cobbler_system – Manage system objects in Cobbler

New in version 2.7.

Synopsis

• Add, modify or remove systems in Cobbler

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
host -	Default: "127.0.0.1"	The name or IP address of the Cobbler system.
interfaces -		A list of dictionaries containing interface options.
name -		The system name to manage.
password - / required		The password to log in to Cobbler.
port -		Port number to be used for REST connection. The default value depends on parameter use_ssl.
properties -		A dictionary with system properties.
state -	Choices: absent present ← query	Whether the system should be present, absent or a query is made.
sync boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Sync on changes. Concurrently syncing Cobbler is bound to fail.
use_ssl boolean	Choices: no yes ←	If no, an HTTP connection will be used instead of the default HTTPS connection.
username -	Default: "cobbler"	The username to log in to Cobbler.
validate_certs boolean	Choices: no yes ←	If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only set to no when used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Notes

Note

• Concurrently syncing Cobbler is bound to fail with weird errors.
• On python 2.7.8 and older (i.e. on RHEL7) you may need to tweak the python behaviour to disable certificate validation. More information at Certificate verification in Python standard library HTTP clients.

Examples

- name: Ensure the system exists in Cobbler
  cobbler_system:
    host: cobbler01
    username: cobbler
    password: MySuperSecureP4sswOrd
    name: myhost
    properties:
      profile: CentOS6-x86_64
      name_servers: [ 2.3.4.5, 3.4.5.6 ]
      name_servers_search: foo.com, bar.com
    interfaces:
      eth0:
        macaddress: 00:01:02:03:04:05
        ipaddress: 1.2.3.4
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Enable network boot in Cobbler
  cobbler_system:
    host: bdsol-aci-cobbler-01
    username: cobbler
    password: ins3965!
    name: bdsol-aci51-apic1.cisco.com
    properties:
      netboot_enabled: yes
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query all systems in Cobbler
  cobbler_system:
    host: cobbler01
    username: cobbler
    password: MySuperSecureP4sswOrd
    state: query
  register: cobbler_systems
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Query a specific system in Cobbler
  cobbler_system:
    host: cobbler01
    username: cobbler
    password: MySuperSecureP4sswOrd
    name: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    state: query
  register: cobbler_properties
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Ensure the system does not exist in Cobbler
  cobbler_system:
    host: cobbler01
    username: cobbler
    password: MySuperSecureP4sswOrd
    name: myhost
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
system dictionary	when name is provided	(Resulting) information about the system we are working with
systems list	state=query and name is not provided	List of systems

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)

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