cisco.asa.asa_ogs module – Object Group resource module

Note

This module is part of the cisco.asa collection (version 4.0.3).

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 cisco.asa.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.asa.asa_ogs.

New in cisco.asa 1.0.0

Synopsis

• This module configures and manages Objects and Groups on ASA platforms.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
config list / elements=dictionary	A list of Object Group options.
object_groups list / elements=dictionary	The object groups.
description string	The description for the object-group.
group_object list / elements=string	Configure an object group as an object
icmp_type dictionary	Configure an ICMP-type object
icmp_object list / elements=string	Defines the ICMP types in the group. Choices: "alternate-address" "conversion-error" "echo" "echo-reply" "information-reply" "information-request" "mask-reply" "mask-request" "mobile-redirect" "parameter-problem" "redirect" "router-advertisement" "router-solicitation" "source-quench" "time-exceeded" "timestamp-reply" "timestamp-request" "traceroute" "unreachable"
name string / required	Specifies object-group ID
network_object dictionary	Configure a network object
address list / elements=string	Enter an IPv4 network address with space seperated netmask.
host list / elements=string	Set this to specify a single host object.
ipv6_address list / elements=string	Enter an IPv6 prefix.
object list / elements=string	Enter this keyword to specify a network object
port_object list / elements=dictionary	Configure a port object
eq string	Enter this keyword to specify a port
range dictionary	Enter this keyword to specify a range of ports
end string	Specify the end of the port range.
start string	Specify the start of the port range.
protocol string	Specifies that object-group is for only specified protocol only. Required when port-object need to be configured Choices: "tcp" "tcp-udp" "udp"
protocol_object dictionary	Configure a protocol object
protocol list / elements=string	Defines the protocols in the group. User can either specify protocols directly/protocol numbers(0-255)
security_group dictionary	Configure a security-group
sec_name list / elements=string	Enter this keyword to specify a security-group name.
tag list / elements=string	Enter this keyword to specify a security-group tag.
service_object dictionary	Configure a service object NEW ‘services_object’ param is introduced at object_group level, please use the newer ‘services_object’ param defined at object_group level instead of ‘service_object’ param at object_group level, as ‘service_object’ option will get deprecated and removed in a future release.
object string	Enter this keyword to specify a service object
protocol list / elements=string	Defines the protocols in the group. Choices: "ah" "eigrp" "esp" "gre" "icmp" "icmp6" "igmp" "igrp" "ip" "ipinip" "ipsec" "nos" "ospf" "pcp" "pim" "pptp" "sctp" "snp" "tcp" "tcp-udp" "udp"
services_object list / elements=dictionary	Configure list of service objects Newer OGs services_object param which will replace service_object param Relased with version 2.1.0
destination_port dictionary	Keyword to specify destination port
eq string	Match only packets on a given port number.
gt string	Match only packets with a greater port number.
lt string	Match only packets with a lower port number.
neq string	Match only packets not on a given port number.
range dictionary	Port range operator
end string	Specify the end of the port range.
start string	Specify the start of the port range.
object string	Enter this keyword to specify a service object
protocol string	Defines the protocols in the group.
source_port dictionary	Keyword to specify source port
eq string	Match only packets on a given port number.
gt string	Match only packets with a greater port number.
lt string	Match only packets with a lower port number.
neq string	Match only packets not on a given port number.
range dictionary	Port range operator
end string	Specify the end of the port range.
start string	Specify the start of the port range.
user_object dictionary	Configures single user, local or import user group
user list / elements=dictionary	Configure a user objectUser name to configure a user object.
domain string / required	User domain
name string / required	Enter the name of the user
user_group list / elements=dictionary	Configure a user group object.
domain string / required	Group domain
name string / required	Enter the name of the group
object_type string / required	The object group type. Choices: "icmp-type" "network" "protocol" "security" "service" "user"
running_config string	The module, by default, will connect to the remote device and retrieve the current running-config to use as a base for comparing against the contents of source. There are times when it is not desirable to have the task get the current running-config for every task in a playbook. The running_config argument allows the implementer to pass in the configuration to use as the base config for comparison. This value of this option should be the output received from device by executing command.
state string	The state the configuration should be left in Choices: "merged" ← (default) "replaced" "overridden" "deleted" "gathered" "rendered" "parsed"

Notes

Note

• Tested against Cisco ASA Version 9.10(1)11

• This module works with connection network_cli. See ASA Platform Options.

