fortios_system_snmp_user – SNMP user configuration 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_snmp feature and user 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_snmp_user
dictionary
SNMP user configuration.
auth_proto
string
    Choices:
  • md5
  • sha
Authentication protocol.
auth_pwd
string
Password for authentication protocol.
events
list
    Choices:
  • cpu-high
  • mem-low
  • log-full
  • intf-ip
  • vpn-tun-up
  • vpn-tun-down
  • ha-switch
  • ha-hb-failure
  • ips-signature
  • ips-anomaly
  • av-virus
  • av-oversize
  • av-pattern
  • av-fragmented
  • fm-if-change
  • fm-conf-change
  • bgp-established
  • bgp-backward-transition
  • ha-member-up
  • ha-member-down
  • ent-conf-change
  • av-conserve
  • av-bypass
  • av-oversize-passed
  • av-oversize-blocked
  • ips-pkg-update
  • ips-fail-open
  • faz-disconnect
  • wc-ap-up
  • wc-ap-down
  • fswctl-session-up
  • fswctl-session-down
  • load-balance-real-server-down
  • device-new
  • per-cpu-high
SNMP notifications (traps) to send.
ha_direct
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable direct management of HA cluster members.
name
string / required
SNMP user name.
notify_hosts
list
SNMP managers to send notifications (traps) to.
notify_hosts6
list
IPv6 SNMP managers to send notifications (traps) to.
priv_proto
string
    Choices:
  • aes
  • des
  • aes256
  • aes256cisco
Privacy (encryption) protocol.
priv_pwd
string
Password for privacy (encryption) protocol.
queries
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable SNMP queries for this user.
query_port
integer
SNMPv3 query port .
security_level
string
    Choices:
  • no-auth-no-priv
  • auth-no-priv
  • auth-priv
Security level for message authentication and encryption.
source_ip
string
Source IP for SNMP trap.
source_ipv6
string
Source IPv6 for SNMP trap.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable this SNMP user.
trap_lport
integer
SNMPv3 local trap port .
trap_rport
integer
SNMPv3 trap remote port .
trap_status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable traps for this SNMP user.
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: SNMP user configuration.
    fortios_system_snmp_user:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      system_snmp_user:
        auth_proto: "md5"
        auth_pwd: "<your_own_value>"
        events: "cpu-high"
        ha_direct: "enable"
        name: "default_name_7"
        notify_hosts: "<your_own_value>"
        notify_hosts6: "<your_own_value>"
        priv_proto: "aes"
        priv_pwd: "<your_own_value>"
        queries: "enable"
        query_port: "13"
        security_level: "no-auth-no-priv"
        source_ip: "84.230.14.43"
        source_ipv6: "<your_own_value>"
        status: "enable"
        trap_lport: "18"
        trap_rport: "19"
        trap_status: "enable"

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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