- Update to 2.5.0:
Major Changes
* Ansible Network improvements
+ Created new connection plugins network_cli and netconf to replace
connection=local. connection=local will continue to work for a
number of Ansible releases.
+ No more unable to open shell. A clear and descriptive message will
be displayed in normal ansible-playbook output without needing to enable debug mode
+ Loads of documentation, see Ansible for Network Automation Documentation.
+ Refactor common network shared code into package under module_utils/network/
+ Filters: Add a filter to convert XML response from a network device to JSON object.
+ Loads of bug fixes.
+ Plus lots more.
* New simpler and more intuitive 'loop' keyword for task loops. The
with_ loops will likely be deprecated in the near future
and eventually removed.
* Added fact namespacing; from now on facts will be available under
ansible_facts namespace (for example: ansible_facts.os_distribution)
without the ansible_ prefix. They will continue to be added into the
main namespace directly, but now with a configuration toggle to enable
this. This is currently on by default, but in the future it will default to off.
* Added a configuration file that a site administrator can use to
specify modules to exclude from being used.
Minor Changes
* please refer to /share/doc/packages/ansible/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.5.rst
Deprecated Features
* Previously deprecated 'hostfile' config settings have been 're-deprecated'
because previously code did not warn about deprecated configuration settings.
* Using Ansible-provided Jinja tests as filters is deprecated and will
be removed in Ansible 2.9.
* The stat and win_stat modules have deprecated get_md5 and the md5 return
values. These options will become undocumented in Ansible 2.9 and
removed in a later version.
* The redis_kv lookup has been deprecated in favor of new redis lookup
* Passing arbitrary parameters that begin with HEADER_ to the uri module,
used for passing http headers, is deprecated. Use the headers parameter
with a dictionary of header names to value instead.
This will be removed in Ansible 2.9
* Passing arbitrary parameters to the zfs module to set zfs properties is
deprecated. Use the extra_zfs_properties parameter with a dictionary of
property names to values instead. This will be removed in Ansible 2.9.
* Use of the AnsibleModule parameter check\_invalid\_arguments in custom
modules is deprecated. In the future, all parameters will be checked to
see whether they are listed in the arg spec and an error raised if they
are not listed. This behaviour is the current and future default so most
custom modules can simply remove check\_invalid\_arguments if they set it
to the default value of True. The check\_invalid\_arguments parameter
will be removed in Ansible 2.9.
* The nxos_ip_interface module is deprecated in Ansible 2.5.
Use nxos_l3_interface module instead.
* The nxos_portchannel module is deprecated in Ansible 2.5.
Use nxos_linkagg module instead.
* The nxos_switchport module is deprecated in Ansible 2.5.
Use nxos_l2_interface module instead.
* The ec2_ami_find has been deprecated; use ec2_ami_facts instead.
* panos_security_policy: Use panos_security_rule - the old module uses
deprecated API calls
* vsphere_guest is deprecated in Ansible 2.5 and will be removed in
Ansible-2.9. Use vmware_guest module instead.
Removed Features (previously deprecated)
* accelerate.
* boundary_meter: There was no deprecation period for this but the hosted
service it relied on has gone away so the module has been removed. #29387
* cl_ : cl_interface, cl_interface_policy, cl_bridge, cl_img_install,
cl_ports, cl_license, cl_bond. Use nclu instead
* docker. Use docker_container and docker_image instead.
* ec2_vpc.
* ec2_ami_search, use ec2_ami_facts instead.
* nxos_mtu. Use nxos_system's system_mtu option instead.
To specify an interface's MTU use nxos_interface.
* panos_nat_policy: Use panos_nat_rule the old module uses
deprecated API calls
- also package the changelogs directory below
/usr/share/doc/packages/ansible/ for better reference