fortios_wanopt_content_delivery_network_rule – Configure WAN optimization content delivery network rules 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 wanopt feature and content_delivery_network_rule 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.
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.
wanopt_content_delivery_network_rule
dictionary
Configure WAN optimization content delivery network rules.
category
string
    Choices:
  • vcache
  • youtube
Content delivery network rule category.
comment
string
Comment about this CDN-rule.
host_domain_name_suffix
list
Suffix portion of the fully qualified domain name (eg. fortinet.com in "www.fortinet.com").
name
string / required
Suffix portion of the fully qualified domain name.
name
string / required
Name of table.
request_cache_control
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable HTTP request cache control.
response_cache_control
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable HTTP response cache control.
response_expires
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable HTTP response cache expires.
rules
list
WAN optimization content delivery network rule entries.
content_id
dictionary
Content ID settings.
end_direction
string
    Choices:
  • forward
  • backward
Search direction from end-str match.
end_skip
integer
Number of characters in URL to skip after end-str has been matched.
end_str
string
String from which to end search.
range_str
string
Name of content ID within the start string and end string.
start_direction
string
    Choices:
  • forward
  • backward
Search direction from start-str match.
start_skip
integer
Number of characters in URL to skip after start-str has been matched.
start_str
string
String from which to start search.
target
string
    Choices:
  • path
  • parameter
  • referrer
  • youtube-map
  • youtube-id
  • youku-id
  • hls-manifest
  • dash-manifest
  • hls-fragment
  • dash-fragment
Option in HTTP header or URL parameter to match.
match_entries
list
List of entries to match.
id
integer / required
Rule ID.
pattern
list
Pattern string for matching target (Referrer or URL pattern, eg. "a", "a*c", "*a*", "a*c*e", and "*").
string
string / required
Pattern strings.
target
string
    Choices:
  • path
  • parameter
  • referrer
  • youtube-map
  • youtube-id
  • youku-id
Option in HTTP header or URL parameter to match.
match_mode
string
    Choices:
  • all
  • any
Match criteria for collecting content ID.
name
string / required
WAN optimization content delivery network rule name.
skip_entries
list
List of entries to skip.
id
integer / required
Rule ID.
pattern
list
Pattern string for matching target (Referrer or URL pattern, eg. "a", "a*c", "*a*", "a*c*e", and "*").
string
string / required
Pattern strings.
target
string
    Choices:
  • path
  • parameter
  • referrer
  • youtube-map
  • youtube-id
  • youku-id
Option in HTTP header or URL parameter to match.
skip_rule_mode
string
    Choices:
  • all
  • any
Skip mode when evaluating skip-rules.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable WAN optimization content delivery network rules.
text_response_vcache
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable caching of text responses.
updateserver
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable update server.

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 WAN optimization content delivery network rules.
    fortios_wanopt_content_delivery_network_rule:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      wanopt_content_delivery_network_rule:
        category: "vcache"
        comment: "Comment about this CDN-rule."
        host_domain_name_suffix:
         -
            name: "default_name_6"
        name: "default_name_7"
        request_cache_control: "enable"
        response_cache_control: "enable"
        response_expires: "enable"
        rules:
         -
            content_id:
                end_direction: "forward"
                end_skip: "14"
                end_str: "<your_own_value>"
                range_str: "<your_own_value>"
                start_direction: "forward"
                start_skip: "18"
                start_str: "<your_own_value>"
                target: "path"
            match_entries:
             -
                id:  "22"
                pattern:
                 -
                    string: "<your_own_value>"
                target: "path"
            match_mode: "all"
            name: "default_name_27"
            skip_entries:
             -
                id:  "29"
                pattern:
                 -
                    string: "<your_own_value>"
                target: "path"
            skip_rule_mode: "all"
        status: "enable"
        text_response_vcache: "enable"
        updateserver: "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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