netbox.netbox.netbox_inventory_item – Creates or removes inventory items from NetBox

Note

This plugin is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.4.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install netbox.netbox.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netbox.netbox.netbox_inventory_item.

New in version 0.1.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

• Creates or removes inventory items from NetBox

Requirements

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

• pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
cert raw			Certificate path
data dictionary / required			Defines the inventory item configuration
	asset_tag string		The asset tag of the inventory item
	custom_fields dictionary added in 3.4.0 of netbox.netbox		must exist in Netbox
	description string		The description of the inventory item
	device raw		Name of the device the inventory item belongs to
	discovered boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Set the discovery flag for the inventory item
	label string added in 3.4.0 of netbox.netbox		The physical label of the inventory item
	manufacturer raw		The manufacturer of the inventory item
	name string / required		Name of the inventory item to be created
	part_id string		The part ID of the inventory item
	serial string		The serial number of the inventory item
	tags list / elements=raw		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		Choices: present ← absent	The state of the object.
validate_certs raw		Default: "yes"	If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using a self-signed certificates.

Notes

Note

• Tags should be defined as a YAML list

• This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test NetBox inventory_item module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create inventory item within NetBox with only required information
      netbox_inventory_item:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: "10G-SFP+"
        state: present

    - name: Update inventory item
      netbox_inventory_item:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: "10G-SFP+"
          manufacturer: "Cisco"
          part_id: "10G-SFP+"
          serial: "1234"
          asset_tag: "1234"
          description: "New SFP"
        state: present

    - name: Delete inventory item within netbox
      netbox_inventory_item:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: "10G-SFP+"
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
inventory_item dictionary	on creation	Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox
msg string	always	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)