netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine – Create, update or delete virtual_machines 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_virtual_machine.

New in version 0.1.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes virtual_machines 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 virtual machine configuration
	cluster raw		The name of the cluster attach to the virtual machine
	comments string		Comments of the virtual machine
	custom_fields dictionary		Must exist in Netbox
	disk integer		Disk of the virtual machine (GB)
	local_context_data dictionary		configuration context of the virtual machine
	memory integer		Memory of the virtual machine (MB)
	name string / required		The name of the virtual machine
	platform raw		The platform of the virtual machine
	primary_ip4 raw		Primary IPv4 address assigned to the virtual machine
	primary_ip6 raw		Primary IPv6 address assigned to the virtual machine
	site raw		The name of the site attach to the virtual machine
	status raw		The status of the virtual machine
	tags list / elements=string		Any tags that the virtual machine may need to be associated with
	tenant raw		The tenant that the virtual machine will be assigned to
	vcpus integer		Number of vcpus of the virtual machine
	virtual_machine_role raw		The role of the virtual machine
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 virtual machine within Netbox with only required information
      netbox_virtual_machine:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Virtual Machine
          cluster: test cluster
        state: present

    - name: Delete virtual machine within netbox
      netbox_virtual_machine:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Virtual Machine
        state: absent

    - name: Create virtual machine with tags
      netbox_virtual_machine:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Another Test Virtual Machine
          cluster: test cluster
          site: Test Site
          tags:
            - Schnozzberry
        state: present

    - name: Update vcpus, memory and disk of an existing virtual machine
      netbox_virtual_machine:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Virtual Machine
          cluster: test cluster
          vcpus: 8
          memory: 8
          disk: 8
        state: present

Return Values

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

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

Authors

• Gaelle MANGIN (@gmangin)