netbox.netbox.netbox_platform – Create or delete platforms within Netbox

Note

This plugin is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.3.0).

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 netbox.netbox.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netbox.netbox.netbox_platform.

New in version 0.1.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

Creates or removes platforms from Netbox

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
cert raw			Certificate path
data dictionary / required			Defines the platform configuration
	description string		The description of the platform
	manufacturer raw		The manufacturer the platform will be tied to
	name string / required		The name of the platform
	napalm_args dictionary		The optional arguments used for NAPALM connections
	napalm_driver string		The name of the NAPALM driver to be used when using the NAPALM plugin
	slug string		The slugified version of the name or custom slug. This is auto-generated following NetBox rules if not provided
netbox_token string / required			The token created within Netbox to authorize API access
netbox_url string / required			URL of the Netbox instance resolvable by Ansible control host
query_params list / elements=string			This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that is defined in plugins/module_utils/netbox_utils.py and provides control to users on what may make an object unique in their environment.
state string		Choices: absent present ←	Use `present` or `absent` for adding or removing.
validate_certs raw		Default: "yes"	If `no`, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Notes

Note

Tags should be defined as a YAML list
This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test Netbox modules"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:
    - name: Create platform within Netbox with only required information
      netbox_platform:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Platform
        state: present

    - name: Create platform within Netbox with only required information
      netbox_platform:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Platform All
          manufacturer: Test Manufacturer
          napalm_driver: ios
          napalm_args:
            global_delay_factor: 2
        state: present

    - name: Delete platform within netbox
      netbox_platform:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Platform
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
msg string	always	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved
platform dictionary	success (when state=present)	Serialized object as created or already existent within Netbox

Authors

Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

© 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/netbox/netbox/netbox_platform_module.html