netbox.netbox.netbox_front_port module – Create, update or delete front ports 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_front_port.

New in netbox.netbox 0.2.3

Synopsis

  • Creates, updates or removes front ports from NetBox

Requirements

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

  • pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

cert

any

Certificate path

data

dictionary / required

Defines the front port configuration

description

string

Description of the front port

device

any / required

The device the front port is attached to

label

string

added in netbox.netbox 3.7.0

Label of the front port

name

string / required

The name of the front port

rear_port

any / required

The rear_port the front port is attached to

rear_port_position

integer

The position of the rear port this front port is connected to

tags

list / elements=any

Any tags that the front port may need to be associated with

type

string / required

The type of the front port

Choices:

netbox_token

string / required

The NetBox API token.

netbox_url

string / required

The URL of the NetBox instance.

Must be accessible by the Ansible control host.

query_params

list / elements=string

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

string

The state of the object.

Choices:

validate_certs

any

If no, SSL certificates will not be validated.

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 hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test NetBox modules"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:
    - name: Create front port within NetBox with only required information
      netbox.netbox.netbox_front_port:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Front Port
          device: Test Device
          type: bnc
          rear_port: Test Rear Port
        state: present

    - name: Update front port with other fields
      netbox.netbox.netbox_front_port:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Front Port
          device: Test Device
          type: bnc
          rear_port: Test Rear Port
          rear_port_position: 5
          description: front port description
        state: present

    - name: Delete front port within netbox
      netbox.netbox.netbox_front_port:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Front Port
          device: Test Device
          type: bnc
          rear_port: Test Rear Port
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key

Description

front_port

dictionary

Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox

Returned: success (when state=present)

msg

string

Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Returned: always

Authors

  • Tobias Groß (@toerb)