netbox.netbox.netbox_device_bay_template – Create, update or delete device bay templates 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_template.

New in version 0.3.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes device bay templates 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 template configuration
	device_type raw / required		The device type the device bay template will be associated to. The device type must be "parent".
	name string / required		The name of the device bay template
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 template within Netbox with only required information
      netbox_device_bay_template:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: device bay template One
          device_type: Device Type One
        state: present

    - name: Delete device bay template within netbox
      netbox_device_bay_template:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: device bay template One
          device_type: Device Type 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_template 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

• Tobias Groß (@toerb)