panos_lic - apply authcode to a device/instance

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • Apply an authcode to a device.
  • The authcode should have been previously registered on the Palo Alto Networks support portal.
  • The device should have Internet access.

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • pan-python

Options

parameter required default choices comments
auth_code
 yes
authcode to be applied
force
 no false
whether to apply authcode even if device is already licensed
ip_address
 yes
IP address (or hostname) of PAN-OS device
password
 yes
password for authentication
username
 no admin
username for authentication

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  tasks:
    - name: fetch license
      panos_lic:
        ip_address: "192.168.1.1"
        password: "paloalto"
        auth_code: "IBADCODE"
      register: result
- name: Display serialnumber (if already registered)
  debug:
    var: "{{result.serialnumber}}"

Return Values

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

name description returned type sample
serialnumber
serialnumber of the device in case that it has been already registered
 success string 973080716

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/panos_lic_module.html