netbox.netbox.netbox_virtual_machine module – Create, update or delete virtual_machines 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_virtual_machine.

New in version 0.1.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

  • Creates, updates or removes virtual_machines 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 virtual machine configuration

cluster

raw

The name of the cluster attach to the virtual machine

comments

string

Comments of the virtual machine

custom_fields

dictionary

Must exist in NetBox

disk

integer

Disk of the virtual machine (GB)

local_context_data

dictionary

configuration context of the virtual machine

memory

integer

Memory of the virtual machine (MB)

name

string / required

The name of the virtual machine

platform

raw

The platform of the virtual machine

primary_ip4

raw

Primary IPv4 address assigned to the virtual machine

primary_ip6

raw

Primary IPv6 address assigned to the virtual machine

site

raw

The name of the site attach to the virtual machine

status

raw

The status of the virtual machine

tags

list / elements=raw

Any tags that the virtual machine may need to be associated with

tenant

raw

The tenant that the virtual machine will be assigned to

vcpus

float

Number of vcpus of the virtual machine

virtual_machine_role

raw

The role of the virtual machine

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 virtual machine within NetBox with only required information
      netbox_virtual_machine:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Virtual Machine
          cluster: test cluster
        state: present

    - name: Delete virtual machine within netbox
      netbox_virtual_machine:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Virtual Machine
        state: absent

    - name: Create virtual machine with tags
      netbox_virtual_machine:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Another Test Virtual Machine
          cluster: test cluster
          site: Test Site
          tags:
            - Schnozzberry
        state: present

    - name: Update vcpus, memory and disk of an existing virtual machine
      netbox_virtual_machine:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Virtual Machine
          cluster: test cluster
          vcpus: 8
          memory: 8
          disk: 8
        state: present

Return Values

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

Key

Description

msg

string

Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Returned: always

virtual machine

dictionary

Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox

Returned: success (when state=present)

Authors

  • Gaelle MANGIN (@gmangin)