cisco.nxos.nxos_rpm

Install patch or feature rpms on Cisco NX-OS devices.

Version added: 1.0.0

Synopsis

Install software maintenance upgrade (smu) RPMS and 3rd party RPMS on Cisco NX-OS devices.

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
aggregate list / elements=dictionary			List of RPM/patch definitions.
	file_system string		The remote file system of the device. If omitted, devices that support a file_system parameter will use their default values.
	pkg string / required		Name of the RPM package.
	state string	Choices: present absent	If the state is present, the rpm will be installed, If the state is absent, it will be removed.
file_system string		Default: "bootflash"	The remote file system of the device. If omitted, devices that support a file_system parameter will use their default values.
pkg string			Name of the RPM package.
state string		Choices: present ← absent	If the state is present, the rpm will be installed, If the state is absent, it will be removed.

Note

Tested against NXOSv 7.0(3)I2(5), 7.0(3)I4(6), 7.0(3)I5(3), 7.0(3)I6(1), 7.0(3)I7(3)
Unsupported for Cisco MDS
For patches, the minimum platform version needed is 7.0(3)I2(5)
For feature rpms, the minimum platform version needed is 7.0(3)I6(1)
The module manages the entire RPM lifecycle (Add, activate, commit, deactivate, remove)
For reload patches, this module is NOT idempotent until the patch is committed.
For information on using CLI and NX-API see the :ref:`NXOS Platform Options guide <nxos_platform_options>`
For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the :ref:`Ansible Network Guide <network_guide>`
For more information on using Ansible to manage Cisco devices see the Cisco integration page.

- cisco.nxos.nxos_rpm:
    pkg: nxos.sample-n9k_ALL-1.0.0-7.0.3.I7.3.lib32_n9000.rpm

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

Key	Returned	Description
commands list	always	commands sent to the device Sample: ['install add bootflash:nxos.sample-n9k_ALL-1.0.0-7.0.3.I7.3.lib32_n9000.rpm forced', 'install activate nxos.sample-n9k_ALL-1.0.0-7.0.3.I7.3.lib32_n9000 forced', 'install commit nxos.sample-n9k_ALL-1.0.0-7.0.3.I7.3.lib32_n9000']