fortios_switch_controller_managed_switch – Configure FortiSwitch devices that are managed by this FortiGate in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS by allowing the user to set and modify switch_controller feature and managed_switch category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.2

Requirements

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

  • fortiosapi>=0.9.8

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
host
- / required
FortiOS or FortiGate ip address.
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol
password
-
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
switch_controller_managed_switch
-
Default:
null
Configure FortiSwitch devices that are managed by this FortiGate.
802-1X-settings
-
Configuration method to edit FortiSwitch 802.1X global settings.
link-down-auth
-
    Choices:
  • set-unauth
  • no-action
Authentication state to set if a link is down.
local-override
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override global 802.1X settings on individual FortiSwitches.
max-reauth-attempt
-
Maximum number of authentication attempts (0 - 15, default = 3).
reauth-period
-
Reauthentication time interval (1 - 1440 min, default = 60, 0 = disable).
connected
-
CAPWAP connection.
custom-command
-
Configuration method to edit FortiSwitch commands to be pushed to this FortiSwitch device upon rebooting the FortiGate switch controller or the FortiSwitch.
command-entry
- / required
List of FortiSwitch commands.
command-name
-
Names of commands to be pushed to this FortiSwitch device, as configured under config switch-controller custom-command. Source switch-controller.custom-command.command-name.
delayed-restart-trigger
-
Delayed restart triggered for this FortiSwitch.
description
-
Description.
directly-connected
-
Directly connected FortiSwitch.
dynamic-capability
-
List of features this FortiSwitch supports (not configurable) that is sent to the FortiGate device for subsequent configuration initiated by the FortiGate device.
dynamically-discovered
-
Dynamically discovered FortiSwitch.
fsw-wan1-admin
-
    Choices:
  • discovered
  • disable
  • enable
FortiSwitch WAN1 admin status; enable to authorize the FortiSwitch as a managed switch.
fsw-wan1-peer
-
Fortiswitch WAN1 peer port.
fsw-wan2-admin
-
    Choices:
  • discovered
  • disable
  • enable
FortiSwitch WAN2 admin status; enable to authorize the FortiSwitch as a managed switch.
fsw-wan2-peer
-
FortiSwitch WAN2 peer port.
igmp-snooping
-
Configure FortiSwitch IGMP snooping global settings.
aging-time
-
Maximum time to retain a multicast snooping entry for which no packets have been seen (15 - 3600 sec, default = 300).
flood-unknown-multicast
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable unknown multicast flooding.
local-override
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable overriding the global IGMP snooping configuration.
max-allowed-trunk-members
-
FortiSwitch maximum allowed trunk members.
mirror
-
Configuration method to edit FortiSwitch packet mirror.
dst
-
Destination port.
name
- / required
Mirror name.
src-egress
-
Source egress interfaces.
name
- / required
Interface name.
src-ingress
-
Source ingress interfaces.
name
- / required
Interface name.
status
-
    Choices:
  • active
  • inactive
Active/inactive mirror configuration.
switching-packet
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable switching functionality when mirroring.
name
-
Managed-switch name.
owner-vdom
-
VDOM which owner of port belongs to.
poe-pre-standard-detection
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable PoE pre-standard detection.
ports
-
Managed-switch port list.
allowed-vlans
-
Configure switch port tagged vlans
vlan-name
- / required
VLAN name. Source system.interface.name.
allowed-vlans-all
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable all defined vlans on this port.
arp-inspection-trust
-
    Choices:
  • untrusted
  • trusted
Trusted or untrusted dynamic ARP inspection.
bundle
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable Link Aggregation Group (LAG) bundling for non-FortiLink interfaces.
description
-
Description for port.
dhcp-snoop-option82-trust
