netbox.netbox.netbox_device_bay module – Create, update or delete device bays within NetBox¶
Note
This module is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.10.0).
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_device_bay
.
New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0
Synopsis¶
Creates, updates or removes device bays from NetBox
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
pynetbox
Parameters¶
Parameter |
Comments |
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Certificate path |
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Defines the device bay configuration |
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The description of the device bay. This is supported on v2.6+ of NetBox |
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The device the device bay will be associated to. The device type must be “parent”. |
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The device that will be installed into the bay. The device type must be “child”. |
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Label for the device bay |
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The name of the device bay |
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Any tags that the device bay may need to be associated with |
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The NetBox API token. |
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The URL of the NetBox instance. Must be accessible by the Ansible control host. |
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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. |
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The state of the object. Choices: |
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If This should only be used on personally controlled sites using a self-signed certificates. Default: :ansible-option-default:`true` |
Notes¶
Note
Tags should be defined as a YAML list
This should be ran with connection
local
and hostslocalhost
Examples¶
- name: "Test NetBox modules"
connection: local
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: False
tasks:
- name: Create device bay within NetBox with only required information
netbox.netbox.netbox_device_bay:
netbox_url: http://netbox.local
netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
data:
device: Test Nexus One
name: "Device Bay One"
state: present
- name: Add device into device bay
netbox.netbox.netbox_device_bay:
netbox_url: http://netbox.local
netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
data:
device: Test Nexus One
name: "Device Bay One"
description: "First child"
installed_device: Test Nexus Child One
state: absent
- name: Delete device bay within netbox
netbox.netbox.netbox_device_bay:
netbox_url: http://netbox.local
netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
data:
name: Device Bay One
state: absent
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox Returned: success (when state=present) |
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Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved Returned: always |