fortios_router_rip – Configure RIP 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 rip 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_rip
dictionary
Configure RIP.
default_information_originate
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable generation of default route.
default_metric
integer
Default metric.
distance
list
distance
access_list
string
Access list for route destination. Source router.access-list.name.
distance
integer
Distance (1 - 255).
id
integer / required
Distance ID.
prefix
string
Distance prefix.
distribute_list
list
Distribute list.
direction
string
    Choices:
  • in
  • out
Distribute list direction.
id
integer / required
Distribute list ID.
interface
string
Distribute list interface name. Source system.interface.name.
listname
string
Distribute access/prefix list name. Source router.access-list.name router.prefix-list.name.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
status
garbage_timer
integer
Garbage timer in seconds.
interface
list
RIP interface configuration.
auth_keychain
string
Authentication key-chain name. Source router.key-chain.name.
auth_mode
string
    Choices:
  • none
  • text
  • md5
Authentication mode.
auth_string
string
Authentication string/password.
flags
integer
flags
name
string / required
Interface name. Source system.interface.name.
receive_version
string
    Choices:
  • 1
  • 2
Receive version.
send_version
string
    Choices:
  • 1
  • 2
Send version.
send_version2_broadcast
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable broadcast version 1 compatible packets.
split_horizon
string
    Choices:
  • poisoned
  • regular
Enable/disable split horizon.
split_horizon_status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable split horizon.
max_out_metric
integer
Maximum metric allowed to output(0 means 'not set').
neighbor
list
neighbor
id
integer / required
Neighbor entry ID.
ip
string
IP address.
network
list
network
id
integer / required
Network entry ID.
prefix
string
Network prefix.
offset_list
list
Offset list.
access_list
string
Access list name. Source router.access-list.name.
direction
string
    Choices:
  • in
  • out
Offset list direction.
id
integer / required
Offset-list ID.
interface
string
Interface name. Source system.interface.name.
offset
integer
offset
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
status
passive_interface
list
Passive interface configuration.
name
string / required
Passive interface name. Source system.interface.name.
recv_buffer_size
integer
Receiving buffer size.
redistribute
list
Redistribute configuration.
metric
integer
Redistribute metric setting.
name
string / required
Redistribute name.
routemap
string
Route map name. Source router.route-map.name.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
status
timeout_timer
integer
Timeout timer in seconds.
update_timer
integer
Update timer in seconds.
version
string
    Choices:
  • 1
  • 2
RIP version.
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 RIP.
    fortios_router_rip:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      router_rip:
        default_information_originate: "enable"
        default_metric: "4"
        distance:
         -
            access_list: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
            distance: "7"
            id:  "8"
            prefix: "<your_own_value>"
        distribute_list:
         -
            direction: "in"
            id:  "12"
            interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
            listname: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name router.prefix-list.name)"
            status: "enable"
        garbage_timer: "16"
        interface:
         -
            auth_keychain: "<your_own_value> (source router.key-chain.name)"
            auth_mode: "none"
            auth_string: "<your_own_value>"
            flags: "21"
            name: "default_name_22 (source system.interface.name)"
            receive_version: "1"
            send_version: "1"
            send_version2_broadcast: "disable"
            split_horizon: "poisoned"
            split_horizon_status: "enable"
        max_out_metric: "28"
        neighbor:
         -
            id:  "30"
            ip: "<your_own_value>"
        network:
         -
            id:  "33"
            prefix: "<your_own_value>"
        offset_list:
         -
            access_list: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
            direction: "in"
            id:  "38"
            interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
            offset: "40"
            status: "enable"
        passive_interface:
         -
            name: "default_name_43 (source system.interface.name)"
        recv_buffer_size: "44"
        redistribute:
         -
            metric: "46"
            name: "default_name_47"
            routemap: "<your_own_value> (source router.route-map.name)"
            status: "enable"
        timeout_timer: "50"
        update_timer: "51"
        version: "1"

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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