netbox.netbox.netbox_route_target module – Creates or removes route targets from NetBox

Note

This module is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.20.0).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install netbox.netbox. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netbox.netbox.netbox_route_target.

New in netbox.netbox 2.0.0

Synopsis

• Creates or removes route targets from NetBox

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
cert	Certificate path
data	Defines the route target configuration
comments :ansible-option-versionadded:`added in netbox.netbox 3.10.0`	Comments that may include additional information in regards to the route target
custom_fields	must exist in NetBox
description	Tag description
name	Route target name
tags	Any tags that the device may need to be associated with
tenant	The tenant that the route target will be assigned to
netbox_token	The NetBox API token.
netbox_url	The URL of the NetBox instance. Must be accessible by the Ansible control host.
query_params	This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that are defined in plugins/module_utils/netbox_utils.py and provides control to users on what may make an object unique in their environment.
state	The state of the object. :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:` :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`"present"` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)` :ansible-option-choices-entry:`"absent"`
validate_certs	If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using a self-signed certificates. :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`true`

Notes

Note

• Tags should be defined as a YAML list

• This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test route target creation/deletion"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: Create Route Targets
      netbox.netbox.netbox_route_target:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: "{{ item.name }}"
          tenant: "Test Tenant"
          tags:
            - Schnozzberry
      loop:
        - { name: "65000:65001", description: "management" }
        - { name: "65000:65002", description: "tunnel" }

    - name: Update Description on Route Targets
      netbox.netbox.netbox_route_target:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: "{{ item.name }}"
          tenant: "Test Tenant"
          description: "{{ item.description }}"
          tags:
            - Schnozzberry
      loop:
        - { name: "65000:65001", description: "management" }
        - { name: "65000:65002", description: "tunnel" }

    - name: Delete Route Targets
      netbox.netbox.netbox_route_target:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: "{{ item }}"
        state: absent
      loop:
        - "65000:65001"
        - "65000:65002"

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
msg	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved :ansible-option-returned-bold:`Returned:` always
route_target	Serialized object as created/existent/updated/deleted within NetBox :ansible-option-returned-bold:`Returned:` always

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@fragmentedpacket)

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