infoblox.nios_modules.nios_host_record module – Configure Infoblox NIOS host records

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_host_record.

New in infoblox.nios_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • Adds and/or removes instances of host record objects from Infoblox NIOS servers. This module manages NIOS record:host objects using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST.

  • Updates instances of host record object from Infoblox NIOS servers.

Requirements

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

  • infoblox-client

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

aliases

list / elements=string

Configures an optional list of additional aliases to add to the host record. These are equivalent to CNAMEs but held within a host record. Must be in list format.

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.

configure_for_dns

aliases: dns

boolean

Sets the DNS to particular parent. If user needs to bypass DNS user can make the value to false.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

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.

ipv4addrs

aliases: ipv4

list / elements=dictionary

Configures the IPv4 addresses for this host record. This argument accepts a list of values (see suboptions).

add

aliases: add

boolean

added in infoblox.nios_modules 1.0.0

If user wants to add the ipv4 address to an existing host record. Note that with add user will have to keep the state as present, as new IP address is allocated to existing host record. See examples.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

configure_for_dhcp

aliases: dhcp

boolean

Configure the host_record over DHCP instead of DNS, if user changes it to true, user need to mention MAC address to configure.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

ipv4addr

aliases: address

string / required

Configures the IPv4 address for the host record. Users can dynamically allocate ipv4 address to host record by passing dictionary containing, nios_next_ip and CIDR network range. If user wants to add or remove the ipv4 address from existing record, add/remove params need to be used. See examples.

mac

aliases: mac

string

Configures the hardware MAC address for the host record. If user makes DHCP to true, user need to mention MAC address.

remove

aliases: remove

boolean

added in infoblox.nios_modules 1.0.0

If user wants to remove the ipv4 address from an existing host record. Note that with remove user will have to change the state to absent, as IP address is de-allocated from an existing host record. See examples.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

ipv6addrs

aliases: ipv6

list / elements=dictionary

Configures the IPv6 addresses for the host record. This argument accepts a list of values (see options).

configure_for_dhcp

boolean

Configure the host_record over DHCP instead of DNS, if user changes it to true, user need to mention MAC address to configure.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

ipv6addr

aliases: address

string / required

Configures the IPv6 address for the host record.

mac

aliases: mac

string

Configures the hardware MAC address for the host record. If user makes DHCP to true, user need to mention MAC address.

name

string / required

Specifies the fully qualified hostname to add or remove from the system. User can also update the hostname as it is possible to pass a dict containing new_name, old_name. See examples.

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"

ttl

integer

Configures the TTL to be associated with this host record.

view

aliases: dns_view

string

Sets the DNS view to associate this host record with. The DNS view must already be configured on the system.

Default: "default"

Notes

Note

  • 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 host record
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_host_record:
    name: host.ansible.com
    ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.10.1
    aliases:
      - cname.ansible.com
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Add a comment to an existing host record
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_host_record:
    name: host.ansible.com
    ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.10.1
    comment: this is a test comment
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Remove a host record from the system
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_host_record:
    name: host.ansible.com
    state: absent
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Update an ipv4 host record
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_host_record:
    name: {new_name: host-new.ansible.com, old_name: host.ansible.com}
    ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.10.1
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Create an ipv4 host record bypassing DNS
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_host_record:
    name: new_host
    ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.10.1
    dns: false
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Create an ipv4 host record over DHCP
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_host_record:
    name: host.ansible.com
    ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.10.1
        dhcp: true
        mac: 00-80-C8-E3-4C-BD
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Dynamically add host record to next available ip
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_host_record:
    name: host.ansible.com
    ipv4:
      - address: {nios_next_ip: 192.168.10.0/24}
    comment: this is a test comment
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Add ip to host record
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_host_record:
    name: host.ansible.com
    ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.10.2
        add: true
    state: present
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

- name: Remove ip from host record
  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_host_record:
    name: host.ansible.com
    ipv4:
      - address: 192.168.10.1
        remove: true
    state: absent
    provider:
      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
      username: admin
      password: admin
  connection: local

Authors

  • Peter Sprygada (@privateip)