netbox.netbox.netbox_device_bay – Create, update or delete device bays within Netbox

Note

This plugin is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 2.1.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install netbox.netbox.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netbox.netbox.netbox_device_bay.

New in version 0.1.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes device bays from Netbox

Requirements

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

• pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
data dictionary / required			Defines the device bay configuration
	description string		The description of the device bay. This is supported on v2.6+ of Netbox
	device raw		The device the device bay will be associated to. The device type must be "parent".
	installed_device raw		The ddevice that will be installed into the bay. The device type must be "child".
	name string / required		The name of the device bay
	tags list / elements=string		Any tags that the device bay may need to be associated with
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
query_params list / elements=string			This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that is defined in plugins/module_utils/netbox_utils.py and provides control to users on what may make an object unique in their environment.
state string		Choices: absent present ←	Use present or absent for adding or removing.
validate_certs raw		Default: "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 modules"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:
    - name: Create device bay within Netbox with only required information
      netbox_device_bay:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: Test Nexus One
          name: "Device Bay One"
        state: present

    - name: Add device into device bay
      netbox_device_bay:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: Test Nexus One
          name: "Device Bay One"
          description: "First child"
          installed_device: Test Nexus Child One
        state: absent

    - name: Delete device bay within netbox
      netbox_device_bay:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Device Bay One
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
device_bay dictionary	success (when state=present)	Serialized object as created or already existent within Netbox
msg string	always	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)