fortios_router_multicast6 – Configure IPv6 multicast in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify router feature and multicast6 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.

  • fortiosapi>=0.9.8

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.
router_multicast6
dictionary
Configure IPv6 multicast.
interface
list
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) interfaces.
hello_holdtime
integer
Time before old neighbour information expires (1 - 65535 sec).
hello_interval
integer
Interval between sending PIM hello messages (1 - 65535 sec)..
name
string / required
Interface name. Source system.interface.name.
multicast_pmtu
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable PMTU for IPv6 multicast.
multicast_routing
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable IPv6 multicast routing.
pim_sm_global
dictionary
PIM sparse-mode global settings.
register_rate_limit
integer
Limit of packets/sec per source registered through this RP (0 means unlimited).
rp_address
list
Statically configured RP addresses.
id
integer / required
ID of the entry.
ip6_address
string
RP router IPv6 address.
ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
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

  • 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"
   ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure IPv6 multicast.
    fortios_router_multicast6:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      router_multicast6:
        interface:
         -
            hello_holdtime: "4"
            hello_interval: "5"
            name: "default_name_6 (source system.interface.name)"
        multicast_pmtu: "enable"
        multicast_routing: "enable"
        pim_sm_global:
            register_rate_limit: "10"
            rp_address:
             -
                id:  "12"
                ip6_address: "<your_own_value>"

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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