fortios_web_proxy_forward_server – Configure forward-server addresses 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 web_proxy feature and forward_server 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.
web_proxy_forward_server
dictionary
Configure forward-server addresses.
addr_type
string
    Choices:
  • ip
  • fqdn
Address type of the forwarding proxy server: IP or FQDN.
comment
string
Comment.
fqdn
string
Forward server Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).
healthcheck
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable forward server health checking. Attempts to connect through the remote forwarding server to a destination to verify that the forwarding server is operating normally.
ip
string
Forward proxy server IP address.
monitor
string
URL for forward server health check monitoring .
name
string / required
Server name.
port
integer
Port number that the forwarding server expects to receive HTTP sessions on (1 - 65535).
server_down_option
string
    Choices:
  • block
  • pass
Action to take when the forward server is found to be down: block sessions until the server is back up or pass sessions to their destination.

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 forward-server addresses.
    fortios_web_proxy_forward_server:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      web_proxy_forward_server:
        addr_type: "ip"
        comment: "Comment."
        fqdn: "<your_own_value>"
        healthcheck: "disable"
        ip: "<your_own_value>"
        monitor: "<your_own_value>"
        name: "default_name_9"
        port: "10"
        server_down_option: "block"

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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