check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_network – Manages network objects on Check Point over Web Services API

Note

This plugin is part of the check_point.mgmt collection (version 2.1.1).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install check_point.mgmt.

To use it in a playbook, specify: check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_network.

New in version 2.9: of check_point.mgmt

Synopsis

  • Manages network objects on Check Point devices including creating, updating and removing objects.
  • All operations are performed over Web Services API.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
auto_publish_session
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Publish the current session if changes have been performed after task completes.
broadcast
string
    Choices:
  • disallow
  • allow
Allow broadcast address inclusion.
color
string
    Choices:
  • aquamarine
  • black
  • blue
  • crete blue
  • burlywood
  • cyan
  • dark green
  • khaki
  • orchid
  • dark orange
  • dark sea green
  • pink
  • turquoise
  • dark blue
  • firebrick
  • brown
  • forest green
  • gold
  • dark gold
  • gray
  • dark gray
  • light green
  • lemon chiffon
  • coral
  • sea green
  • sky blue
  • magenta
  • purple
  • slate blue
  • violet red
  • navy blue
  • olive
  • orange
  • red
  • sienna
  • yellow
Color of the object. Should be one of existing colors.
comments
string
Comments string.
details_level
string
    Choices:
  • uid
  • standard
  • full
The level of detail for some of the fields in the response can vary from showing only the UID value of the object to a fully detailed representation of the object.
groups
list / elements=string
Collection of group identifiers.
ignore_errors
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Apply changes ignoring errors. You won't be able to publish such a changes. If ignore-warnings flag was omitted - warnings will also be ignored.
ignore_warnings
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Apply changes ignoring warnings.
mask_length
integer
IPv4 or IPv6 network mask length. If both masks are required use mask-length4 and mask-length6 fields explicitly. Instead of IPv4 mask length it is possible to specify IPv4 mask itself in subnet-mask field.
mask_length4
integer
IPv4 network mask length.
mask_length6
integer
IPv6 network mask length.
name
string / required
Object name.
nat_settings
dictionary
NAT settings.
auto_rule
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether to add automatic address translation rules.
hide_behind
string
    Choices:
  • gateway
  • ip-address
Hide behind method. This parameter is not required in case "method" parameter is "static".
install_on
string
Which gateway should apply the NAT translation.
ip_address
string
IPv4 or IPv6 address. If both addresses are required use ipv4-address and ipv6-address fields explicitly. This parameter is not required in case "method" parameter is "hide" and "hide-behind" parameter is "gateway".
ipv4_address
string
IPv4 address.
ipv6_address
string
IPv6 address.
method
string
    Choices:
  • hide
  • static
NAT translation method.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
State of the access rule (present or absent). Defaults to present.
subnet
string
IPv4 or IPv6 network address. If both addresses are required use subnet4 and subnet6 fields explicitly.
subnet4
string
IPv4 network address.
subnet6
string
IPv6 network address.
subnet_mask
string
IPv4 network mask.
tags
list / elements=string
Collection of tag identifiers.
version
string
Version of checkpoint. If not given one, the latest version taken.
wait_for_task
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Wait for the task to end. Such as publish task.
wait_for_task_timeout
integer
Default:
30
How many minutes to wait until throwing a timeout error.

Examples

- name: add-network
  cp_mgmt_network:
    name: New Network 1
    state: present
    subnet: 192.0.2.0
    subnet_mask: 255.255.255.0

- name: set-network
  cp_mgmt_network:
    color: green
    mask_length: 16
    name: New Network 1
    new_name: New Network 2
    state: present
    subnet: 192.0.0.0

- name: delete-network
  cp_mgmt_network:
    name: New Network 2
    state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
cp_mgmt_network
dictionary
always, except when deleting the object.
The checkpoint object created or updated.


Authors

  • Or Soffer (@chkp-orso)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/check_point/mgmt/cp_mgmt_network_module.html