netbox.netbox.netbox_provider module – Create, update or delete providers 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_provider.

New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes providers 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 provider configuration
account string	The account number of the provider
admin_contact string	The admin contact of the provider
asn integer	The provider ASN
comments string	Comments related to the provider
custom_fields dictionary	must exist in NetBox
description string added in netbox.netbox 3.10.0	Description of the provider
name string	The name of the provider
noc_contact string	The NOC contact of the provider
portal_url string	The URL of the provider
tags list / elements=any	Any tags that the device may need to be associated with
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: :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`"present"` ← (default) :ansible-option-choices-entry:`"absent"`
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 provider within NetBox with only required information
      netbox.netbox.netbox_provider:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Provider
        state: present

    - name: Update provider with other fields
      netbox.netbox.netbox_provider:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Provider
          asn: 65001
          account: 200129104
          portal_url: http://provider.net
          noc_contact: noc@provider.net
          admin_contact: admin@provider.net
          comments: "BAD PROVIDER"
        state: present

    - name: Delete provider within netbox
      netbox.netbox.netbox_provider:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Provider
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Description
msg string	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved Returned: always
provider dictionary	Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox Returned: success (when state=present)

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

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