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netbox.netbox.netbox_device_interface_template – Creates or removes interfaces on devices from NetBox

Note

This plugin is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.4.0).

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 netbox.netbox.

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

New in version 0.3.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

• Creates or removes interfaces from NetBox

Requirements

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

• pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
cert raw	Certificate path
data dictionary / required	Defines the prefix configuration
device_type raw / required	Name of the device the interface template will be associated with (case-sensitive)
mgmt_only boolean	This interface template is used only for out-of-band management Choices: no yes
name string / required	Name of the interface template to be created
type string / required	Form factor of the interface: ex. 1000Base-T (1GE), Virtual, 10GBASE-T (10GE) This has to be specified exactly as what is found within UI
netbox_token string / required	The NetBox API token.
netbox_url string / required	The URL of the NetBox instance. Must be accessible by the Ansible control host.
query_params list / elements=string	This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that are 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	The state of the object. Choices: present ← (default) absent
validate_certs raw	If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using a self-signed certificates. Default: “yes”

Notes

Note

• Tags should be defined as a YAML list

• This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test NetBox interface template module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create interface template within NetBox with only required information
      netbox_device_interface_template:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device_type: Arista Test
          name: 10GBASE-T (10GE)
          type: 10gbase-t
        state: present
    - name: Delete interface template within netbox
      netbox_device_interface_template:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device_type: Arista Test
          name: 10GBASE-T (10GE)
          type: 10gbase-t
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Description
interface_template dictionary	Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox Returned: on creation
msg string	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved Returned: always

Authors

• Tobias Groß (@toerb)