fortinet.fortios.fortios_system_config_backup_restore – Backup/restore fortigate configuration

Note

This plugin is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 1.1.8).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install fortinet.fortios.

To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_system_config_backup_restore.

New in version 2.10: of fortinet.fortios

Synopsis

  • This module is able to backup or restore the global or particial settings of the fortigate Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0

Requirements

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

  • ansible>=2.9.0

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
backup
string
content to backup
commands
string
the command
config
string
configuration to restore
description
string
descriptive text
filename
string / required
the file name
host
string
host of fortigate
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
use https or not
mkey
string
primary key
password
string
password of fortigate
scope
string / required
scope to operation on
ssl_verify
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
enable ssl verification or not
username
string
username of fortigate
vdom
string
Default:
"root"
vdom to operate on

Notes

Note

  • Legacy fortiosapi has been deprecated, httpapi is the preferred way to run playbooks

  • But this module relies on fortiosapi, please make sure fortiosapi is installed before using it

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  connection: httpapi
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortios
  vars:
    vdom: "root"
    host: "192.168.122.60"
    username: "admin"
    password: ""
  tasks:
  - name: backup global or a_specific_vdom settings
    fortios_system_config_backup_restore:
     config: "system config backup"
     host:  "{{ host }}"
     username: "{{ username }}"
     password: "{{ password }}"
     vdom: "{{ vdom }}"
     backup: "yes"
     https: True
     ssl_verify: False
     scope: "global or vdom"
     filename: "/tmp/backup_test"
  - name: Restore global or a_specific_vdom settings
    fortios_system_config_backup_restore:
     config: "system config restore"
     host:  "{{ host }}"
     username: "{{ username }}"
     password: "{{ password }}"
     vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
     https: True
     ssl_verify: False
     scope: "global or vdom"
     filename: "/tmp/backup_test"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
build
string
always
Build number of the fortigate image

Sample:
1547
http_method
string
always
Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate

Sample:
PUT
http_status
string
always
Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Sample:
200
mkey
string
success
Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Sample:
id
name
string
always
Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
urlfilter
path
string
always
Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
webfilter
revision
string
always
Internal revision number

Sample:
17.0.2.10658
serial
string
always
Serial number of the unit

Sample:
FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
status
string
always
Indication of the operation's result

Sample:
success
vdom
string
always
Virtual domain used

Sample:
root
version
string
always
Version of the FortiGate

Sample:
v5.6.3


Authors

  • Link Zheng (@chillancezen)

  • Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)

  • Frank Shen (@frankshen01)

  • Jie Xue (@JieX19)

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)