nios_network – Configure Infoblox NIOS network object
New in version 2.5.
Synopsis
- Adds and/or removes instances of network objects from Infoblox NIOS servers. This module manages NIOS 
networkobjects using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST. - Supports both IPV4 and IPV6 internet protocols
 
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.   |  ||
|   container    boolean   added in 2.8   |   
  |    If set to true it'll create the network container to be added or removed from the system.   |  |
|   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.   |  ||
|   network    - / required    |    Specifies the network to add or remove from the system. The value should use CIDR notation.  aliases: name, cidr  |  ||
|   network_view    - / required    |   Default: "default"   |    Configures the name of the network view to associate with this configured instance.   |  |
|   options    -    |    Configures the set of DHCP options to be included as part of the configured network instance. This argument accepts a list of values (see suboptions). When configuring suboptions at least one of   name or num must be specified. |  ||
|   name    -    |    The name of the DHCP option to configure. The standard options are   router, router-templates, domain-name-servers, domain-name, broadcast-address, broadcast-address-offset, dhcp-lease-time, and dhcp6.name-servers. |  ||
|   num    -    |    The number of the DHCP option to configure   |  ||
|   use_option    boolean    |   
  |    Only applies to a subset of options (see NIOS API documentation)   |  |
|   value    - / required    |    The value of the DHCP option specified by   name
 |  ||
|   vendor_class    -    |   Default: "DHCP"   |    The name of the space this DHCP option is associated to   |  |
|   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 network ipv4
  nios_network:
    network: 192.168.10.0/24
    comment: this is a test comment
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local
- name: configure a network ipv6
  nios_network:
    network: fe80::/64
    comment: this is a test comment
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local
- name: set dhcp options for a network ipv4
  nios_network:
    network: 192.168.10.0/24
    comment: this is a test comment
    options:
      - name: domain-name
        value: ansible.com
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local
- name: remove a network ipv4
  nios_network:
    network: 192.168.10.0/24
    state: absent
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local
- name: configure a ipv4 network container
  nios_network:
    network: 192.168.10.0/24
    container: true
    comment: test network container
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local
- name: configure a ipv6 network container
  nios_network:
    network: fe80::/64
    container: true
    comment: test network container
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local
- name: remove a ipv4 network container
  nios_network:
    networkr: 192.168.10.0/24
    container: true
    comment: test network container
    state: absent
    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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