fortinet.fortios.fortios_system_vmlicense – Update VM license using uploaded file. Reboots immediately if successful in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

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_vmlicense.

New in version 2.8: of fortinet.fortios

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify system feature and vmlicense category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5

Requirements

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

  • ansible>=2.9.0

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
host
string
FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
password
string
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9 of fortinet.fortios
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
system_vmlicense
dictionary
Update VM license using uploaded file. Reboots immediately if successful.
file_content
string
Provided when uploading a file: base64 encoded file data. Must not contain whitespace or other invalid base64 characters. Must be included in HTTP body.
username
string
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
vdom
string
Default:
"root"
Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.

Notes

Note

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

Examples

- hosts: fortigates
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortios
  connection: httpapi
  vars:
   vdom: "root"
   ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: no
   ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: no
   ansible_httpapi_port: 80
   license_file: ./FGVMXXXXXX-VM00.lic
   license_file_content: "{{ lookup( 'file', license_file) }}"
   encoded_license: "{{ license_file_content | string | b64encode }}"
  tasks:
  - name: Update VM license using uploaded file. Reboots immediately if successful.
    fortios_system_vmlicense:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      system_vmlicense:
        file_content: "{{ encoded_license }}"

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:
POST
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:
vmlicense
path
string
always
Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
system
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

  • Frank Shen(@frankshen01)

  • Link Zheng (@chillancezen)

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)