infoblox.nios_modules.nios_fixed_address module – Configure Infoblox NIOS DHCP Fixed Address

Note

This module is part of the infoblox.nios_modules collection (version 1.5.0).

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. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

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

New in infoblox.nios_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • A fixed address is a specific IP address that a DHCP server always assigns when a lease request comes from a particular MAC address of the client.

  • A fix address reservation is a specific IP address that a DHCP server reserves and never assigns to a client.

  • Supports both IPV4 and IPV6 internet protocols.

Requirements

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

  • infoblox-client

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

comment

string

Configures a text string comment to be associated with the instance of this object. The provided text string will be configured on the object instance.

duid

string

The DUID address of the IPv6 interface.

extattrs

dictionary

Allows for the configuration of Extensible Attributes on the instance of the object. This argument accepts a set of key / value pairs for configuration.

ipaddr

string / required

IPV4/V6 address of the fixed address.

mac

string

The MAC address of the IPv4 interface. For a fix address reservation specify mac address as 00:00:00:00:00:00

name

string / required

Specifies the hostname with which fixed DHCP ip-address is stored for respective mac.

network

aliases: network

string

Specifies the network range in which ipaddr exists.

network_view

string

Configures the name of the network view to associate with this configured instance.

Default: "default"

options

list / elements=dictionary

Configures the set of DHCP options to be included as part of the configured network instance. This argument accepts a list of values (see suboptions). When configuring suboptions at least one of name or num must be specified.

name

string

The name of the DHCP option to configure

num

integer

The number of the DHCP option to configure

use_option

boolean

Only applies to a subset of options (see NIOS API documentation)

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

value

string / required

The value of the DHCP option specified by name

vendor_class

string

The name of the space this DHCP option is associated to

Default: "DHCP"

provider

dictionary

A dict object containing connection details.

cert

string

Specifies the client certificate file with digest of x509 config for extra layer secure connection the remote instance of NIOS.

Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_CERT environment variable.

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

key

string

Specifies private key file for encryption with the certificate in order to connect with remote instance of NIOS.

Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_KEY environment variable.

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:

  • false

  • true ← (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:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

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: "2.9"

state

string

Configures the intended state of the instance of the object on the NIOS server. When this value is set to present, the object is configured on the device and when this value is set to absent the value is removed (if necessary) from the device.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

Notes

Note

  • The “mac” field is mandatory for all CRUD operations relating to IPv4 Fixed address.

  • The “duid” field is mandatory for all CRUD operations relating to IPv6 Fixed address.

  • This module supports check_mode.

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

  • Please read the :ref:`nios_guide` for more detailed information on how to use Infoblox with Ansible.

Examples

- name: Configure an ipv4 dhcp fixed address
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_fixed_address:
    name: ipv4_fixed
    ipaddr: 192.168.10.1
    mac: 08:6d:41:e8:fd:e8
    network: 192.168.10.0/24
    network_view: default
    comment: this is a test comment
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Configure an ipv4 dhcp fixed address reservation
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_fixed_address:
    name: ipv4_fixed
    ipaddr: 192.168.10.1
    mac: 00:00:00:00:00:00
    network: 192.168.10.0/24
    network_view: default
    comment: this is a test comment
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Configure an ipv6 dhcp fixed address
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_fixed_address:
    name: ipv6_fixed
    ipaddr: fe80::1/10
    mac: 08:6d:41:e8:fd:e8
    network: fe80::/64
    network_view: default
    comment: this is a test comment
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Set dhcp options for an ipv4 fixed address
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_fixed_address:
    name: ipv4_fixed
    ipaddr: 192.168.10.1
    mac: 08:6d:41:e8:fd:e8
    network: 192.168.10.0/24
    network_view: default
    comment: this is a test comment
    options:
      - name: domain-name
        value: ansible.com
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Remove an ipv4 dhcp fixed address
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_fixed_address:
    name: ipv4_fixed
    ipaddr: 192.168.10.1
    mac: 08:6d:41:e8:fd:e8
    network: 192.168.10.0/24
    network_view: default
    state: absent
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

Authors

  • Sumit Jaiswal (@sjaiswal)