netbox.netbox.netbox_cable – Create, update or delete cables within Netbox

Note

This plugin is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 1.2.1).

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

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

New in version 0.3.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes cables from Netbox

Requirements

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

• pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
data dictionary / required			Defines the cable configuration
	color string		The color of the cable
	label string		The label of the cable
	length integer		The length of the cable
	length_unit string	Choices: m cm ft in	The unit in which the length of the cable is measured
	status string	Choices: connected planned decommissioning	The status of the cable
	termination_a raw / required		The termination a
	termination_a_type string / required	Choices: circuits.circuittermination dcim.consoleport dcim.consoleserverport dcim.frontport dcim.interface dcim.powerfeed dcim.poweroutlet dcim.powerport dcim.rearport	The type of the termination a
	termination_b raw / required		The termination b
	termination_b_type string / required	Choices: circuits.circuittermination dcim.consoleport dcim.consoleserverport dcim.frontport dcim.interface dcim.powerfeed dcim.poweroutlet dcim.powerport dcim.rearport	The type of the termination b
	type string	Choices: cat3 cat5 cat5e cat6 cat6a cat7 dac-active dac-passive mrj21-trunk coaxial mmf mmf-om1 mmf-om2 mmf-om3 mmf-om4 smf smf-os1 smf-os2 aoc power	The type of the cable
netbox_token string / required			The token created within Netbox to authorize API access
netbox_url string / required			URL of the Netbox instance resolvable by Ansible control host
query_params list / elements=string			This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that is 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: absent present ←	Use present or absent for adding or removing.
validate_certs raw		Default: "yes"	If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using 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 cable within Netbox with only required information
      netbox_cable:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          termination_a_type: dcim.interface
          termination_a:
            device: Test Nexus Child One
            name: Ethernet2/2
          termination_b_type: dcim.interface
          termination_b:
            device: Test Nexus Child One
            name: Ethernet2/1
        state: present

    - name: Update cable with other fields
      netbox_cable:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          termination_a_type: dcim.interface
          termination_a:
            device: Test Nexus Child One
            name: Ethernet2/2
          termination_b_type: dcim.interface
          termination_b:
            device: Test Nexus Child One
            name: Ethernet2/1
          type: mmf-om4
          status: planned
          label: label123
          color: abcdef
          length: 30
          length_unit: m
        state: present

    - name: Delete cable within netbox
      netbox_cable:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          termination_a_type: dcim.interface
          termination_a:
            device: Test Nexus Child One
            name: Ethernet2/2
          termination_b_type: dcim.interface
          termination_b:
            device: Test Nexus Child One
            name: Ethernet2/1
        state: absent

Return Values

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

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

Authors

• Tobias Groß (@toerb)