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable allowance of DHCP with option-82 on untrusted interface.
dhcp-snooping
-
    Choices:
  • untrusted
  • trusted
Trusted or untrusted DHCP-snooping interface.
discard-mode
-
    Choices:
  • none
  • all-untagged
  • all-tagged
Configure discard mode for port.
edge-port
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable this interface as an edge port, bridging connections between workstations and/or computers.
export-tags
-
Switch controller export tag name.
tag-name
- / required
Switch tag name. Source switch-controller.switch-interface-tag.name.
export-to
-
Export managed-switch port to a tenant VDOM. Source system.vdom.name.
export-to-pool
-
Switch controller export port to pool-list. Source switch-controller.virtual-port-pool.name.
export-to-pool_flag
-
Switch controller export port to pool-list.
fgt-peer-device-name
-
FGT peer device name.
fgt-peer-port-name
-
FGT peer port name.
fiber-port
-
Fiber-port.
flags
-
Port properties flags.
fortilink-port
-
FortiLink uplink port.
igmp-snooping
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Set IGMP snooping mode for the physical port interface.
igmps-flood-reports
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable flooding of IGMP reports to this interface when igmp-snooping enabled.
igmps-flood-traffic
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable flooding of IGMP snooping traffic to this interface.
isl-local-trunk-name
-
ISL local trunk name.
isl-peer-device-name
-
ISL peer device name.
isl-peer-port-name
-
ISL peer port name.
lacp-speed
-
    Choices:
  • slow
  • fast
end Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) messages every 30 seconds (slow) or every second (fast).
learning-limit
-
Limit the number of dynamic MAC addresses on this Port (1 - 128, 0 = no limit, default).
lldp-profile
-
LLDP port TLV profile. Source switch-controller.lldp-profile.name.
lldp-status
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • rx-only
  • tx-only
  • tx-rx
LLDP transmit and receive status.
loop-guard
-
    Choices:
  • enabled
  • disabled
Enable/disable loop-guard on this interface, an STP optimization used to prevent network loops.
loop-guard-timeout
-
Loop-guard timeout (0 - 120 min, default = 45).
max-bundle
-
Maximum size of LAG bundle (1 - 24, default = 24)
mclag
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable multi-chassis link aggregation (MCLAG).
member-withdrawal-behavior
-
    Choices:
  • forward
  • block
Port behavior after it withdraws because of loss of control packets.
members
-
Aggregated LAG bundle interfaces.
member-name
- / required
Interface name from available options.
min-bundle
-
Minimum size of LAG bundle (1 - 24, default = 1)
mode
-
    Choices:
  • static
  • lacp-passive
  • lacp-active
LACP mode: ignore and do not send control messages, or negotiate 802.3ad aggregation passively or actively.
poe-capable
-
PoE capable.
poe-pre-standard-detection
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable PoE pre-standard detection.
poe-status
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable PoE status.
port-name
- / required
Switch port name.
port-number
-
Port number.
port-owner
-
Switch port name.
port-prefix-type
-
Port prefix type.
port-security-policy
-
Switch controller authentication policy to apply to this managed switch from available options. Source switch-controller .security-policy.802-1X.name switch-controller.security-policy.captive-portal.name.
port-selection-criteria
-
    Choices:
  • src-mac
  • dst-mac
  • src-dst-mac
  • src-ip
  • dst-ip
  • src-dst-ip
Algorithm for aggregate port selection.
qos-policy
-
Switch controller QoS policy from available options. Source switch-controller.qos.qos-policy.name.
sample-direction
-
    Choices:
  • tx
  • rx
  • both
sFlow sample direction.
sflow-counter-interval
-
sFlow sampler counter polling interval (1 - 255 sec).
sflow-sample-rate
-
sFlow sampler sample rate (0 - 99999 p/sec).
sflow-sampler
-
    Choices:
  • enabled
  • disabled
Enable/disable sFlow protocol on this interface.
speed
-
    Choices:
  • 10half
  • 10full
  • 100half
  • 100full
  • 1000auto
  • 1000fiber
  • 1000full
  • 10000
  • 40000
  • auto
