fortios_ips_settings – Configure IPS VDOM parameter in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis
- This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify ips feature and settings category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- fortiosapi>=0.9.8
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
|   host    string    |    FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.   |  ||
|   https    boolean    |   
  |    Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.   |  |
|   ips_settings    dictionary    |   Default: null   |    Configure IPS VDOM parameter.   |  |
|   ips_packet_quota    integer    |    Maximum amount of disk space in MB for logged packets when logging to disk. Range depends on disk size.   |  ||
|   packet_log_history    integer    |    Number of packets to capture before and including the one in which the IPS signature is detected (1 - 255).   |  ||
|   packet_log_memory    integer    |    Maximum memory can be used by packet log (64 - 8192 kB).   |  ||
|   packet_log_post_attack    integer    |    Number of packets to log after the IPS signature is detected (0 - 255).   |  ||
|   password    string    |   Default: ""   |    FortiOS or FortiGate password.   |  |
|   ssl_verify    boolean   added in 2.9   |   
  |    Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.   |  |
|   username    string    |    FortiOS or FortiGate username.   |  ||
|   vdom    string    |   Default: "root"   |    Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.   |  |
Notes
Note
- Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet
 - Run as a local_action in your playbook
 
Examples
- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
   ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure IPS VDOM parameter.
    fortios_ips_settings:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      ips_settings:
        ips_packet_quota: "3"
        packet_log_history: "4"
        packet_log_memory: "5"
        packet_log_post_attack: "6"
   Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
|   build    string    |  always |   Build number of the fortigate image  Sample:  1547   |  
|   http_method    string    |  always |   Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate  Sample:  PUT   |  
|   http_status    string    |  always |   Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied  Sample:  200   |  
|   mkey    string    |  success |   Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate  Sample:  id   |  
|   name    string    |  always |   Name of the table used to fulfill the request  Sample:  urlfilter   |  
|   path    string    |  always |   Path of the table used to fulfill the request  Sample:  webfilter   |  
|   revision    string    |  always |   Internal revision number  Sample:  17.0.2.10658   |  
|   serial    string    |  always |   Serial number of the unit  Sample:  FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352   |  
|   status    string    |  always |   Indication of the operation's result  Sample:  success   |  
|   vdom    string    |  always |   Virtual domain used  Sample:  root   |  
|   version    string    |  always |   Version of the FortiGate  Sample:  v5.6.3   |  
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
 - This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
 
Authors
- Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
 - Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)
 
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