory
    provider: "{{ cli }}"

- asa_command:
    commands:
      - show version
    provider: "{{ cli }}"
    context: system

Return Values

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

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