  • auto-module
  • 100FX-half
  • 100FX-full
  • 100000full
  • 2500full
  • 25000full
  • 50000full
Switch port speed; default and available settings depend on hardware.
speed-mask
-
Switch port speed mask.
stacking-port
-
Stacking port.
status
-
    Choices:
  • up
  • down
Switch port admin status: up or down.
stp-bpdu-guard
-
    Choices:
  • enabled
  • disabled
Enable/disable STP BPDU guard on this interface.
stp-bpdu-guard-timeout
-
BPDU Guard disabling protection (0 - 120 min).
stp-root-guard
-
    Choices:
  • enabled
  • disabled
Enable/disable STP root guard on this interface.
stp-state
-
    Choices:
  • enabled
  • disabled
Enable/disable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) on this interface.
switch-id
-
Switch id.
type
-
    Choices:
  • physical
  • trunk
Interface type: physical or trunk port.
untagged-vlans
-
Configure switch port untagged vlans
vlan-name
- / required
VLAN name. Source system.interface.name.
virtual-port
-
Virtualized switch port.
vlan
-
Assign switch ports to a VLAN. Source system.interface.name.
pre-provisioned
-
Pre-provisioned managed switch.
staged-image-version
-
Staged image version for FortiSwitch.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Indicates whether to create or remove the object
storm-control
-
Configuration method to edit FortiSwitch storm control for measuring traffic activity using data rates to prevent traffic disruption.
broadcast
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable storm control to drop broadcast traffic.
local-override
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to override global FortiSwitch storm control settings for this FortiSwitch.
rate
-
Rate in packets per second at which storm traffic is controlled (1 - 10000000, default = 500). Storm control drops excess traffic data rates beyond this threshold.
unknown-multicast
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable storm control to drop unknown multicast traffic.
unknown-unicast
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable storm control to drop unknown unicast traffic.
stp-settings
-
Configuration method to edit Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) settings used to prevent bridge loops.
forward-time
-
Period of time a port is in listening and learning state (4 - 30 sec, default = 15).
hello-time
-
Period of time between successive STP frame Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) sent on a port (1 - 10 sec, default = 2).
local-override
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to configure local STP settings that override global STP settings.
max-age
-
Maximum time before a bridge port saves its configuration BPDU information (6 - 40 sec, default = 20).
max-hops
-
Maximum number of hops between the root bridge and the furthest bridge (1- 40, default = 20).
name
-
Name of local STP settings configuration.
pending-timer
-
Pending time (1 - 15 sec, default = 4).
revision
-
STP revision number (0 - 65535).
status
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable STP.
switch-device-tag
-
User definable label/tag.
switch-id
- / required
Managed-switch id.
switch-log
-
Configuration method to edit FortiSwitch logging settings (logs are transferred to and inserted into the FortiGate event log).
local-override
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable to configure local logging settings that override global logging settings.
severity
-
    Choices:
  • emergency
  • alert
  • critical
  • error
  • warning
  • notification
  • information
  • debug
Severity of FortiSwitch logs that are added to the FortiGate event log.
status
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable adding FortiSwitch logs to the FortiGate event log.
switch-profile
-
FortiSwitch profile. Source switch-controller.switch-profile.name.
switch-stp-settings
-
Configure spanning tree protocol (STP).
status
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable STP.
type
-
    Choices:
  • virtual
  • physical
Indication of switch type, physical or virtual.
version
-
FortiSwitch version.
username
- / required
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
vdom
-
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

  • Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet

  • Run as a local_action in your playbook

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure FortiSwitch devices that are managed by this FortiGate.
    fortios_switch_controller_managed_switch:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      switch_controller_managed_switch:
        state: "present"
        802-1X-settings:
            link-down-auth: "set-unauth"
            local-override: "enable"
            max-reauth-attempt: "6"
            reauth-period: "7"
        connected: "8"
        custom-command:
         -
            command-entry: "<your_own_value>"
            command-name: "<your_own_value> (source switch-controller.custom-command.command-name)"
        delayed-restart-trigger: "12"
        description: "<your_own_value>"
        directly-connected: "14"
        dynamic-capability: "15"
        dynamically-discovered: "16"
        fsw-wan1-admin: "discovered"
        fsw-wan1-peer: "<your_own_value>"
        fsw-wan2-admin: "discovered"
        fsw-wan2-peer: "<your_own_value>"
        igmp-snooping:
            aging-time: "22"
            flood-unknown-multicast: "enable"
            local-override: "enable"
        max-allowed-trunk-members: "25"
        mirror:
         -
            dst: "<your_own_value>"
            name: "default_name_28"
            src-egress:
             -
                name: "default_name_30"
            src-ingress:
             -
                name: "default_name_32"
            status: "active"
            switching-packet: "enable"
        name: "default_name_35"
        owner-vdom: "<your_own_value>"
        poe-pre-standard-detection: "enable"
        ports:
         -
            allowed-vlans:
             -
                vlan-name: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
            allowed-vlans-all: "enable"
            arp-inspection-trust: "untrusted"
            bundle: "enable"
            description: "<your_own_value>"
            dhcp-snoop-option82-trust: "enable"
            dhcp-snooping: "untrusted"
            discard-mode: "none"
            edge-port: "enable"
            export-tags:
             -
                tag-name: "<your_own_value> (source switch-controller.switch-interface-tag.name)"
            export-to: "<your_own_value> (source system.vdom.name)"
            export-to-pool: "<your_own_value> (source switch-controller.virtual-port-pool.name)"
            export-to-pool_flag: "53"
            fgt-peer-device-name: "<your_own_value>"
            fgt-peer-port-name: "<your_own_value>"
            fiber-port: "56"
            flags: "57"
            fortilink-port: "58"
            igmp-snooping: "enable"
            igmps-flood-reports: "enable"
            igmps-flood-traffic: "enable"
            isl-local-trunk-name: "<your_own_value>"
            isl-peer-device-name: "<your_own_value>"
            isl-peer-port-name: "<your_own_value>"
            lacp-speed: "slow"
            learning-limit: "66"
            lldp-profile: "<your_own_value> (source switch-controller.lldp-profile.name)"
            lldp-status: "disable"
            loop-guard: "enabled"
            loop-guard-timeout: "70"
            max-bundle: "71"
            mclag: "enable"
            member-withdrawal-behavior: "forward"
            members:
             -
                member-name: "<your_own_value>"
            min-bundle: "76"
            mode: "static"
            poe-capable: "78"
            poe-pre-standard-detection: "enable"
            poe-status: "enable"
            port-name: "<your_own_value>"
            port-number: "82"
            port-owner: "<your_own_value>"
            port-prefix-type: "84"
            port-security-policy: "<your_own_value> (source switch-controller.security-policy.802-1X.name switch-controller.security-policy.captive-portal
              .name)"
            port-selection-criteria: "src-mac"
            qos-policy: "<your_own_value> (source switch-controller.qos.qos-policy.name)"
            sample-direction: "tx"
            sflow-counter-interval: "89"
            sflow-sample-rate: "90"
            sflow-sampler: "enabled"
            speed: "10half"
            speed-mask: "93"
            stacking-port: "94"
            status: "up"
            stp-bpdu-guard: "enabled"
            stp-bpdu-guard-timeout: "97"
            stp-root-guard: "enabled"
            stp-state: "enabled"
            switch-id: "<your_own_value>"
            type: "physical"
            untagged-vlans:
             -
                vlan-name: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
            virtual-port: "104"
            vlan: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
        pre-provisioned: "106"
        staged-image-version: "<your_own_value>"
        storm-control:
            broadcast: "enable"
            local-override: "enable"
            rate: "111"
            unknown-multicast: "enable"
            unknown-unicast: "enable"
        stp-settings:
            forward-time: "115"
            hello-time: "116"
            local-override: "enable"
            max-age: "118"
            max-hops: "119"
            name: "default_name_120"
            pending-timer: "121"
            revision: "122"
            status: "enable"
        switch-device-tag: "<your_own_value>"
        switch-id: "<your_own_value>"
        switch-log:
            local-override: "enable"
            severity: "emergency"
            status: "enable"
        switch-profile: "<your_own_value> (source switch-controller.switch-profile.name)"
        switch-stp-settings:
            status: "enable"
        type: "virtual"
        version: "134"

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


Status

Authors

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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