community.general.spectrum_model_attrs – Enforce a model’s attributes in CA Spectrum.

Note

This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 2.5.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.spectrum_model_attrs.

New in version 2.5.0: of community.general

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to enforce a model’s attributes in CA Spectrum.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.7

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
attributes
list / elements=dictionary / required
A list of attribute names and values to enforce.
All values and parameters are case sensitive and must be provided as strings only.
name
string / required
Attribute name OR hex ID.
Currently defined names are:
App_Manufacturer (0x230683)
CollectionsModelNameString (0x12adb)
Condition (0x1000a)
Criticality (0x1290c)
DeviceType (0x23000e)
isManaged (0x1295d)
Model_Class (0x11ee8)
Model_Handle (0x129fa)
Model_Name (0x1006e)
Modeltype_Handle (0x10001)
Modeltype_Name (0x10000)
Network_Address (0x12d7f)
Notes (0x11564)
ServiceDesk_Asset_ID (0x12db9)
TopologyModelNameString (0x129e7)
sysDescr (0x10052)
sysName (0x10b5b)
Vendor_Name (0x11570)
Description (0x230017)
Hex IDs are the direct identifiers in Spectrum and will always work.
To lookup hex IDs go to the UI: Locator -> Devices -> By Model Name -> <enter any model> -> Attributes tab.
value
string / required
Attribute value. Empty strings should be "" or null.
name
string / required
Model name.
type
string / required
Model type.
url
string / required
URL of OneClick server.
url_password
string / required
OneClick password.

aliases: password
url_username
string / required
OneClick username.

aliases: username
use_proxy
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
if no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Validate SSL certificates. Only change this to false if you can guarantee that you are talking to the correct endpoint and there is no man-in-the-middle attack happening.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Enforce maintenance mode for modelxyz01 with a note about why
  community.general.spectrum_model_attrs:
    url: "http://oneclick.url.com"
    username: "{{ oneclick_username }}"
    password: "{{ oneclick_password }}"
    name: "modelxyz01"
    type: "Host_Device"
    validate_certs: true
    attributes:
      - name: "isManaged"
        value: "false"
      - name: "Notes"
        value: "MM set on {{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }} via CO {{ CO }} by {{ tower_user_name | default(ansible_user_id) }}"
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: spectrum_model_attrs_status

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
changed_attrs
dictionary
always
Dictionary of changed name or hex IDs (whichever was specified) to their new corresponding values.

Sample:
{'Notes': 'MM set on 2021-02-03T22:04:02Z via CO CO9999 by tgates', 'isManaged': 'true'}
msg
string
always
Informational message on the job result.

Sample:
Success


Authors

  • Tyler Gates (@tgates81)