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community.general.utm_network_interface_address – Create, update or destroy network/interface_address object

Note

This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 3.8.3).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

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

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

Synopsis

• Create, update or destroy a network/interface_address object in SOPHOS UTM.

• This module needs to have the REST Ability of the UTM to be activated.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
address string / required	The ip4 address of the network/interface_address object.
address6 string	The ip6 address of the network/interface_address object.
comment string	An optional comment to add to the object
headers dictionary	A dictionary of additional headers to be sent to POST and PUT requests. Is needed for some modules
name string / required	The name of the object. Will be used to identify the entry
resolved boolean	Whether or not the object is resolved Choices: no yes
resolved6 boolean	Whether or not the object is resolved Choices: no yes
state string	The desired state of the object. present will create or update an object absent will delete an object if it was present Choices: absent present ← (default)
utm_host string / required	The REST Endpoint of the Sophos UTM.
utm_port integer	The port of the REST interface. Default: 4444
utm_protocol string	The protocol of the REST Endpoint. Choices: http https ← (default)
utm_token string / required	The token used to identify at the REST-API. See https://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/PDFs/documentation/UTMonAWS/Sophos-UTM-RESTful-API.pdf?la%3Den, Chapter 2.4.2.
validate_certs boolean	Whether the REST interface’s ssl certificate should be verified or not. Choices: no yes ← (default)

Examples

- name: Create a network interface address
  utm_proxy_backend:
    utm_host: sophos.host.name
    utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
    name: TestNetworkInterfaceAddress
    address: 0.0.0.0
    state: present

- name: Remove a network interface address
  network_interface_address:
    utm_host: sophos.host.name
    utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
    name: TestNetworkInterfaceAddress
    address: 0.0.0.0
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Description
result complex	The utm object that was created Returned: success
_locked boolean	Whether or not the object is currently locked Returned: success
_ref string	The reference name of the object Returned: success
_type string	The type of the object Returned: success
address string	The ip4 address of the network/interface_address object Returned: success
address6 string	The ip6 address of the network/interface_address object Returned: success
comment string	The comment string Returned: success
name string	The name of the object Returned: success
resolved boolean	Whether or not the object is resolved Returned: success
resolved6 boolean	Whether or not the object is resolved Returned: success

Authors

• Juergen Wiebe (@steamx)