nios_network_view – Configure Infoblox NIOS network views
New in version 2.5.
Synopsis
- Adds and/or removes instances of network view objects from Infoblox NIOS servers. This module manages NIOS
networkview
objects using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST. - Updates instances of network view object from Infoblox NIOS servers.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- infoblox-client
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
---|---|---|---|
comment - | Configures a text string comment to be associated with the instance of this object. The provided text string will be configured on the object instance. | ||
extattrs - | Allows for the configuration of Extensible Attributes on the instance of the object. This argument accepts a set of key / value pairs for configuration. | ||
name - / required | Specifies the fully qualified hostname to add or remove from the system. User can also update the hostname as it is possible to pass a dict containing new_name, old_name. See examples. aliases: network_view | ||
provider dictionary | A dict object containing connection details. | ||
host string / required | Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote instance of NIOS WAPI over REST Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_HOST environment variable. | ||
http_request_timeout integer | Default: 10 | The amount of time before to wait before receiving a response Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT environment variable. | |
max_results integer | Default: 1000 | Specifies the maximum number of objects to be returned, if set to a negative number the appliance will return an error when the number of returned objects would exceed the setting. Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_MAX_RESULTS environment variable. | |
max_retries integer | Default: 3 | Configures the number of attempted retries before the connection is declared usable Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_MAX_RETRIES environment variable. | |
password string | Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS. Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_PASSWORD environment variable. | ||
username string | Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS. Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_USERNAME environment variable. | ||
validate_certs boolean |
| Boolean value to enable or disable verifying SSL certificates Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_SSL_VERIFY environment variable.aliases: ssl_verify | |
wapi_version string | Default: "2.1" | Specifies the version of WAPI to use Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_WAP_VERSION environment variable.Until ansible 2.8 the default WAPI was 1.4 | |
state - |
| Configures the intended state of the instance of the object on the NIOS server. When this value is set to present , the object is configured on the device and when this value is set to absent the value is removed (if necessary) from the device. |
Notes
Note
- This module must be run locally, which can be achieved by specifying
connection: local
. - Please read the Infoblox Guide for more detailed information on how to use Infoblox with Ansible.
Examples
- name: configure a new network view nios_network_view: name: ansible state: present provider: host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" username: admin password: admin connection: local - name: update the comment for network view nios_network_view: name: ansible comment: this is an example comment state: present provider: host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" username: admin password: admin connection: local - name: remove the network view nios_network_view: name: ansible state: absent provider: host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" username: admin password: admin connection: local - name: update a existing network view nios_network_view: name: {new_name: ansible-new, old_name: ansible} 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)
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