fortios_system_automation_action – Action for automation stitches in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify system feature and automation_action 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.
ssl_verify
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
state
string / required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
system_automation_action
dictionary
Action for automation stitches.
action_type
string
    Choices:
  • email
  • ios-notification
  • alert
  • disable-ssid
  • quarantine
  • quarantine-forticlient
  • ban-ip
  • aws-lambda
  • webhook
Action type.
aws_api_id
string
AWS API Gateway ID.
aws_api_key
string
AWS API Gateway API key.
aws_api_path
string
AWS API Gateway path.
aws_api_stage
string
AWS API Gateway deployment stage name.
aws_domain
string
AWS domain.
aws_region
string
AWS region.
delay
integer
Delay before execution (in seconds).
email_subject
string
Email subject.
email_to
list
Email addresses.
name
string / required
Email address.
headers
list
Request headers.
header
string / required
Request header.
http_body
string
Request body (if necessary). Should be serialized json string.
method
string
    Choices:
  • post
  • put
  • get
Request method (GET, POST or PUT).
minimum_interval
integer
Limit execution to no more than once in this interval (in seconds).
name
string / required
Name.
port
integer
Protocol port.
protocol
string
    Choices:
  • http
  • https
Request protocol.
required
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Required in action chain.
uri
string
Request API URI.
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: Action for automation stitches.
    fortios_system_automation_action:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      system_automation_action:
        action_type: "email"
        aws_api_id: "<your_own_value>"
        aws_api_key: "<your_own_value>"
        aws_api_path: "<your_own_value>"
        aws_api_stage: "<your_own_value>"
        aws_domain: "<your_own_value>"
        aws_region: "<your_own_value>"
        delay: "10"
        email_subject: "<your_own_value>"
        email_to:
         -
            name: "default_name_13"
        headers:
         -
            header: "<your_own_value>"
        http_body: "<your_own_value>"
        method: "post"
        minimum_interval: "18"
        name: "default_name_19"
        port: "20"
        protocol: "http"
        required: "enable"
        uri: "<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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