netbox.netbox.netbox_vm_interface module – Creates or removes interfaces from virtual machines in NetBox

Note

This module is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.20.0).

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. 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_vm_interface.

New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0

Synopsis

• Creates or removes interfaces from virtual machines in 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 vm interface configuration
custom_fields dictionary added in netbox.netbox 3.4.0	Must exist in NetBox
description string	The description of the interface
enabled boolean	Sets whether interface shows enabled or disabled Choices: false true
mac_address string	The MAC address of the interface
mode any	The mode of the interface
mtu integer	The MTU of the interface
name string / required	Name of the interface to be created
parent_vm_interface any added in netbox.netbox 3.2.0	The virtual machine interface’s parent interface.
tagged_vlans any	A list of tagged VLANS to be assigned to interface. Mode must be set to either Tagged or Tagged All
tags list / elements=any	Any tags that the prefix may need to be associated with
untagged_vlan any	The untagged VLAN to be assigned to interface
virtual_machine any	Name of the virtual machine the interface will be associated with (case-sensitive)
vm_bridge any added in netbox.netbox 3.6.0	The bridge the interface is connected to
vrf any added in netbox.netbox 3.7.0	VRF the interface is 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: "present" ← (default) "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: 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 interface module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: Create interface within NetBox with only required information
      netbox_vm_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          virtual_machine: test100
          name: GigabitEthernet1
        state: present

    - name: Delete interface within netbox
      netbox_vm_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          virtual_machine: test100
          name: GigabitEthernet1
        state: absent

    - name: Create interface as a trunk port
      netbox_vm_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          virtual_machine: test100
          name: GigabitEthernet25
          enabled: false
          untagged_vlan:
            name: Wireless
            site: Test Site
          tagged_vlans:
            - name: Data
              site: Test Site
            - name: VoIP
              site: Test Site
          mtu: 1600
          mode: Tagged
        state: present

    - name: Create bridge interface within NetBox
      netbox_vm_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          virtual_machine: test100
          name: br1000
        state: present

    - name: Connect bridge interface within NetBox
      netbox_vm_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          virtual_machine: test100
          name: br1001
          vm_bridge: br1000
        state: present

Return Values

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

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

Authors

• Benjamin Vergnaud (@bvergnaud)

Collection links

• Issue Tracker
• Repository (Sources)