fortios_web_proxy_forward_server_group – Configure a forward server group consisting or multiple forward servers. Supports failover and load balancing in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate
New in version 2.9.
Synopsis
- This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify web_proxy feature and forward_server_group 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. | ||
password string | Default: "" | FortiOS or FortiGate password. | ||
ssl_verify boolean |
| Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA. | ||
state string / required |
| Indicates whether to create or remove the object. | ||
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. | ||
web_proxy_forward_server_group dictionary | Default: null | Configure a forward server group consisting or multiple forward servers. Supports failover and load balancing. | ||
affinity string |
| Enable/disable affinity, attaching a source-ip's traffic to the assigned forwarding server until the forward-server-affinity-timeout is reached (under web-proxy global). | ||
group_down_option string |
| Action to take when all of the servers in the forward server group are down: block sessions until at least one server is back up or pass sessions to their destination. | ||
ldb_method string |
| Load balance method: weighted or least-session. | ||
name string / required | Configure a forward server group consisting one or multiple forward servers. Supports failover and load balancing. | |||
server_list list | Add web forward servers to a list to form a server group. Optionally assign weights to each server. | |||
name string / required | Forward server name. Source web-proxy.forward-server.name. | |||
weight integer | Optionally assign a weight of the forwarding server for weighted load balancing (1 - 100) |
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 a forward server group consisting or multiple forward servers. Supports failover and load balancing. fortios_web_proxy_forward_server_group: host: "{{ host }}" username: "{{ username }}" password: "{{ password }}" vdom: "{{ vdom }}" https: "False" state: "present" web_proxy_forward_server_group: affinity: "enable" group_down_option: "block" ldb_method: "weighted" name: "default_name_6" server_list: - name: "default_name_8 (source web-proxy.forward-server.name)" weight: "9"
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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