netbox.netbox.netbox_vlan_group module – Create, update or delete vlans groups 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_vlan_group.

New in version 0.1.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

  • Creates, updates or removes vlans groups 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 vlan group configuration

custom_fields

dictionary

added in 3.1.0 of netbox.netbox

must exist in NetBox

description

string

added in 3.1.0 of netbox.netbox

Description for VLAN group

max_vid

integer

added in 3.7.0 of netbox.netbox

Highest permissible ID of a child VLAN

min_vid

integer

added in 3.7.0 of netbox.netbox

Lowest permissible ID of a child VLAN

name

string / required

The name of the vlan group

scope

raw

added in 3.1.0 of netbox.netbox

Object related to scope type (NetBox 2.11+)

scope_type

string

added in 3.1.0 of netbox.netbox

Type of scope to be applied (NetBox 2.11+)

Choices:

  • dcim.location

  • dcim.rack

  • dcim.region

  • dcim.site

  • dcim.sitegroup

  • virtualization.cluster

  • virtualization.clustergroup

site

raw

The site the vlan will be assigned to (NetBox < 2.11)

Will be removed in version 5.0.0

slug

string

The slugified version of the name or custom slug.

This is auto-generated following NetBox rules if not provided

tags

list / elements=raw

added in 3.6.0 of netbox.netbox

The tags to add/update

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 vlan group within NetBox with only required information - Pre 2.11
      netbox_vlan_group:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test vlan group
          site: Test Site
        state: present

    - name: Create vlan group within NetBox with only required information - Post 2.11
      netbox_vlan_group:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test vlan group
          scope_type: "dcim.site"
          scope: Test Site
        state: present

    - name: Delete vlan group within netbox
      netbox_vlan_group:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test vlan group
        state: absent

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

vlan_group

dictionary

Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox

Returned: success (when state=present)

Authors

  • Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)