New in version 2.5.
networkview
objects using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST.The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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comment
-
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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.
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extattrs
-
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Allows for the configuration of Extensible Attributes on the instance of the object. This argument accepts a set of key / value pairs for configuration.
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name
-
/ required
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Specifies the fully qualified hostname to add or remove from the system. User can also update the hostname as it is possible to pass a dict containing new_name, old_name. See examples.
aliases: network_view |
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provider
dictionary
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A dict object containing connection details.
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host
string
/ required
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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. |
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http_request_timeout
integer
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Default: 10
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The amount of time before to wait before receiving a response
Value can also be specified using
INFOBLOX_HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT environment variable. |
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max_results
integer
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Default: 1000
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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. |
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max_retries
integer
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Default: 3
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Configures the number of attempted retries before the connection is declared usable
Value can also be specified using
INFOBLOX_MAX_RETRIES environment variable. |
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password
string
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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. |
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username
string
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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. |
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validate_certs
boolean
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Boolean value to enable or disable verifying SSL certificates
Value can also be specified using
INFOBLOX_SSL_VERIFY environment variable.aliases: ssl_verify |
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wapi_version
string
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Default: "2.1"
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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
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state
-
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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. |
Note
connection: local
.- name: configure a new network view
nios_network_view:
name: ansible
state: present
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
- name: update the comment for network view
nios_network_view:
name: ansible
comment: this is an example comment
state: present
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
- name: remove the network view
nios_network_view:
name: ansible
state: absent
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
- name: update a existing network view
nios_network_view:
name: {new_name: ansible-new, old_name: ansible}
state: present
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
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