ansible_cache/ios_devices/device_backup.yml

---
## This playbook backs up the device configuration to a specific folder and tags it with timestamps

- name: Backup device configuration with timestamps
  hosts: homekit
  gather_facts: false
  connection: network_cli
  roles:
  - common

  tasks:

    #Collect device information in order to use the hostname in the backup file name

    - name: Collect device facts
      ios_facts:
        gather_subset: all
      register: current_config

    #Perform the backup and save it to a specific folder - in this case the path is set to be outside the GIT repository (for security purposes)

    - name: Save configuration and back it up to local folder
      ios_config:
        backup: yes
        backup_options:
          dir_path: ../../ansible_backups/
          filename: "{{ current_config.ansible_facts.ansible_net_hostname }}-{{ '%Y-%m-%d' | strftime }}-{{ '%H:%M:%S' | strftime }}.backup"