check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_network module – Manages network objects on Check Point over Web Services API

Note

This module is part of the check_point.mgmt collection (version 5.1.1).

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 check_point.mgmt.

To use it in a playbook, specify: check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_network.

New in check_point.mgmt 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • Manages network objects on Check Point devices including creating, updating and removing objects.

  • All operations are performed over Web Services API.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

auto_publish_session

boolean

Publish the current session if changes have been performed after task completes.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

broadcast

string

Allow broadcast address inclusion.

Choices:

  • "disallow"

  • "allow"

color

string

Color of the object. Should be one of existing colors.

Choices:

  • "aquamarine"

  • "black"

  • "blue"

  • "crete blue"

  • "burlywood"

  • "cyan"

  • "dark green"

  • "khaki"

  • "orchid"

  • "dark orange"

  • "dark sea green"

  • "pink"

  • "turquoise"

  • "dark blue"

  • "firebrick"

  • "brown"

  • "forest green"

  • "gold"

  • "dark gold"

  • "gray"

  • "dark gray"

  • "light green"

  • "lemon chiffon"

  • "coral"

  • "sea green"

  • "sky blue"

  • "magenta"

  • "purple"

  • "slate blue"

  • "violet red"

  • "navy blue"

  • "olive"

  • "orange"

  • "red"

  • "sienna"

  • "yellow"

comments

string

Comments string.

details_level

string

The level of detail for some of the fields in the response can vary from showing only the UID value of the object to a fully detailed representation of the object.

Choices:

  • "uid"

  • "standard"

  • "full"

groups

list / elements=string

Collection of group identifiers.

ignore_errors

boolean

Apply changes ignoring errors. You won’t be able to publish such a changes. If ignore-warnings flag was omitted - warnings will also be ignored.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

ignore_warnings

boolean

Apply changes ignoring warnings.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

mask_length

integer

IPv4 or IPv6 network mask length. If both masks are required use mask-length4 and mask-length6 fields explicitly. Instead of IPv4 mask length it is possible to specify IPv4 mask itself in subnet-mask field.

mask_length4

integer

IPv4 network mask length.

mask_length6

integer

IPv6 network mask length.

name

string / required

Object name.

nat_settings

dictionary

NAT settings.

auto_rule

boolean

Whether to add automatic address translation rules.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

hide_behind

string

Hide behind method. This parameter is not required in case “method” parameter is “static”.

Choices:

  • "gateway"

  • "ip-address"

install_on

string

Which gateway should apply the NAT translation.

ip_address

string

IPv4 or IPv6 address. If both addresses are required use ipv4-address and ipv6-address fields explicitly. This parameter is not required in case “method” parameter is “hide” and “hide-behind” parameter is “gateway”.

ipv4_address

string

IPv4 address.

ipv6_address

string

IPv6 address.

method

string

NAT translation method.

Choices:

  • "hide"

  • "static"

state

string

State of the access rule (present or absent). Defaults to present.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

subnet

string

IPv4 or IPv6 network address. If both addresses are required use subnet4 and subnet6 fields explicitly.

subnet4

string

IPv4 network address.

subnet6

string

IPv6 network address.

subnet_mask

string

IPv4 network mask.

tags

list / elements=string

Collection of tag identifiers.

version

string

Version of checkpoint. If not given one, the latest version taken.

wait_for_task

boolean

Wait for the task to end. Such as publish task.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

wait_for_task_timeout

integer

How many minutes to wait until throwing a timeout error.

Default: 30

Examples

- name: add-network
  cp_mgmt_network:
    name: New Network 1
    state: present
    subnet: 192.0.2.0
    subnet_mask: 255.255.255.0

- name: set-network
  cp_mgmt_network:
    color: green
    mask_length: 16
    name: New Network 1
    new_name: New Network 2
    state: present
    subnet: 192.0.0.0

- name: delete-network
  cp_mgmt_network:
    name: New Network 2
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key

Description

cp_mgmt_network

dictionary

The checkpoint object created or updated.

Returned: always, except when deleting the object.

Authors

  • Or Soffer (@chkp-orso)