nios_txt_record – Configure Infoblox NIOS txt records

New in version 2.7.

Synopsis

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

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
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
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
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
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
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.
text
-
Text associated with the record. It can contain up to 255 bytes per substring, up to a total of 512 bytes. To enter leading, trailing, or embedded spaces in the text, add quotes around the text to preserve the spaces.
ttl
-
Configures the TTL to be associated with this tst record
view
- / required
Default:
"default"
Sets the DNS view to associate this tst record with. The DNS view must already be configured on the system

aliases: dns_view

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: Ensure a text Record Exists
  nios_txt_record:
    name: fqdn.txt.record.com
    text: mytext
    state: present
    view: External
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin

- name: Ensure a text Record does not exist
  nios_txt_record:
    name: fqdn.txt.record.com
    text: mytext
    state: absent
    view: External
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin

Status

Authors

  • Corey Wanless (@coreywan)

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