netscaler_nitro_request – Issue Nitro API requests to a Netscaler instance¶

New in version 2.5.0.

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Synopsis ¶

Issue Nitro API requests to a Netscaler instance.
This is intended to be a short hand for using the uri Ansible module to issue the raw HTTP requests directly.
It provides consistent return values and has no other dependencies apart from the base Ansible runtime environment.
This module is intended to run either on the Ansible control node or a bastion (jumpserver) with access to the actual Netscaler instance

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
action -		The action to perform when the operation value is set to `action`. Some common values for this parameter are `enable`, `disable`, `rename`.
args -		A dictionary which defines the key arguments by which we will select the Nitro object to operate on. It is required for the following operation values: `get_by_args`, `'delete_by_args'`.
attributes -		The attributes of the Nitro object we are operating on. It is required for the following operation values: `add`, `update`, `action`.
expected_nitro_errorcode - / required	Default: [0]	A list of numeric values that signify that the operation was successful.
filter -		A dictionary which defines the filter with which to refine the Nitro objects returned by the `get_filtered` operation.
instance_id -		The id of the target Netscaler instance when issuing a Nitro request through a MAS proxy.
instance_ip -		The IP address of the target Netscaler instance when issuing a Nitro request through a MAS proxy.
instance_name -		The name of the target Netscaler instance when issuing a Nitro request through a MAS proxy.
name -		The name of the resource we are operating on. It is required for the following operation values: `update`, `get`, `delete`.
nitro_auth_token -		The authentication token provided by the `mas_login` operation. It is required when issuing Nitro API calls through a MAS proxy.
nitro_pass - / required		The password with which to authenticate to the Netscaler node.
nitro_protocol -	Choices: http ← https	Which protocol to use when accessing the Nitro API objects.
nitro_user - / required		The username with which to authenticate to the Netscaler node.
nsip -		The IP address of the Netscaler or MAS instance where the Nitro API calls will be made. The port can be specified with the colon `:`. E.g. `192.168.1.1:555`.
operation -	Choices: add update get get_by_args get_filtered get_all delete delete_by_args count mas_login save_config action	Define the Nitro operation that we want to perform.
resource -		The type of resource we are operating on. It is required for all operation values except `mas_login` and `save_config`.
validate_certs boolean	Choices: no yes ←	If `no`, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Examples ¶

- name: Add a server
  delegate_to: localhost
  netscaler_nitro_request:
    nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
    nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
    nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
    operation: add
    resource: server
    name: test-server-1
    attributes:
      name: test-server-1
      ipaddress: 192.168.1.1

- name: Update server
  delegate_to: localhost
  netscaler_nitro_request:
    nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
    nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
    nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
    operation: update
    resource: server
    name: test-server-1
    attributes:
      name: test-server-1
      ipaddress: 192.168.1.2

- name: Get server
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: result
  netscaler_nitro_request:
    nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
    nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
    nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
    operation: get
    resource: server
    name: test-server-1

- name: Delete server
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: result
  netscaler_nitro_request:
    nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
    nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
    nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
    operation: delete
    resource: server
    name: test-server-1

- name: Rename server
  delegate_to: localhost
  netscaler_nitro_request:
    nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
    nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
    nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
    operation: action
    action: rename
    resource: server
    attributes:
      name: test-server-1
      newname: test-server-2

- name: Get server by args
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: result
  netscaler_nitro_request:
    nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
    nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
    nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
    operation: get_by_args
    resource: server
    args:
      name: test-server-1

- name: Get server by filter
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: result
  netscaler_nitro_request:
    nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
    nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
    nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
    operation: get_filtered
    resource: server
    filter:
      ipaddress: 192.168.1.2

# Doing a NITRO request through MAS.
# Requires to have an authentication token from the mas_login and used as the nitro_auth_token parameter
# Also nsip is the MAS address and the target Netscaler IP must be defined with instance_ip
# The rest of the task arguments remain the same as when issuing the NITRO request directly to a Netscaler instance.

- name: Do mas login
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: login_result
  netscaler_nitro_request:
    nsip: "{{ mas_ip }}"
    nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
    nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
    operation: mas_login

- name: Add resource through MAS proxy
  delegate_to: localhost
  netscaler_nitro_request:
    nsip: "{{ mas_ip }}"
    nitro_auth_token: "{{ login_result.nitro_auth_token }}"
    instance_ip: "{{ nsip }}"
    operation: add
    resource: server
    name: test-server-1
    attributes:
      name: test-server-1
      ipaddress: 192.168.1.7

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
http_response_body string	always	A string with the actual HTTP response body content if existent. If there is no HTTP response body it is an empty string. Sample: { errorcode: 0, message: Done, severity: NONE }
http_response_data dictionary	always	A dictionary that contains all the HTTP response's data. Sample: status: 200
nitro_auth_token string	when applicable	The token returned by the `mas_login` operation when successful. Sample: ##E8D7D74DDBD907EE579E8BB8FF4529655F22227C1C82A34BFC93C9539D66
nitro_errorcode integer	always	A numeric value containing the return code of the NITRO operation. When 0 the operation is successful. Any non zero value indicates an error.
nitro_message string	always	A string containing a human readable explanation for the NITRO operation result. Sample: Success
nitro_object list	when applicable	The object returned from the NITRO operation. This is applicable to the various get operations which return an object. Sample: [{'ipaddress': '192.168.1.8', 'ipv6address': 'NO', 'maxbandwidth': '0', 'name': 'test-server-1', 'port': 0, 'sp': 'OFF', 'state': 'ENABLED'}]
nitro_severity string	always	A string describing the severity of the NITRO operation error or NONE. Sample: NONE

Status ¶

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors¶

George Nikolopoulos (@giorgos-nikolopoulos)

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netscaler_nitro_request – Issue Nitro API requests to a Netscaler instance¶

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