fortinet.fortios.fortios_router_ospf module – Configure OSPF in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

Note

This module is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.3.4).

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

To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_router_ospf.

New in fortinet.fortios 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify router feature and ospf category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0

Requirements

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

  • ansible>=2.14

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

access_token

string

Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.

enable_log

boolean

Enable/Disable logging for task.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

member_path

string

Member attribute path to operate on.

Delimited by a slash character if there are more than one attribute.

Parameter marked with member_path is legitimate for doing member operation.

member_state

string

Add or delete a member under specified attribute path.

When member_state is specified, the state option is ignored.

Choices:

  • "present"

  • "absent"

router_ospf

dictionary

Configure OSPF.

abr_type

string

Area border router type.

Choices:

  • "cisco"

  • "ibm"

  • "shortcut"

  • "standard"

area

list / elements=dictionary

OSPF area configuration.

authentication

string

Authentication type.

Choices:

  • "none"

  • "text"

  • "message-digest"

  • "md5"

comments

string

Comment.

default_cost

integer

Summary default cost of stub or NSSA area.

filter_list

list / elements=dictionary

OSPF area filter-list configuration.

direction

string

Direction.

Choices:

  • "in"

  • "out"

id

integer / required

Filter list entry ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

list

string

Access-list or prefix-list name. Source router.access-list.name router.prefix-list.name.

id

string / required

Area entry IP address.

nssa_default_information_originate

string

Redistribute, advertise, or do not originate Type-7 default route into NSSA area.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "always"

  • "disable"

nssa_default_information_originate_metric

integer

OSPF default metric.

nssa_default_information_originate_metric_type

string

OSPF metric type for default routes.

Choices:

  • "1"

  • "2"

nssa_redistribution

string

Enable/disable redistribute into NSSA area.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

nssa_translator_role

string

NSSA translator role type.

Choices:

  • "candidate"

  • "never"

  • "always"

range

list / elements=dictionary

OSPF area range configuration.

advertise

string

Enable/disable advertise status.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

id

integer / required

Range entry ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

prefix

string

Prefix.

substitute

string

Substitute prefix.

substitute_status

string

Enable/disable substitute status.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

shortcut

string

Enable/disable shortcut option.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

  • "default"

stub_type

string

Stub summary setting.

Choices:

  • "no-summary"

  • "summary"

type

string

Area type setting.

Choices:

  • "regular"

  • "nssa"

  • "stub"

list / elements=dictionary

OSPF virtual link configuration.

string

Authentication type.

Choices:

  • "none"

  • "text"

  • "message-digest"

  • "md5"

string

Authentication key.

integer

Dead interval.

integer

Hello interval.

string

Message-digest key-chain name. Source router.key-chain.name.

string

MD5 key.

string

Authentication MD5 key-chain name. Source router.key-chain.name.

list / elements=dictionary

MD5 key.

integer / required

Key ID (1 - 255). see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

string

Password for the key.

string / required

Virtual link entry name.

string

Peer IP.

integer

Retransmit interval.

integer

Transmit delay.

auto_cost_ref_bandwidth

integer

Reference bandwidth in terms of megabits per second.

bfd

string

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD).

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

database_overflow

string

Enable/disable database overflow.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

database_overflow_max_lsas

integer

Database overflow maximum LSAs.

database_overflow_time_to_recover

integer

Database overflow time to recover (sec).

default_information_metric

integer

Default information metric.

default_information_metric_type

string

Default information metric type.

Choices:

  • "1"

  • "2"

default_information_originate

string

Enable/disable generation of default route.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "always"

  • "disable"

default_information_route_map

string

Default information route map. Source router.route-map.name.

default_metric

integer

Default metric of redistribute routes.

distance

integer

Distance of the route.

distance_external

integer

Administrative external distance.

distance_inter_area

integer

Administrative inter-area distance.

distance_intra_area

integer

Administrative intra-area distance.

distribute_list

list / elements=dictionary

Distribute list configuration.

access_list

string

Access list name. Source router.access-list.name.

id

integer / required

Distribute list entry ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

protocol

string

Protocol type.

