network_cli jumhost issue on arubanetworks.aoscx

[benjofalanga]

SUMMARY

I am trying to run commands on arubanetworks.aoscx.aoscx switches via jumphost since they are internal and not reachable from outside.
Jumphost works with ssh_type: ssh but fails when I'm trying it with:
paramiko or
libssh

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible [core 2.12.10]

COLLECTION VERSION

ansible-galaxy collection list arubanetworks.aoscx
[WARNING]: log file at /var/log/ansible.log is not writeable and we cannot create it, aborting


# /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible_collections
Collection          Version
------------------- -------
arubanetworks.aoscx 4.3.1  

# /home/user.ansible/collections/ansible_collections
Collection          Version
------------------- -------
arubanetworks.aoscx 4.4.0  

CONFIGURATION

ANSIBLE_NOCOWS(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = True
DEFAULT_FORKS(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = 10
DEFAULT_GATHERING(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = explicit
DEFAULT_GATHER_TIMEOUT(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = 30
DEFAULT_LOG_PATH(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = /var/log/ansible.log
DEFAULT_ROLES_PATH(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = ['/home/benji/hotelsautomation/roles']
DEFAULT_TIMEOUT(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = 30
DEFAULT_TRANSPORT(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = smart
DISPLAY_SKIPPED_HOSTS(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = True
HOST_KEY_CHECKING(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = False
INJECT_FACTS_AS_VARS(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = True
INTERPRETER_PYTHON(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = auto_legacy_silent
INVENTORY_ENABLED(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = ['host_list', 'virtualbox', 'yaml', 'constructed', 'ini', 'toml', 'script', 'nmap', 'auto']
NETWORK_GROUP_MODULES(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = ['eos', 'nxos', 'ios', 'iosxr', 'junos', 'vyos', 'routeros', 'icx']
PARAMIKO_HOST_KEY_AUTO_ADD(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = True
PERSISTENT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = 30
PERSISTENT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT(/home/benji/hotelsautomation/ansible.cfg) = 60

OS / ENVIRONMENT

ansible_host_machine_os: 
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="11"
VERSION="11 (bullseye)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bullseye
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

jumphost_machine_os:
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="10"
VERSION="10 (buster)"
VERSION_CODENAME=buster
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

arubaoscx_swtich_os:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ArubaOS-CX
(c) Copyright 2017-2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Version      : PL.10.13.1030                                                 
Build Date   : 2024-06-26 15:32:17 UTC                                       
Build ID     : ArubaOS-CX:PL.10.13.1030:e4784e8afeb8:202406261519            
Build SHA    : e4784e8afeb8591ed8ee0e649df8efe76e49e467                      
Hot Patches  :                                                               
Active Image : primary                       

Service OS Version : PL.01.14.0002                 
BIOS Version       : PL.02.0002 

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

So basically im trying to run commands on this host ***SW42-05-550 *** through this host as jumphost: jump_host_ip

Here is the ansible code

- hosts: SW42-05-550
  serial: 5
  gather_facts: False
  collections:
    - arubanetworks.aoscx
  vars:
    ansible_network_os: arubanetworks.aoscx.aoscx
    ansible_connection: network_cli
    # ansible_connection: ansible.netcommon.netconf
    ansible_user: mikenopabackup
    ansible_password: "vKz4w5sFfb9F9Mzz"
    ansible_become: true
    ansible_become_method: enable
    jump_host_ip: "{{ hostvars['localhost']['host_oa01'] }}"
    jump_hostname: "{{ hostvars['localhost']['hostname'] }}"
    ansible_network_cli_ssh_type: paramiko
    # ansible_network_cli_ssh_type: libssh
    # ssh_type: paramiko
    # ansible_libssh_proxy_command: '-o ProxyCommand="ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oUserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null  mikenopa@{{  jump_host_ip }} " -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oUserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null'
    ansible_ssh_common_args: '-o ProxyCommand="ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oUserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null  mikenopa@{{  jump_host_ip }} " -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oUserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null'
    # ansible_libssh_proxy_command: >-
    #     -o ProxyCommand="sshpass -p '{{ jump_host_password }}' ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -W %h:%p {{ jump_host_user }}@{{ jump_host_ip }}"
    ansible_persistent_log_messages: True
    jump_host_user: "{{ hostvars['localhost']['user_oa01'] }}"
    jump_host_password : "{{hostvars['localhost']['pass_oa01']}}"
    # ansible_ssh_common_args: >-
    #     -o ProxyCommand="sshpass -p '{{ jump_host_password }}' ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -W %h:%p {{ jump_host_user }}@{{ jump_host_ip }}"
    ansible_paramiko_timeout: 60
    ansible_command_timeout: 60
    ansible_paramiko_proxy_command: >-
        -o ProxyCommand="sshpass -p '{{ jump_host_password }}' ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -W %h:%p {{ jump_host_user }}@{{ jump_host_ip }}"
    ansible_netconf_ssh_config: True

    # ansible_ssh_common_args: "-J mikenopa@{{jump_host_ip}}"
    # ansible_ssh_common_args: "-o ProxyCommand='sshpass -p {{ansible_password}} ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -W %h:%p mikenopa@{{ jump_host_ip }}'"
    # ansible_shell_type: sh
    # ansible_shell_executable: /bin/sh
    # ansible_ssh_pipelining: False
  tasks:

  # - name: Configure jumphost for remote execution
  #   set_fact:
  #     # ansible_ssh_common_args: >
  #     #   -o ProxyCommand='sshpass -p "{{ jump_host_password }}" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -W %h:%p {{ jump_host_user }}@{{ jump_host_ip }}'

  #   delegate_to: localhost

  - name: Run show version
    arubanetworks.aoscx.aoscx_command:
      commands:
        - show version
  - pause:

As you can see i have tried all the options commented out nothing works ,

EXPECTED RESULTS

Expected result is top run ansible commands through my jumphost.

ACTUAL RESULTS

I/m not getting through to the switch , getting the following error

The full traceback is:
  File "/tmp/ansible_arubanetworks.aoscx.aoscx_command_payload_g3f6ywrf/ansible_arubanetworks.aoscx.aoscx_command_payload.zip/ansible_collections/arubanetworks/aoscx/plugins/module_utils/aoscx.py", line 447, in run_commands
    return conn.run_commands(commands=commands, check_rc=check_rc)
  File "/tmp/ansible_arubanetworks.aoscx.aoscx_command_payload_g3f6ywrf/ansible_arubanetworks.aoscx.aoscx_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/connection.py", line 194, in __rpc__
    response = self._exec_jsonrpc(name, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/tmp/ansible_arubanetworks.aoscx.aoscx_command_payload_g3f6ywrf/ansible_arubanetworks.aoscx.aoscx_command_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/connection.py", line 141, in _exec_jsonrpc
    raise ConnectionError(
fatal: [SW42-05-550]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "commands": [
                "show version"
            ],
            "interval": 1,
            "match": "all",
            "output_file": null,
            "output_file_format": "json",
            "provider": null,
            "retries": 10,
            "wait_for": null
        }
    },
    "msg": "socket path /home/ansbl/.ansible/pc/e1696bd35d does not exist or cannot be found. See Troubleshooting socket path issues in the Network Debug and Troubleshooting Guide"
}