fortios_system_dns_database – Configure DNS databases 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 dns_database 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_dns_database
dictionary
Configure DNS databases.
allow_transfer
string
DNS zone transfer IP address list.
authoritative
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable authoritative zone.
contact
string
Email address of the administrator for this zone. You can specify only the username (e.g. admin) or full email address (e.g. [email protected]) When using a simple username, the domain of the email will be this zone.
dns_entry
list
DNS entry.
canonical_name
string
Canonical name of the host.
hostname
string
Name of the host.
id
integer / required
DNS entry ID.
ip
string
IPv4 address of the host.
ipv6
string
IPv6 address of the host.
preference
integer
DNS entry preference, 0 is the highest preference (0 - 65535)
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable resource record status.
ttl
integer
Time-to-live for this entry (0 to 2147483647 sec).
type
string
    Choices:
  • A
  • NS
  • CNAME
  • MX
  • AAAA
  • PTR
  • PTR_V6
Resource record type.
domain
string
Domain name.
forwarder
string
DNS zone forwarder IP address list.
ip_master
string
IP address of master DNS server. Entries in this master DNS server and imported into the DNS zone.
name
string / required
Zone name.
primary_name
string
Domain name of the default DNS server for this zone.
source_ip
string
Source IP for forwarding to DNS server.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable this DNS zone.
ttl
integer
Default time-to-live value for the entries of this DNS zone (0 - 2147483647 sec).
type
string
    Choices:
  • master
  • slave
Zone type (master to manage entries directly, slave to import entries from other zones).
view
string
    Choices:
  • shadow
  • public
Zone view (public to serve public clients, shadow to serve internal clients).
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 DNS databases.
    fortios_system_dns_database:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      system_dns_database:
        allow_transfer: "<your_own_value>"
        authoritative: "enable"
        contact: "<your_own_value>"
        dns_entry:
         -
            canonical_name: "<your_own_value>"
            hostname: "myhostname"
            id:  "9"
            ip: "<your_own_value>"
            ipv6: "<your_own_value>"
            preference: "12"
            status: "enable"
            ttl: "14"
            type: "A"
        domain: "<your_own_value>"
        forwarder: "<your_own_value>"
        ip_master: "<your_own_value>"
        name: "default_name_19"
        primary_name: "<your_own_value>"
        source_ip: "84.230.14.43"
        status: "enable"
        ttl: "23"
        type: "master"
        view: "shadow"

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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