Taking backups

---
- hosts: aws_csr
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    backup_directory: ~/Desktop/csr
  tasks:
    - name: Create Backup Directory
      file:
        path: "{{ backup_directory }}"
        state: directory

    - name: Take backup of running config
      ios_config:
        backup: yes
        backup_options:
          dir_path: "{{ backup_directory }}"
      tags:
        - initial_backup

    - name: Update interface description
      ios_config:
        lines:
          - description 'TEST_INTERFACE_1'
        parents: interface GigabitEthernet1
      register: result
      tags:
        - changes

    - name: Take backup if the above task resulted in changes
      ios_config:
        backup: yes
        backup_options:
          dir_path: "{{ backup_directory }}"
      when: result.changed == True
      tags:
        - changes