Examples

# Using merged

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# ciscoasa# sh running-config object-group
# object-group network test_og_network
#  description test_network_og
#  network-object host 198.51.100.1

- name: "Merge module attributes of given object-group"
  cisco.asa.asa_ogs:
    config:
      - object_type: network
        object_groups:
          - name: group_network_obj
            group_object:
              - test_og_network
          - name: test_og_network
            description: test_og_network
            network_object:
              host:
                - 192.0.2.1
                - 192.0.2.2
              address:
                - 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
                - 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
          - name: test_network_og
            description: test_network_og
            network_object:
              host:
                - 198.51.100.1
                - 198.51.100.2
              ipv6_address:
                - 2001:db8:3::/64
      - object_type: security
        object_groups:
          - name: test_og_security
            description: test_security
            security_group:
              sec_name:
                - test_1
                - test_2
              tag:
                - 10
                - 20
      - object_type: service
        object_groups:
          - name: O-Worker
            services_object:
              - protocol: tcp
                destination_port:
                  range:
                    start: 100
                    end: 200
              - protocol: tcp-udp
                source_port:
                  eq: 1234
                destination_port:
                  gt: nfs
          - name: O-UNIX-TCP
            protocol: tcp
            port_object:
              - eq: https
              - range:
                  start: 100
                  end: 400
      - object_type: user
        object_groups:
          - name: test_og_user
            description: test_user
            user_object:
              user:
                - name: new_user_1
                  domain: LOCAL
                - name: new_user_2
                  domain: LOCAL
    state: merged

# Commands fired:
# ---------------
#
# object-group security test_og_security
# description test_security
# security-group name test_1
# security-group name test_2
# security-group tag 10
# security-group tag 20
# object-group network group_network_obj
# group-object test_og_network
# object-group network test_og_network
# description test_og_network
# network-object 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
# network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# network-object host 192.0.2.1
# network-object host 192.0.2.2
# object-group network test_network_og
# network-object host 198.51.100.1
# network-object host 198.51.100.2
# network-object 2001:db8:3::/64
# object-group service O-Worker
# service-object tcp destination range 100 200
# service-object tcp source eq 1234 destination gt nfs
# object-group service O-UNIX-TCP tcp
# port-object eq https
# port-object range 100 400
# object-group user test_og_user
# description test_user
# user LOCAL\new_user_1
# user LOCAL\new_user_2

# After state:
# ------------
#
# ciscoasa# sh running-config object-group
# object-group network group_network_obj
#  group-object test_og_network
# object-group network test_og_network
#  description test_og_network
#  network-object host 192.0.2.1
#  network-object host 192.0.2.2
#  network-object 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
#  network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
#  network-object host 198.51.100.1
# object-group network test_network_og
#  description test_network_og
#  network-object host 198.51.100.1
#  network-object host 198.51.100.2
#  network-object 2001:db8:0:3::/64
#  group-object test_og_network
# object-group security test_og_security
#  security-group name test_1
#  security-group name test_2
#  security-group tag 10
#  security-group tag 20
# object-group service O-Worker
#  service-object tcp destination range 100 200
#  service-object tcp source eq 1234 destination gt nfs
# object-group service O-UNIX-TCP tcp
#  port-object eq https
#  port-object range 100 400
# object-group user test_og_user
#  description test_user
#  user LOCAL\new_user_1
#  user LOCAL\new_user_2

# Using Replaced

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# ciscoasa# sh running-config object-group
# object-group network test_og_network
#  description test_og_network
#  network-object host 192.0.2.1
#  network-object host 192.0.2.2
#  network-object 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
#  network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# object-group network test_network_og
#  description test_network_og
#  network-object host 198.51.100.1
#  network-object host 198.51.100.2
#  network-object 2001:db8:0:3::/64
#  group-object test_og_network
# object-group security test_og_security
#  security-group name test_1
#  security-group name test_2
#  security-group tag 10
#  security-group tag 20
# object-group service O-Worker
#  service-object tcp destination range 100 200
#  service-object tcp source eq 1234 destination gt nfs
# object-group service O-UNIX-TCP tcp
#  port-object eq https
#  port-object range 100 400
# object-group user test_og_user
#  user LOCAL\new_user_1
#  user LOCAL\new_user_2

- name: "Replace module attributes of given object-group"
  cisco.asa.asa_ogs:
    config:
      - object_type: network
        object_groups:
          - name: test_og_network
            description: test_og_network_replace
            network_object:
              host:
                - 198.51.100.1
              address:
                - 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
      - object_type: protocol
        object_groups:
          - name: test_og_protocol
            description: test_og_protocol
            protocol_object:
              protocol:
                - tcp
                - udp
    state: replaced

