fortios_system_link_monitor – Configure Link Health Monitor in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify system feature and link_monitor 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
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
password
string
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
ssl_verify
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
state
string / required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
system_link_monitor
dictionary
Default:
null
Configure Link Health Monitor.
addr_mode
string
    Choices:
  • ipv4
  • ipv6
Address mode (IPv4 or IPv6).
failtime
integer
Number of retry attempts before the server is considered down (1 - 10)
gateway_ip
string
Gateway IP address used to probe the server.
gateway_ip6
string
Gateway IPv6 address used to probe the server.
ha_priority
integer
HA election priority (1 - 50).
http_agent
string
String in the http-agent field in the HTTP header.
http_get
string
If you are monitoring an HTML server you can send an HTTP-GET request with a custom string. Use this option to define the string.
http_match
string
String that you expect to see in the HTTP-GET requests of the traffic to be monitored.
interval
integer
Detection interval (1 - 3600 sec).
name
string / required
Link monitor name.
packet_size
integer
Packet size of a twamp test session,
password
string
Twamp controller password in authentication mode
port
integer
Port number of the traffic to be used to monitor the server.
protocol
string
    Choices:
  • ping
  • tcp-echo
  • udp-echo
  • http
  • twamp
  • ping6
Protocols used to monitor the server.
recoverytime
integer
Number of successful responses received before server is considered recovered (1 - 10).
security_mode
string
    Choices:
  • none
  • authentication
Twamp controller security mode.
server
list
IP address of the server(s) to be monitored.
address
string / required
Server address.
source_ip
string
Source IP address used in packet to the server.
source_ip6
string
Source IPv6 address used in packet to the server.
srcintf
string
Interface that receives the traffic to be monitored. Source system.interface.name.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable this link monitor.
update_cascade_interface
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable update cascade interface.
update_static_route
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable updating the static route.
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 Link Health Monitor.
    fortios_system_link_monitor:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      system_link_monitor:
        addr_mode: "ipv4"
        failtime: "4"
        gateway_ip: "<your_own_value>"
        gateway_ip6: "<your_own_value>"
        ha_priority: "7"
        http_agent: "<your_own_value>"
        http_get: "<your_own_value>"
        http_match: "<your_own_value>"
        interval: "11"
        name: "default_name_12"
        packet_size: "13"
        password: "<your_own_value>"
        port: "15"
        protocol: "ping"
        recoverytime: "17"
        security_mode: "none"
        server:
         -
            address: "<your_own_value>"
        source_ip: "84.230.14.43"
        source_ip6: "<your_own_value>"
        srcintf: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
        status: "enable"
        update_cascade_interface: "enable"
        update_static_route: "enable"

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

Authors

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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