fortinet.fortios.fortios_system_central_management module – Configure central management in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

Note

This module is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.1.6).

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 fortinet.fortios.

To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_system_central_management.

New in version 2.0.0: of fortinet.fortios

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify system feature and central_management category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0

Requirements

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

  • ansible>=2.9.0

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

access_token

string

Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.

enable_log

boolean

Enable/Disable logging for task.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

member_path

string

Member attribute path to operate on.

Delimited by a slash character if there are more than one attribute.

Parameter marked with member_path is legitimate for doing member operation.

member_state

string

Add or delete a member under specified attribute path.

When member_state is specified, the state option is ignored.

Choices:

  • present

  • absent

system_central_management

dictionary

Configure central management.

allow_monitor

string

Enable/disable allowing the central management server to remotely monitor this FortiGate unit.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

allow_push_configuration

string

Enable/disable allowing the central management server to push configuration changes to this FortiGate.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

allow_push_firmware

string

Enable/disable allowing the central management server to push firmware updates to this FortiGate.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

allow_remote_firmware_upgrade

string

Enable/disable remotely upgrading the firmware on this FortiGate from the central management server.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

ca_cert

string

CA certificate to be used by FGFM protocol.

enc_algorithm

string

Encryption strength for communications between the FortiGate and central management.

Choices:

  • default

  • high

  • low

fmg

string

IP address or FQDN of the FortiManager.

fmg_source_ip

string

IPv4 source address that this FortiGate uses when communicating with FortiManager.

fmg_source_ip6

string

IPv6 source address that this FortiGate uses when communicating with FortiManager.

fmg_update_port

string

Port used to communicate with FortiManager that is acting as a FortiGuard update server.

Choices:

  • 8890

  • 443

include_default_servers

string

Enable/disable inclusion of public FortiGuard servers in the override server list.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

interface

string

Specify outgoing interface to reach server. Source system.interface.name.

interface_select_method

string

Specify how to select outgoing interface to reach server.

Choices:

  • auto

  • sdwan

  • specify

local_cert

string

Certificate to be used by FGFM protocol.

mode

string

Central management mode.

Choices:

  • normal

  • backup

schedule_config_restore

string

Enable/disable allowing the central management server to restore the configuration of this FortiGate.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

schedule_script_restore

string

Enable/disable allowing the central management server to restore the scripts stored on this FortiGate.

Choices:

  • enable

  • disable

serial_number

string

Serial number.

server_list

list / elements=dictionary

Additional severs that the FortiGate can use for updates (for AV, IPS, updates) and ratings (for web filter and antispam ratings) servers.

addr_type

string

Indicate whether the FortiGate communicates with the override server using an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address or a FQDN.

Choices:

  • ipv4

  • ipv6

  • fqdn

fqdn

string

FQDN address of override server.

id

integer / required

ID.

server_address

string

IPv4 address of override server.

server_address6

string

IPv6 address of override server.

server_type

string

FortiGuard service type.

Choices:

  • update

  • rating

type

string

Central management type.

Choices:

  • fortimanager

  • fortiguard

  • none

vdom

string

Virtual domain (VDOM) name to use when communicating with FortiManager. Source system.vdom.name.

vdom

string

Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.

Default: “root”

Notes

Note

  • Legacy fortiosapi has been deprecated, httpapi is the preferred way to run playbooks

Examples

- hosts: fortigates
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortios
  connection: httpapi
  vars:
   vdom: "root"
   ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: yes
   ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: no
   ansible_httpapi_port: 443
  tasks:
  - name: Configure central management.
    fortios_system_central_management:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      system_central_management:
        allow_monitor: "enable"
        allow_push_configuration: "enable"
        allow_push_firmware: "enable"
        allow_remote_firmware_upgrade: "enable"
        ca_cert: "<your_own_value>"
        enc_algorithm: "default"
        fmg: "<your_own_value>"
        fmg_source_ip: "<your_own_value>"
        fmg_source_ip6: "<your_own_value>"
        fmg_update_port: "8890"
        include_default_servers: "enable"
        interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
        interface_select_method: "auto"
        local_cert: "<your_own_value>"
        mode: "normal"
        schedule_config_restore: "enable"
        schedule_script_restore: "enable"
        serial_number: "<your_own_value>"
        server_list:
         -
            addr_type: "ipv4"
            fqdn: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "24"
            server_address: "<your_own_value>"
            server_address6: "<your_own_value>"
            server_type: "update"
        type: "fortimanager"
        vdom: "<your_own_value> (source system.vdom.name)"

Return Values

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

Key

Description

build

string

Build number of the fortigate image

Returned: always

Sample: “1547”

http_method

string

Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate

Returned: always

Sample: “PUT”

http_status

string

Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Returned: always

Sample: “200”

mkey

string

Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Returned: success

Sample: “id”

name

string

Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Returned: always

Sample: “urlfilter”

path

string

Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Returned: always

Sample: “webfilter”

revision

string

Internal revision number

Returned: always

Sample: “17.0.2.10658”

serial

string

Serial number of the unit

Returned: always

Sample: “FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352”

status

string

Indication of the operation’s result

Returned: always

Sample: “success”

vdom

string

Virtual domain used

Returned: always

Sample: “root”

version

string

Version of the FortiGate

Returned: always

Sample: “v5.6.3”

Authors

  • Link Zheng (@chillancezen)

  • Jie Xue (@JieX19)

  • Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)

  • Frank Shen (@frankshen01)

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)