netbox.netbox.netbox_asn module – Create, update or delete ASNs within NetBox

Note

This module is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.23.0).

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_asn.

New in netbox.netbox 3.12.0

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes ASNs 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 ASN configuration
asn	32-bit autonomous system number
custom_fields	Must exist in NetBox
description	Description
rir	RIR
tags	Any tags that the ASN may need to be associated with
tenant	Tenant
headers	Dictionary of headers to be passed to the NetBox API.
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 NetBox modules"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false

  tasks:
    - name: Create ASN within NetBox with only required information
      netbox.netbox.netbox_asn:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          asn: 1111111111
          rir: RFC1111
          description: test ASN
        state: present

    - name: Delete ASN within netbox
      netbox.netbox.netbox_asn:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          asn: 1111111111
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Description
asn	Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox :ansible-option-returned-bold:`Returned:` success (when state=present)
msg	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved :ansible-option-returned-bold:`Returned:` always

Authors

• Andrii Konts (@andrii-konts)

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