# Ansible for Cisco CallManager

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-cisco-callmanager/20571>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 13, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-cisco-callmanager/20571 "2016-02-13T17:45:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nizami\_Mammadov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/aeb1de/32.png) [@Nizami\_Mammadov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nizami_Mammadov)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-cisco-callmanager/20571/1 "2016-02-13T17:45:12Z")

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Guys,  
i’m new to ansible. I’m trying to execute commands on remote host, which is Cisco CallManager ( essentially Linux box), but my script just hangs and is doing nothing

ansible X.X.X.X -m raw -a “show myself” -vvvv

Loaded callback minimal of type stdout, v2.0

\<192.168.X.X\> ESTABLISH CONNECTION FOR USER: admin on PORT 22 TO 192.168.X.X

\<192.168.X.X\> EXEC show myself

And that’s it. Nothing happens. When i try to use command method it gives out error.  
So is it actually possible to connect to remote CallManager and get some commands executed ?

Appreciate for the response.

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-cisco-callmanager/20571/2 "2016-02-15T15:35:11Z")

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command won’t work unless there is python (with a json library) installed, raw is your only option otherwise.

Since raw should work, try switching the connection (-c ssh or -c paramiko) as many of these products have customized ssh and that breaks in ‘interesting’ ways.