Nornir Service File Copy Task¤
task api name:
file_copy
The Nornir Service File Copy Task is a component of NorFab's Nornir service, designed to facilitate the transfer of files to and from network devices. This task provides network engineers with a reliable and efficient method for managing device configurations, firmware updates, and other critical files. By leveraging the capabilities of the Nornir service, users can automate file transfers.
Nornir File Copy Sample Usage¤
NORFAB Nornir File Copy Shell Reference¤
NorFab shell supports these command options for Nornir file-copy
task:
nf#man tree nornir.file_copy
root
└── nornir: Nornir service
└── file-copy: Copy files to/from devices
├── timeout: Job timeout
├── workers: Filter worker to target, default 'all'
├── add-details: Add task details to results, default 'False'
├── num-workers: RetryRunner number of threads for tasks execution
├── num-connectors: RetryRunner number of threads for device connections
├── connect-retry: RetryRunner number of connection attempts
├── task-retry: RetryRunner number of attempts to run task
├── reconnect-on-fail: RetryRunner perform reconnect to host on task failure
├── connect-check: RetryRunner test TCP connection before opening actual connection
├── connect-timeout: RetryRunner timeout in seconds to wait for test TCP connection to establish
├── creds-retry: RetryRunner list of connection credentials and parameters to retry
├── tf: File group name to save task results to on worker file system
├── tf-skip-failed: Save results to file for failed tasks
├── diff: File group name to run the diff for
├── diff-last: File version number to diff, default is 1 (last)
├── progress: Display progress events, default 'True'
├── table: Table format (brief, terse, extend) or parameters or True
├── headers: Table headers
├── headers-exclude: Table headers to exclude
├── sortby: Table header column to sort by
├── FO: Filter hosts using Filter Object
├── FB: Filter hosts by name using Glob Patterns
├── FH: Filter hosts by hostname
├── FC: Filter hosts containment of pattern in name
├── FR: Filter hosts by name using Regular Expressions
├── FG: Filter hosts by group
├── FP: Filter hosts by hostname using IP Prefix
├── FL: Filter hosts by names list
├── FM: Filter hosts by platform
├── FX: Filter hosts excluding them by name
├── FN: Negate the match
├── hosts: Filter hosts to target
├── *source-file: Source file to copy
├── plugin: Connection plugin parameters
│ └── netmiko: Use Netmiko plugin to copy files
│ ├── destination-file: Destination file to copy
│ ├── file-system: Destination file system
│ ├── direction: Direction of file copy, default 'put'
│ ├── inline-transfer: Use inline transfer, supported by Cisco IOS, default 'False'
│ ├── overwrite-file: Overwrite destination file if it exists, default 'False'
│ ├── socket-timeout: Socket timeout in seconds, default '10.0'
│ └── verify-file: Verify destination file hash after copy, default 'True'
└── dry-run: Do not copy files, just show what would be done, default 'False'
nf#
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- mandatory/required command argument
Python API Reference¤
Task to transfer files to and from hosts using SCP.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description | Default |
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source_file
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str
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The path or URL of the source file to be copied in
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required |
plugin
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str
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The plugin to use for file transfer. Supported plugins:
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'netmiko'
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to_dict
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bool
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Whether to return the result as a dictionary. Defaults to True. |
True
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add_details
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bool
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Whether to add detailed information to the result. Defaults to False. |
False
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dry_run
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bool
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If True, performs a dry run without making any changes. Defaults to False. |
False
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**kwargs
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Additional arguments to pass to the file transfer plugin. |
{}
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Returns:
Name | Type | Description |
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dict |
Dict
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The result of the file copy operation. |
Raises:
Type | Description |
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UnsupportedPluginError
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If the specified plugin is not supported. |
Source code in norfab\workers\nornir_worker.py
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