nios_host_record – Configure Infoblox NIOS host records

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Status

Synopsis

• Adds and/or removes instances of host record objects from Infoblox NIOS servers. This module manages NIOS record:host objects using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST.
• Updates instances of host record object from Infoblox NIOS servers.

Requirements

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

• infoblox-client

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: configure an ipv4 host record
  nios_host_record:
    name: host.ansible.com
    ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.10.1
    aliases:
      - cname.ansible.com
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local
- name: add a comment to an existing host record
  nios_host_record:
    name: host.ansible.com
    ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.10.1
    comment: this is a test comment
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local
- name: remove a host record from the system
  nios_host_record:
    name: host.ansible.com
    state: absent
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local
- name: update an ipv4 host record
  nios_host_record:
    name: {new_name: host-new.ansible.com, old_name: host.ansible.com}
    ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.10.1
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local
- name: create an ipv4 host record bypassing DNS
  nios_host_record:
    name: new_host
    ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.10.1
    dns: false
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local
- name: create an ipv4 host record over DHCP
  nios_host_record:
    name: host.ansible.com
    ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.10.1
        dhcp: true
        mac: 00-80-C8-E3-4C-BD
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local
- name: dynamically add host record to next available ip
  nios_host_record:
    name: host.ansible.com
    ipv4:
      - address: {nios_next_ip: 192.168.10.0/24}
    comment: this is a test comment
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]

Authors

• Peter Sprygada (@privateip)