wti.remote.cpm_iptables_config – Set network IPTables parameters in 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_iptables_config.

New in version 2.10: of wti.remote

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

Set network IPTables parameters in WTI OOB and PDU devices

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
clear integer	Choices: 0 1	Removes all the iptables for the protocol being defined before setting the newly defined entry.
command list / elements=string / required		Actual iptables command to send to the WTI device.
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.
index list / elements=string		Index in which command should be inserted. If not defined entry will start at position one.
protocol integer	Choices: 0 1	The protocol that the iptables entry should be applied. 0 = ipv4, 1 = ipv6.
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

# Set Network IPTables Parameters
- name: Set the an IPTables Parameter for a WTI device
  cpm_iptables_config:
    cpm_url: "nonexist.wti.com"
    cpm_username: "super"
    cpm_password: "super"
    use_https: true
    validate_certs: false
    command: "iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT"

# Sets multiple Network IPTables Parameters
- name: Set the IPTables Parameters a WTI device
  cpm_iptables_config:
    cpm_url: "nonexist.wti.com"
    cpm_username: "super"
    cpm_password: "super"
    use_https: true
    validate_certs: false
    index:
      - 1
      - 2
    command:
      - "iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT"
      - "iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT"

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
	iptables dictionary	always	Current k/v pairs of interface info for the WTI device after module execution. Sample: [{'eth0': {'ietf-ipv4': {'clear': 1, 'entries': [{'entry': 'iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT', 'index': '1'}, {'entry': 'iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT', 'index': '2'}]}}}]

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_iptables_config_module.html