netbox_interface – Creates or removes interfaces from Netbox

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

• Creates or removes interfaces from Netbox

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
data - / required			Defines the prefix configuration
	description string		The description of the prefix
	device string / required		Name of the device the interface will be associated with (case-sensitive)
	enabled boolean	Choices: no yes	Sets whether interface shows enabled or disabled
	form_factor string		Form factor of the interface: ex. 1000Base-T (1GE), Virtual, 10GBASE-T (10GE) This has to be specified exactly as what is found within UI
	lag dictionary		Parent LAG interface will be a member of
	mac_address string		The MAC address of the interface
	mgmt_only boolean	Choices: no yes	This interface is used only for out-of-band management
	mode string	Choices: Access Tagged Tagged All	The mode of the interface
	mtu string		The MTU of the interface
	name string / required		Name of the interface to be created
	tagged_vlans list		A list of tagged VLANS to be assigned to interface. Mode must be set to either Tagged or Tagged All
	tags list		Any tags that the prefix may need to be associated with
	untagged_vlan dictionary		The untagged VLAN to be assigned to interface
netbox_token string / required			The token created within Netbox to authorize API access
netbox_url string / required			URL of the Netbox instance resolvable by Ansible control host
state string		Choices: absent present ←	Use present or absent for adding or removing.
validate_certs boolean		Choices: no yes ←	If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Notes

Note

• Tags should be defined as a YAML list
• This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test Netbox interface module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create interface within Netbox with only required information
      netbox_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: GigabitEthernet1
        state: present
    - name: Delete interface within netbox
      netbox_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: GigabitEthernet1
        state: absent
    - name: Create LAG with several specified options
      netbox_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: port-channel1
          form_factor: Link Aggregation Group (LAG)
          mtu: 1600
          mgmt_only: false
          mode: Access
        state: present
    - name: Create interface and assign it to parent LAG
      netbox_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: GigabitEthernet1
          enabled: false
          form_factor: 1000Base-t (1GE)
          lag:
            name: port-channel1
          mtu: 1600
          mgmt_only: false
          mode: Access
        state: present
    - name: Create interface as a trunk port
      netbox_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: GigabitEthernet25
          enabled: false
          form_factor: 1000Base-t (1GE)
          untagged_vlan:
            name: Wireless
            site: Test Site
          tagged_vlans:
            - name: Data
              site: Test Site
            - name: VoIP
              site: Test Site
          mtu: 1600
          mgmt_only: true
          mode: Tagged
        state: present

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
interface dictionary	on creation	Serialized object as created or already existent within Netbox
msg string	always	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Status

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

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

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