wti.remote.cpm_interface_info – Get network interface parameters from WTI OOB and PDU devices

Note

This plugin is part of the wti.remote collection (version 1.0.1).

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 wti.remote.

To use it in a playbook, specify: wti.remote.cpm_interface_info.

New in version 2.10: of wti.remote

Synopsis

  • Get network interface parameters from WTI OOB and PDU devices

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cpm_password
string / required
This is the Password of the WTI device to send the module.
cpm_url
string / required
This is the URL of the WTI device to send the module.
cpm_username
string / required
This is the Username of the WTI device to send the module.
interface
list / elements=string
    Choices:
  • eth0
  • eth1
  • ppp0
This is the ethernet port name that is getting retrieved. It can include a single ethernet
port name, multiple ethernet port names separated by commas or not defined for all ports.
use_https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Designates to use an https connection or http connection.
use_proxy
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Flag to control if the lookup will observe HTTP proxy environment variables when present.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If false, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Notes

Note

  • Use groups/cpm in module_defaults to set common options used between CPM modules.)

Examples

- name: Get the network interface Parameters for a WTI device for all interfaces
  cpm_interface_info:
    cpm_url: "nonexist.wti.com"
    cpm_username: "super"
    cpm_password: "super"
    use_https: true
    validate_certs: false

- name: Get the network interface Parameters for a WTI device for a specific interface
  cpm_interface_info:
    cpm_url: "nonexist.wti.com"
    cpm_username: "super"
    cpm_password: "super"
    interface: "eth0,eth1"
    use_https: false
    validate_certs: false

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
data
complex
always
The output JSON returned from the commands sent
interface
dictionary
always
Current k/v pairs of interface info for the WTI device after module execution.

Sample:
{'ietf-ipv4': {'address': [{'gateway': '', 'ip': '10.10.10.2', 'netmask': '255.255.255.0'}], 'dhcpclient': [{'enable': 0, 'hostname': '', 'lease': -1, 'obdns': 1, 'updns': 1}]}, 'ietf-ipv6': {'address': [{'gateway': '', 'ip': '', 'netmask': ''}]}, 'is_gig': '1', 'is_up': '0', 'mac_address': '00-09-9b-02-45-db', 'name': 'eth1', 'negotiation': '0', 'speed': '10', 'type': '0'}
totalports
integer
success
Total ethernet ports requested of the WTI device.

Sample:
1


Authors

  • Western Telematic Inc. (@wtinetworkgear)

© 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/wti/remote/cpm_interface_info_module.html