Refer to the exhibit. What is the effect of this Ansible playbook on an IOS router?

The playbook executes two distinct tasks to perform a configuration backup. First, the ios_command module sends the show run command to the target router, capturing the current active configuration. This output is stored in the variable config via the register keyword. Second, the copy module takes the captured text from config.stdout[0] (the first element of the command output list) and saves it as a .txt file on the Ansible control node (local) within the specified directory path. The use of connection: local ensures the file is written to the management station, effectively creating a backup of the running configuration.

A: The ios_command and copy modules as configured here are read-only and local-write respectively; pushing a configuration would typically require the ios_config module or a src parameter.

C: The command executed is show run (running configuration), not show startup-config. Therefore, it is not capturing the start-up configuration.

D: The copy task defines a dest path on the local file system (Ansible control node), not a destination on the IOS router's flash or NVRAM.

Cisco DevNet Documentation: Ansible for Cisco IOS - ios_command module reference. (Section: Parameters > commands).

Ansible Official Documentation: Working with command output (register). (Section: Indexing into results).

Ansible Official Documentation: copy module – Copy files to remote locations (Used with content to write local files).

Cisco Press: IP Networking, Section 18.5: Automating Configuration Management with Ansible. (Page 492, Paragraph 2: "Capturing show command output for backups").