netbox.netbox.netbox_device_bay module – Create, update or delete device bays within NetBox

Note

This module is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.7.1).

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_bay.

New in version 0.1.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

  • Creates, updates or removes device bays 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 device bay configuration

description

string

The description of the device bay. This is supported on v2.6+ of NetBox

device

raw

The device the device bay will be associated to. The device type must be “parent”.

installed_device

raw

The ddevice that will be installed into the bay. The device type must be “child”.

name

string / required

The name of the device bay

tags

list / elements=raw

Any tags that the device bay may need to be associated with

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 modules"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:
    - name: Create device bay within NetBox with only required information
      netbox_device_bay:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: Test Nexus One
          name: "Device Bay One"
        state: present

    - name: Add device into device bay
      netbox_device_bay:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: Test Nexus One
          name: "Device Bay One"
          description: "First child"
          installed_device: Test Nexus Child One
        state: absent

    - name: Delete device bay within netbox
      netbox_device_bay:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Device Bay One
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key

Description

device_bay

dictionary

Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox

Returned: success (when state=present)

msg

string

Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Returned: always

Authors

  • Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)