Choices:

  • "connected"

  • "static"

  • "rip"

distribute_list_in

string

Filter incoming routes. Source router.access-list.name router.prefix-list.name.

distribute_route_map_in

string

Filter incoming external routes by route-map. Source router.route-map.name.

log_neighbour_changes

string

Log of OSPF neighbor changes.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

neighbor

list / elements=dictionary

OSPF neighbor configuration are used when OSPF runs on non-broadcast media.

cost

integer

Cost of the interface, value range from 0 to 65535, 0 means auto-cost.

id

integer / required

Neighbor entry ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

ip

string

Interface IP address of the neighbor.

poll_interval

integer

Poll interval time in seconds.

priority

integer

Priority.

network

list / elements=dictionary

OSPF network configuration.

area

string

Attach the network to area.

comments

string

Comment.

id

integer / required

Network entry ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

prefix

string

Prefix.

ospf_interface

list / elements=dictionary

OSPF interface configuration.

authentication

string

Authentication type.

Choices:

  • "none"

  • "text"

  • "message-digest"

  • "md5"

authentication_key

string

Authentication key.

bfd

string

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD).

Choices:

  • "global"

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

comments

string

Comment.

cost

integer

Cost of the interface, value range from 0 to 65535, 0 means auto-cost.

database_filter_out

string

Enable/disable control of flooding out LSAs.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

dead_interval

integer

Dead interval.

hello_interval

integer

Hello interval.

hello_multiplier

integer

Number of hello packets within dead interval.

interface

string

Configuration interface name. Source system.interface.name.

ip

string

IP address.

keychain

string

Message-digest key-chain name. Source router.key-chain.name.

md5_key

string

MD5 key.

md5_keychain

string

Authentication MD5 key-chain name. Source router.key-chain.name.

md5_keys

list / elements=dictionary

MD5 key.

id

integer / required

Key ID (1 - 255). see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

key_string

string

Password for the key.

mtu

integer

MTU for database description packets.

mtu_ignore

string

Enable/disable ignore MTU.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

name

string / required

Interface entry name.

network_type

string

Network type.

Choices:

  • "broadcast"

  • "non-broadcast"

  • "point-to-point"

  • "point-to-multipoint"

  • "point-to-multipoint-non-broadcast"

prefix_length

integer

Prefix length.

priority

integer

Priority.

resync_timeout

integer

Graceful restart neighbor resynchronization timeout.

retransmit_interval

integer

Retransmit interval.

status

string

Enable/disable status.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

transmit_delay

integer

Transmit delay.

passive_interface

list / elements=dictionary

Passive interface configuration.

name

string / required

Passive interface name. Source system.interface.name.

redistribute

list / elements=dictionary

Redistribute configuration.

metric

integer

Redistribute metric setting.

metric_type

string

Metric type.

Choices:

  • "1"

  • "2"

name

string / required

Redistribute name.

routemap

string

Route map name. Source router.route-map.name.

status

string

Status.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

tag

integer

Tag value.

restart_mode

string

OSPF restart mode (graceful or LLS).

Choices:

  • "none"

  • "lls"

  • "graceful-restart"

restart_on_topology_change

string

Enable/disable continuing graceful restart upon topology change.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

restart_period

integer

Graceful restart period.

rfc1583_compatible

string

Enable/disable RFC1583 compatibility.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

router_id

string

Router ID.

spf_timers

string

SPF calculation frequency.

summary_address

list / elements=dictionary

IP address summary configuration.

advertise

string

Enable/disable advertise status.

Choices:

  • "disable"

  • "enable"

id

integer / required

Summary address entry ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

prefix

string

Prefix.

tag

integer

Tag value.

vdom

string

Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.

Default: "root"

Notes

Note

  • Legacy fortiosapi has been deprecated, httpapi is the preferred way to run playbooks

