netbox.netbox.netbox_rear_port module – Create, update or delete rear ports within NetBox¶
Note
This module is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.8.1).
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_rear_port
.
New in netbox.netbox 0.2.3
Synopsis¶
Creates, updates or removes rear ports 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 rear port configuration |
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Description of the rear port |
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The device the rear port is attached to |
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Label of the rear port |
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The name of the rear port |
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The number of front ports which may be mapped to each rear port |
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Any tags that the rear port may need to be associated with |
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The type of the rear port Choices: |
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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 rear port within NetBox with only required information
netbox.netbox.netbox_rear_port:
netbox_url: http://netbox.local
netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
data:
name: Test Rear Port
device: Test Device
type: bnc
state: present
- name: Update rear port with other fields
netbox.netbox.netbox_rear_port:
netbox_url: http://netbox.local
netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
data:
name: Test Rear Port
device: Test Device
type: bnc
positions: 5
description: rear port description
state: present
- name: Delete rear port within netbox
netbox.netbox.netbox_rear_port:
netbox_url: http://netbox.local
netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
data:
name: Test Rear Port
device: Test Device
type: bnc
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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Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved Returned: always |
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Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox Returned: success (when state=present) |