def _load_config(module, config):
    """Sends configuration commands to the remote device
    """
    connection = Connection(module._socket_path)
    rc, out, err = exec_command(module, 'mmi-mode enable')
    if rc != 0:
        module.fail_json(msg='unable to set mmi-mode enable', output=err)
    rc, out, err = exec_command(module, 'system-view immediately')
    if rc != 0:
        module.fail_json(msg='unable to enter system-view', output=err)
    current_view_prompt = system_view_prompt = connection.get_prompt()

    for index, cmd in enumerate(config):
        level = command_level(cmd)
        current_view_prompt = connection.get_prompt()
        rc, out, err = exec_command(module, cmd)
        if rc != 0:
            print_msg = cli_err_msg(cmd.strip(), err)
            # re-try command max 3 times
            for i in (1, 2, 3):
                current_view_prompt = connection.get_prompt()
                if current_view_prompt != system_view_prompt and not_user_view(current_view_prompt):
                    exec_command(module, "quit")
                    current_view_prompt = connection.get_prompt()
                    # if current view is system-view, break.
                    if current_view_prompt == system_view_prompt and level > 0:
                        break
                elif current_view_prompt == system_view_prompt or not not_user_view(current_view_prompt):
                    break
                rc, out, err = exec_command(module, cmd)
                if rc == 0:
                    print_msg = None
                    break
            if print_msg is not None:
                module.fail_json(msg=print_msg)
    def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
        del tmp  # tmp no longer has any effect

        module_name = self._task.action.split('.')[-1]
        self._config_module = True if module_name == 'bigip_imish_config' else False
        persistent_connection = self._play_context.connection.split('.')[-1]
        socket_path = None
        transport = 'rest'

        if persistent_connection == 'network_cli':
            provider = self._task.args.get('provider', {})
            if any(provider.values()):
                display.warning(
                    "'provider' is unnecessary when using 'network_cli' and will be ignored"
                )
        elif self._play_context.connection == 'local':
            provider = load_provider(f5_provider_spec, self._task.args)
            transport = provider['transport'] or transport

            display.vvvv('connection transport is %s' % transport,
                         self._play_context.remote_addr)

            if transport == 'cli':
                pc = copy.deepcopy(self._play_context)
                pc.connection = 'network_cli'
                pc.network_os = 'bigip'
                pc.remote_addr = provider.get('server',
                                              self._play_context.remote_addr)
                pc.port = int(provider['server_port']
                              or self._play_context.port or 22)
                pc.remote_user = provider.get(
                    'user', self._play_context.connection_user)
                pc.password = provider.get('password',
                                           self._play_context.password)
                pc.private_key_file = provider[
                    'ssh_keyfile'] or self._play_context.private_key_file
                command_timeout = int(provider['timeout']
                                      or C.PERSISTENT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT)

                display.vvv('using connection plugin %s' % pc.connection,
                            pc.remote_addr)
                connection = self._shared_loader_obj.connection_loader.get(
                    'persistent', pc, sys.stdin, task_uuid=self._task._uuid)
                connection.set_options(
                    direct={'persistent_command_timeout': command_timeout})

                socket_path = connection.run()
                display.vvvv('socket_path: %s' % socket_path, pc.remote_addr)
                if not socket_path:
                    return {
                        'failed':
                        True,
                        'msg':
                        'Unable to open shell. Please see: '
                        'https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/network_debug_troubleshooting.html#unable-to-open-shell'
                    }

                task_vars['ansible_socket'] = socket_path

        if (self._play_context.connection == 'local' and transport
                == 'cli') or persistent_connection == 'network_cli':
            # make sure we are in the right cli context which should be
            # enable mode and not config module
            if socket_path is None:
                socket_path = self._connection.socket_path
            conn = Connection(socket_path)
            out = conn.get_prompt()
            while '(config' in to_text(
                    out, errors='surrogate_then_replace').strip():
                display.vvvv('wrong context, sending exit to device',
                             self._play_context.remote_addr)
                conn.send_command('exit')
                out = conn.get_prompt()

        result = super(ActionModule, self).run(task_vars=task_vars)
        return result