community.network.panos_lic – apply authcode to a device/instance

Note

This plugin is part of the community.network collection (version 1.3.2).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.network.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.network.panos_lic.

DEPRECATED

Removed in

version 2.0.0

Why

Consolidating code base.

Alternative

Use https://galaxy.ansible.com/PaloAltoNetworks/paloaltonetworks instead.

Synopsis

  • Apply an authcode to a device.

  • The authcode should have been previously registered on the Palo Alto Networks support portal.

  • The device should have Internet access.

Requirements

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

  • pan-python

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
auth_code
string / required
authcode to be applied
force
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Default:
"false"
whether to apply authcode even if device is already licensed
ip_address
string / required
IP address (or hostname) of PAN-OS device.
password
string / required
Password for authentication.
username
string
Default:
"admin"
Username for authentication.

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  tasks:
    - name: Fetch license
      community.network.panos_lic:
        ip_address: "192.168.1.1"
        password: "paloalto"
        auth_code: "IBADCODE"
      register: result
- name: Display serialnumber (if already registered)
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    var: "{{result.serialnumber}}"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
serialnumber
string
success
serialnumber of the device in case that it has been already registered

Sample:
973080716


Status

  • This module will be removed in version 2.0.0. [deprecated]

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Luigi Mori (@jtschichold), Ivan Bojer (@ivanbojer)