Cisco Switch IOS Upgrade Ansible Playbook

cisco_switch_IOS_upgrade.yml

---

- name: Upgrade a Cisco IOS Device
  hosts: ios_switch
  tasks:
    - name: Gathering Facts
      ios_facts:
        gather_subset: hardware
        provider: "{{ creds_ssh }}"
      tags: always

    - name: Copying image to device flash
      ntc_file_copy:
        platform: cisco_ios_ssh
        local_file: images/{{ image }}
        host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ username }}"
        password: "{{ password }}"
      when: ansible_net_version != "{{ standard_version }}"
      tags: copy

    - name: Setting boot image
      ios_config:
        lines:
          - no boot system
          - boot system flash:{{ image }}
        provider: "{{ creds_ssh }}"
        host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      when: ansible_net_version != "{{ standard_version }}"
      tags: set_boot
      notify: save config

    - name: Backup config
      ntc_save_config:
        platform: cisco_ios_ssh
        host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ username }}"
        password: "{{ password }}"
        local_file: backup/{{ inventory_hostname }}.cfg
      when: ansible_net_version != "{{ standard_version }}"
      tags: backup

    - name: Reloading the device
      ntc_reboot:
        platform: cisco_ios_ssh
        confirm: true
        timer: 2
        host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ username }}"
        password: "{{ password }}"
      when: ansible_net_version != "{{ standard_version }}"
      tags: reload

    - name: Verifying connectivity
      wait_for:
        port: 22
        host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        timeout: 600
    - ios_command:
        commands: ping 8.8.8.8
        provider: "{{ creds_ssh }}"
        wait_for:
          - result[0] contains "!!!"
      register: result
      failed_when: "not '!!!' in result.stdout[0]"
      tags: verify  

  handlers:
    - name: save config
      ios_config:
        provider: "{{ creds_ssh }}"
      save_when: always

Interesting stuff.
Gives me an idea or two on how to improve on my script too :).
Check it out here:

https://github.com/254In61/ciscoIosUpgrade