Ansible Raw module

RouterOS General
1

I want to configure Ansible for Mikrotik deployments. Use Raw module.

Ssh connection from Ansible server is ok.

My playbook is:

- name: Run show commands on Mikrotiks
  hosts: testMikrotiks
  remote_user: testuser
  gather_facts: false
  connection: local

  tasks:

    - name: "run ip arp print"
      raw: "ip arp print"
      register: ip_arp_print_result

    - name: Debug registered var
      debug: var=ip_arp_print_result.stdout_lines

But Mikrotik returns an error:

PLAY [Run show commands on Mikrotiks] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [run ip arp print] *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [10.1.1.2]: FAILED! => {"changed": true, "msg": "non-zero return code", "rc": 1, "stderr": "Object \"arp\" is unknown, try \"ip help\".\n", "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}
fatal: [10.1.1.3]: FAILED! => {"changed": true, "msg": "non-zero return code", "rc": 1, "stderr": "Object \"arp\" is unknown, try \"ip help\".\n", "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}
        to retry, use: --limit @/etc/ansible/pb001.retry

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
10.1.1.2              : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1
10.1.1.3              : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1

How to fix it?
To execute arbitrary commands on Mikrotik.

2

From other side this playbook works fine with Cisco Catalyst.
But without option “connection: local”.

In other tests i use Ad-Hoc commands.
With Cisco Catalyst i get feedback without any problem.

[root]# ansible testCatalyst -i myhosts -m raw -a "sh ip int br | ex unassigned" -u admin --ask-pass
SSH password:
10.1.1.3 | SUCCESS | rc=0 >>

Interface              IP-Address      OK? Method Status                Protocol
Vlan345                10.1.1.3   YES NVRAM  up                    up
Shared connection to 10.1.1.3 closed.


10.1.1.2 | SUCCESS | rc=0 >>

Interface              IP-Address      OK? Method Status                Protocol
Vlan345                10.1.1.2   YES NVRAM  up                    up
Shared connection to 10.1.1.2 closed.

And with Mikrotik not.
It hangs.

[root]# ansible testMikrotiks -i myhosts -m raw -a "ip arp print" -u admin --ask-pass
SSH password:
^CProcess WorkerProcess-2:
Process WorkerProcess-1:
Traceback (most recent call last):
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/multiprocessing/process.py", line 258, in _bootstrap
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/multiprocessing/process.py", line 258, in _bootstrap
    self.run()
    self.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/executor/process/worker.py", line 118, in run
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/executor/process/worker.py", line 118, in run
    self._rslt_q
    self._rslt_q
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/executor/task_executor.py", line 138, in run
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/executor/task_executor.py", line 138, in run
 [ERROR]: User interrupted execution

At runtime i see user connection on Mikrotik.

Do i need to edit ssh connection options?
Does anybody has this configuration?

3

Most likely is related to the SSH response of the Mikrotik..
Did you investigate the Ansible module for Mikrotik already?

https://github.com/CFSworks/ansible-routeros
https://github.com/zahodi/ansible-mikrotik

4

Interesting, available from ansible 2.7
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/routeros_command_module.html