wti.remote.cpm_interface_config lookup – Set network interface parameters in WTI OOB and PDU devices

Note

This lookup plugin is part of the wti.remote collection (version 1.0.4).

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 wti.remote.

To use it in a playbook, specify: wti.remote.cpm_interface_config.

New in version 2.10.0: of wti.remote

Synopsis

  • Set network interface parameters in WTI OOB and PDU devices

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

cpm_password

string / required

This is the Password of the WTI device to send the module.

cpm_url

string / required

This is the URL of the WTI device to send the module.

cpm_username

string / required

This is the Username of the WTI device to send the module.

interface

string

This is the ethernet port name that is getting configured.

Choices:

  • eth0

  • eth1

ipv4address

string

IPv4 format IP address for the defined interface Port.

ipv4dhcpdefgateway

integer

Enable or Disable this ports configuration as the default IPv4 route for the device.

Choices:

  • 0

  • 1

ipv4dhcpenable

integer

Enable IPv4 DHCP request call to obtain confufuration information.

Choices:

  • 0

  • 1

ipv4dhcphostname

string

Define IPv4 DHCP Hostname.

ipv4dhcplease

integer

IPv4 DHCP Lease Time.

ipv4dhcpobdns

integer

IPv6 DHCP Obtain DNS addresses auto.

Choices:

  • 0

  • 1

ipv4dhcpupdns

integer

IPv4 DHCP DNS Server Update.

Choices:

  • 0

  • 1

ipv4gateway

string

IPv4 format Gateway address for the defined interface Port.

ipv4netmask

string

IPv4 format Netmask for the defined interface Port.

ipv6address

string

IPv6 format IP address for the defined interface Port.

ipv6gateway

string

IPv6 format Gateway address for the defined interface Port.

ipv6subnetprefix

string

IPv6 format Subnet Prefix for the defined interface Port.

negotiation

integer

This is the speed of the interface port being configured.

0=Auto, 1=10/half, 2=10/full, 3=100/half, 4=100/full, 5=1000/half, 6=1000/full

Choices:

  • 0

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

use_https

boolean

Designates to use an https connection or http connection.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

use_proxy

boolean

Flag to control if the lookup will observe HTTP proxy environment variables when present.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

validate_certs

boolean

If false, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used

on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • Use groups/cpm in module_defaults to set common options used between CPM modules.

Examples

# Set Network Interface Parameters
- name: Set the Interface Parameters for port eth1 of a WTI device
  cpm_interface_config:
    cpm_url: "nonexist.wti.com"
    cpm_username: "super"
    cpm_password: "super"
    use_https: true
    validate_certs: false
    interface: "eth1"
    ipv4address: "192.168.0.14"
    ipv4netmask: "255.255.255.0"
    ipv4gateway: "192.168.0.1"
    negotiation: 0

# Set Network Interface Parameters
- name: Set the Interface Parameters for port eth1 to DHCP of a WTI device
  cpm_interface_config:
    cpm_url: "nonexist.wti.com"
    cpm_username: "super"
    cpm_password: "super"
    use_https: true
    validate_certs: false
    interface: "eth1"
    negotiation: 0
    ipv4dhcpenable: 1
    ipv4dhcphostname: ""
    ipv4dhcplease: -1
    ipv4dhcpobdns: 0
    ipv4dhcpupdns: 0
    ipv4dhcpdefgateway: 0

Return Values

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

Key

Description

data

complex

The output JSON returned from the commands sent

Returned: always

interface

dictionary

Current k/v pairs of interface info for the WTI device after module execution.

Returned: always

Sample: {“ietf-ipv4”: {“address”: [{“gateway”: “”, “ip”: “10.10.10.2”, “netmask”: “255.255.255.0”}], “dhcpclient”: [{“enable”: 0, “hostname”: “”, “lease”: -1, “obdns”: 1, “updns”: 1}]}, “ietf-ipv6”: {“address”: [{“gateway”: “”, “ip”: “”, “netmask”: “”}]}, “is_gig”: “1”, “is_up”: “0”, “mac_address”: “00-09-9b-02-45-db”, “name”: “eth1”, “negotiation”: “0”, “speed”: “10”, “type”: “0”}

totalports

integer

Total interface ports requested of the WTI device.

Returned: success

Sample: 1

Authors

  • Western Telematic Inc. (@wtinetworkgear)

Hint

Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.