netbox.netbox.netbox_rir – Create, update or delete RIRs within NetBox

Note

This plugin is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.5.1).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

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

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

New in version 0.1.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes RIRs 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 RIR configuration
	description string		The description of the RIR
	is_private boolean	Choices: no yes	IP space managed by this RIR is considered private
	name string / required		The name of the RIR
	slug string		The slugified version of the name or custom slug. This is auto-generated following NetBox rules if not provided
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 modules"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:
    - name: Create RIR within NetBox with only required information
      netbox_rir:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test RIR One
        state: present

    - name: Update Test RIR One
      netbox_rir:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test RIR One
          is_private: True
        state: present

    - name: Delete RIR within netbox
      netbox_rir:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test RIR One
        state: absent

Return Values

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

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

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)