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.. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module:

.. Anchors: short name for ansible.builtin

.. Title

netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group module -- Create, update or delete racks groups within NetBox
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.. Collection note

.. note::
    This module is part of the `netbox.netbox collection <https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/netbox/netbox/>`_ (version 3.21.0).

    It is not included in ``ansible-core``.
    To check whether it is installed, run :code:`ansible-galaxy collection list`.

    To install it, use: :code:`ansible-galaxy collection install netbox.netbox`.
    You need further requirements to be able to use this module,
    see :ref:`Requirements <ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module_requirements>` for details.

    To use it in a playbook, specify: :code:`netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group`.

.. version_added

.. rst-class:: ansible-version-added

New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0

.. contents::
   :local:
   :depth: 1

.. Deprecated


Synopsis
--------

.. Description

- Creates, updates or removes racks groups from NetBox


.. Aliases


.. Requirements

.. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module_requirements:

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

- pynetbox






.. Options

Parameters
----------

.. tabularcolumns:: \X{1}{3}\X{2}{3}

.. list-table::
  :width: 100%
  :widths: auto
  :header-rows: 1
  :class: longtable ansible-option-table

  * - Parameter
    - Comments

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-cert"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module__parameter-cert:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **cert**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-cert" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Certificate path


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module__parameter-data:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **data**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary` / :ansible-option-required:`required`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Defines the rack group configuration


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/name"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module__parameter-data/name:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **name**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/name" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string` / :ansible-option-required:`required`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The name of the rack group


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/site"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module__parameter-data/site:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **site**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/site" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Required if :emphasis:`state=present` and the rack does not exist yet


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-data/slug"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module__parameter-data/slug:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **slug**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-data/slug" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The slugified version of the name or custom slug.

      This is auto-generated following NetBox rules if not provided


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-netbox_token"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module__parameter-netbox_token:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **netbox_token**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-netbox_token" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string` / :ansible-option-required:`required`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The NetBox API token.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-netbox_url"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module__parameter-netbox_url:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **netbox_url**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-netbox_url" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string` / :ansible-option-required:`required`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The URL of the NetBox instance.

      Must be accessible by the Ansible control host.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-query_params"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module__parameter-query_params:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **query_params**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-query_params" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`list` / :ansible-option-elements:`elements=string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      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.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-state"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module__parameter-state:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **state**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-state" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The state of the object.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`"present"` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`"absent"`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-validate_certs"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module__parameter-validate_certs:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **validate_certs**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-validate_certs" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`any`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      If :literal:`no`\ , SSL certificates will not be validated.

      This should only be used on personally controlled sites using a self-signed certificates.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`true`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>


.. Attributes


.. Notes

Notes
-----

.. note::
   - Tags should be defined as a YAML list
   - This should be ran with connection :literal:`local` and hosts :literal:`localhost`

.. Seealso


.. Examples

Examples
--------

.. code-block:: yaml+jinja

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

      tasks:
        - name: Create rack group within NetBox with only required information
          netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group:
            netbox_url: http://netbox.local
            netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
            data:
              name: Test rack group
              site: Test Site
            state: present

        - name: Delete rack group within netbox
          netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group:
            netbox_url: http://netbox.local
            netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
            data:
              name: Test Rack group
              site: Test Site
            state: absent



.. Facts


.. Return values

Return Values
-------------
Common return values are documented :ref:`here <common_return_values>`, the following are the fields unique to this module:

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.. list-table::
  :width: 100%
  :widths: auto
  :header-rows: 1
  :class: longtable ansible-option-table

  * - Key
    - Description

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-msg"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module__return-msg:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **msg**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-msg" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-returned-bold:`Returned:` always


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-rack_group"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_rack_group_module__return-rack_group:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **rack_group**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-rack_group" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-returned-bold:`Returned:` success (when :emphasis:`state=present`\ )


      .. raw:: html

        </div>



..  Status (Presently only deprecated)


.. Authors

Authors
~~~~~~~

- Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)



.. Extra links

Collection links
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. ansible-links::

  - title: "Issue Tracker"
    url: "https://github.com/netbox-community/ansible_modules/issues"
    external: true
  - title: "Repository (Sources)"
    url: "https://github.com/netbox-community/ansible_modules"
    external: true


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