fortios_system_sdn_connector – Configure connection to SDN Connector in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify system feature and sdn_connector 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
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
state
string
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Indicates whether to create or remove the object. This attribute was present already in previous version in a deeper level. It has been moved out to this outer level.
system_sdn_connector
dictionary
Default:
null
Configure connection to SDN Connector.
access_key
string
AWS access key ID.
azure_region
string
    Choices:
  • global
  • china
  • germany
  • usgov
  • local
Azure server region.
client_id
string
Azure client ID (application ID).
client_secret
string
Azure client secret (application key).
compartment_id
string
Compartment ID.
external_ip
list
Configure GCP external IP.
name
string / required
External IP name.
gcp_project
string
GCP project name.
key_passwd
string
Private key password.
login_endpoint
string
Azure Stack login enpoint.
name
string / required
SDN connector name.
nic
list
Configure Azure network interface.
ip
list
Configure IP configuration.
name
string / required
IP configuration name.
public_ip
string
Public IP name.
name
string / required
Network interface name.
oci_cert
string
OCI certificate. Source certificate.local.name.
oci_fingerprint
string
OCI pubkey fingerprint.
oci_region
string
    Choices:
  • phoenix
  • ashburn
  • frankfurt
  • london
OCI server region.
password
string
Password of the remote SDN connector as login credentials.
private_key
string
Private key of GCP service account.
region
string
AWS region name.
resource_group
string
Azure resource group.
resource_url
string
Azure Stack resource URL.
route
list
Configure GCP route.
name
string / required
Route name.
route_table
list
Configure Azure route table.
name
string / required
Route table name.
route
list
Configure Azure route.
name
string / required
Route name.
next_hop
string
Next hop address.
secret_key
string
AWS secret access key.
server
string
Server address of the remote SDN connector.
server_port
integer
Port number of the remote SDN connector.
service_account
string
GCP service account email.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.9 we recommend using the top-level 'state' parameter.
Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
status
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable connection to the remote SDN connector.
subscription_id
string
Azure subscription ID.
tenant_id
string
Tenant ID (directory ID).
type
string
    Choices:
  • aci
  • aws
  • azure
  • gcp
  • nsx
  • nuage
  • oci
  • openstack
Type of SDN connector.
update_interval
integer
Dynamic object update interval (0 - 3600 sec, 0 means disabled).
use_metadata_iam
string
    Choices:
  • disable
  • enable
Enable/disable using IAM role from metadata to call API.
user_id
string
User ID.
username
string
Username of the remote SDN connector as login credentials.
vpc_id
string
AWS VPC ID.
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 connection to SDN Connector.
    fortios_system_sdn_connector:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      system_sdn_connector:
        access_key: "<your_own_value>"
        azure_region: "global"
        client_id: "<your_own_value>"
        client_secret: "<your_own_value>"
        compartment_id: "<your_own_value>"
        external_ip:
         -
            name: "default_name_9"
        gcp_project: "<your_own_value>"
        key_passwd: "<your_own_value>"
        login_endpoint: "<your_own_value>"
        name: "default_name_13"
        nic:
         -
            ip:
             -
                name: "default_name_16"
                public_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            name: "default_name_18"
        oci_cert: "<your_own_value> (source certificate.local.name)"
        oci_fingerprint: "<your_own_value>"
        oci_region: "phoenix"
        password: "<your_own_value>"
        private_key: "<your_own_value>"
        region: "<your_own_value>"
        resource_group: "<your_own_value>"
        resource_url: "<your_own_value>"
        route:
         -
            name: "default_name_28"
        route_table:
         -
            name: "default_name_30"
            route:
             -
                name: "default_name_32"
                next_hop: "<your_own_value>"
        secret_key: "<your_own_value>"
        server: "192.168.100.40"
        server_port: "36"
        service_account: "<your_own_value>"
        status: "disable"
        subscription_id: "<your_own_value>"
        tenant_id: "<your_own_value>"
        type: "aci"
        update_interval: "42"
        use_metadata_iam: "disable"
        user_id: "<your_own_value>"
        username: "<your_own_value>"
        vpc_id: "<your_own_value>"

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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