Examples

- hosts: fortigates
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortios
  connection: httpapi
  vars:
   vdom: "root"
   ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: yes
   ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: no
   ansible_httpapi_port: 443
  tasks:
  - name: Configure OSPF.
    fortios_router_ospf:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      router_ospf:
        abr_type: "cisco"
        area:
         -
            authentication: "none"
            comments: "<your_own_value>"
            default_cost: "10"
            filter_list:
             -
                direction: "in"
                id:  "10"
                list: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name router.prefix-list.name)"
            id:  "12"
            nssa_default_information_originate: "enable"
            nssa_default_information_originate_metric: "10"
            nssa_default_information_originate_metric_type: "1"
            nssa_redistribution: "enable"
            nssa_translator_role: "candidate"
            range:
             -
                advertise: "disable"
                id:  "20"
                prefix: "<your_own_value>"
                substitute: "<your_own_value>"
                substitute_status: "enable"
            shortcut: "disable"
            stub_type: "no-summary"
            type: "regular"
            virtual_link:
             -
                authentication: "none"
                authentication_key: "<your_own_value>"
                dead_interval: "40"
                hello_interval: "10"
                keychain: "<your_own_value> (source router.key-chain.name)"
                md5_key: "<your_own_value>"
                md5_keychain: "<your_own_value> (source router.key-chain.name)"
                md5_keys:
                 -
                    id:  "36"
                    key_string: "<your_own_value>"
                name: "default_name_38"
                peer: "<your_own_value>"
                retransmit_interval: "5"
                transmit_delay: "1"
        auto_cost_ref_bandwidth: "1000"
        bfd: "enable"
        database_overflow: "enable"
        database_overflow_max_lsas: "10000"
        database_overflow_time_to_recover: "300"
        default_information_metric: "10"
        default_information_metric_type: "1"
        default_information_originate: "enable"
        default_information_route_map: "<your_own_value> (source router.route-map.name)"
        default_metric: "10"
        distance: "110"
        distance_external: "110"
        distance_inter_area: "110"
        distance_intra_area: "110"
        distribute_list:
         -
            access_list: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
            id:  "58"
            protocol: "connected"
        distribute_list_in: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name router.prefix-list.name)"
        distribute_route_map_in: "<your_own_value> (source router.route-map.name)"
        log_neighbour_changes: "enable"
        neighbor:
         -
            cost: "0"
            id:  "65"
            ip: "<your_own_value>"
            poll_interval: "10"
            priority: "1"
        network:
         -
            area: "<your_own_value>"
            comments: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "72"
            prefix: "<your_own_value>"
        ospf_interface:
         -
            authentication: "none"
            authentication_key: "<your_own_value>"
            bfd: "global"
            comments: "<your_own_value>"
            cost: "0"
            database_filter_out: "enable"
            dead_interval: "0"
            hello_interval: "0"
            hello_multiplier: "0"
            interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
            ip: "<your_own_value>"
            keychain: "<your_own_value> (source router.key-chain.name)"
            md5_key: "<your_own_value>"
            md5_keychain: "<your_own_value> (source router.key-chain.name)"
            md5_keys:
             -
                id:  "90"
                key_string: "<your_own_value>"
            mtu: "0"
            mtu_ignore: "enable"
            name: "default_name_94"
            network_type: "broadcast"
            prefix_length: "0"
            priority: "1"
            resync_timeout: "40"
            retransmit_interval: "5"
            status: "disable"
            transmit_delay: "1"
        passive_interface:
         -
            name: "default_name_103 (source system.interface.name)"
        redistribute:
         -
            metric: "0"
            metric_type: "1"
            name: "default_name_107"
            routemap: "<your_own_value> (source router.route-map.name)"
            status: "enable"
            tag: "0"
        restart_mode: "none"
        restart_on_topology_change: "enable"
        restart_period: "120"
        rfc1583_compatible: "enable"
        router_id: "<your_own_value>"
        spf_timers: "<your_own_value>"
        summary_address:
         -
            advertise: "disable"
            id:  "119"
            prefix: "<your_own_value>"
            tag: "0"

Return Values

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

Key

Description

build

string

Build number of the fortigate image

Returned: always

Sample: "1547"

http_method

string

Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate

Returned: always

Sample: "PUT"

http_status

string

Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Returned: always

Sample: "200"

mkey

string

Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Returned: success

Sample: "id"

name

string

Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Returned: always

Sample: "urlfilter"

path

string

Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Returned: always

Sample: "webfilter"

revision

string

Internal revision number

Returned: always

Sample: "17.0.2.10658"

serial

string

Serial number of the unit

Returned: always

Sample: "FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352"

status

string

Indication of the operation’s result

Returned: always

Sample: "success"

vdom

string

Virtual domain used

Returned: always

Sample: "root"

version

string

Version of the FortiGate

Returned: always

Sample: "v5.6.3"

Authors

  • Link Zheng (@chillancezen)

  • Jie Xue (@JieX19)

  • Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)

  • Frank Shen (@frankshen01)

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)