infoblox.nios_modules.nios_restartservices module – Restart grid services.

Note

This module is part of the infoblox.nios_modules collection (version 1.2.2).

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 infoblox.nios_modules.

To use it in a playbook, specify: infoblox.nios_modules.nios_restartservices.

New in version 1.1.0: of infoblox.nios_modules

Synopsis

  • Restart grid services.

  • When invoked without any options, will restart ALL services on the default restart group IF NEEDED.

Requirements

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

  • infoblox-client

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

groups

list / elements=string

The list of the Service Restart Groups to restart.

members

list / elements=string

The list of the Grid Members to restart.

mode

string

The restart method in case of grid restart.

Choices:

  • GROUPED

  • SEQUENTIAL

  • SIMULTANEOUS

provider

dictionary

A dict object containing connection details.

host

string

Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote instance of NIOS WAPI over REST

Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_HOST environment variable.

http_pool_connections

integer

Insert decription here

Default: 10

http_pool_maxsize

integer

Insert description here

Default: 10

http_request_timeout

integer

The amount of time before to wait before receiving a response

Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT environment variable.

Default: 10

max_results

integer

Specifies the maximum number of objects to be returned, if set to a negative number the appliance will return an error when the number of returned objects would exceed the setting.

Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_MAX_RESULTS environment variable.

Default: 1000

max_retries

integer

Configures the number of attempted retries before the connection is declared usable

Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_MAX_RETRIES environment variable.

Default: 3

password

string

Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS.

Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_PASSWORD environment variable.

silent_ssl_warnings

boolean

Insert description here

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

username

string

Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS.

Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_USERNAME environment variable.

validate_certs

aliases: ssl_verify

boolean

Boolean value to enable or disable verifying SSL certificates

Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_SSL_VERIFY environment variable.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

wapi_version

string

Specifies the version of WAPI to use

Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_WAP_VERSION environment variable.

Until ansible 2.8 the default WAPI was 1.4

Default: “2.1”

restart_option

string

Controls whether services are restarted unconditionally or when needed

Choices:

  • RESTART_IF_NEEDED ← (default)

  • FORCE_RESTART

services

list / elements=string

The list of services the restart applicable to.

Choices:

  • ALL ← (default)

  • DNS

  • DHCP

  • DHCPV4

  • DHCPV6

Notes

Note

  • This module supports check_mode.

  • This module must be run locally, which can be achieved by specifying connection: local.

  • Please read the Infoblox Guide for more detailed information on how to use Infoblox with Ansible.

Examples

- name: Restart all grid services if needed.
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_restartservices:
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Restart DNS service if needed.
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_restartservices:
    services:
      - DNS
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

Authors

  • Mauricio Teixeira (@badnetmask)