# Commands Fired:
# ---------------
#
# object-group protocol test_og_protocol
# description test_og_protocol
# protocol tcp
# protocol udp
# object-group network test_og_network
# description test_og_network_replace
# no network-object 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
# no network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# no network-object host 192.0.2.1
# no network-object host 192.0.2.2
# network-object host 198.51.100.1

# After state:
# -------------
#
# ciscoasa# sh running-config object-group
# object-group network test_og_network
#  description test_og_network_replace
#  network-object host 198.51.100.1
#  network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# object-group network test_network_og
#  description test_network_og
#  network-object host 198.51.100.1
#  network-object host 198.51.100.2
#  network-object 2001:db8:0:3::/64
#  group-object test_og_network
# object-group security test_og_security
#  security-group name test_1
#  security-group name test_2
#  security-group tag 10
#  security-group tag 20
# object-group service O-Worker
#  service-object tcp destination range 100 200
#  service-object tcp source eq 1234 destination gt nfs
# object-group service O-UNIX-TCP tcp
#  port-object eq https
#  port-object range 100 400
# object-group user test_og_user
#  user LOCAL\new_user_1
#  user LOCAL\new_user_2
# object-group protocol test_og_protocol
#  protocol-object tcp
#  protocol-object udp

# Using Overridden

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# ciscoasa# sh running-config object-group
# object-group network test_og_network
#  description test_og_network
#  network-object host 192.0.2.1
#  network-object host 192.0.2.2
#  network-object 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
#  network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# object-group network test_network_og
#  description test_network_og
#  network-object host 198.51.100.1
#  network-object host 198.51.100.2
#  network-object 2001:db8:0:3::/64
#  group-object test_og_network
# object-group security test_og_security
#  security-group name test_1
#  security-group name test_2
#  security-group tag 10
#  security-group tag 20
# object-group service O-Worker
#  service-object tcp destination range 100 200
#  service-object tcp source eq 1234 destination gt nfs
# object-group service O-UNIX-TCP tcp
#  port-object eq https
#  port-object range 100 400
# object-group user test_og_user
#  user LOCAL\new_user_1
#  user LOCAL\new_user_2

- name: "Overridden module attributes of given object-group"
  cisco.asa.asa_ogs:
    config:
      - object_type: network
        object_groups:
          - name: test_og_network
            description: test_og_network_override
            network_object:
              host:
                - 198.51.100.1
              address:
                - 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
          - name: ANSIBLE_TEST
            network_object:
              object:
                - TEST1
                - TEST2
      - object_type: protocol
        object_groups:
          - name: test_og_protocol
            description: test_og_protocol
            protocol_object:
              protocol:
                - tcp
                - udp
    state: overridden

# Commands Fired:
# ---------------
#
# no object-group security test_og_security
# no object-group service O-Worker
# no object-group service O-UNIX-TCP
# no object-group user test_og_user
# object-group protocol test_og_protocol
# description test_og_protocol
# protocol tcp
# protocol udp
# object-group network test_og_network
# description test_og_network_override
# no network-object 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
# no network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# no network-object host 192.0.2.1
# no network-object host 192.0.2.2
# network-object host 198.51.100.1
# no object-group network test_network_og
# object-group network ANSIBLE_TEST
# network-object object TEST1
# network-object object TEST2

# After state:
# -------------
#
# ciscoasa# sh running-config object-group
# object-group network test_og_network
#  description test_og_network_override
#  network-object host 198.51.100.1
#  network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# object-group network ANSIBLE_TEST
#  network-object object TEST1
#  network-object object TEST2
# object-group protocol test_og_protocol
#  protocol-object tcp
#  protocol-object udp

# Using Deleted

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# ciscoasa# sh running-config object-group
# object-group network test_og_network
#  description test_og_network
#  network-object host 192.0.2.1
#  network-object host 192.0.2.2
#  network-object 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
#  network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# object-group network test_network_og
#  description test_network_og
#  network-object host 198.51.100.1
#  network-object host 198.51.100.2
#  network-object 2001:db8:0:3::/64
#  group-object test_og_network
# object-group security test_og_security
#  security-group name test_1
#  security-group name test_2
#  security-group tag 10
#  security-group tag 20
# object-group service O-Worker
#  service-object tcp destination range 100 200
#  service-object tcp source eq 1234 destination gt nfs
# object-group service O-UNIX-TCP tcp
#  port-object eq https
#  port-object range 100 400
# object-group user test_og_user
#  user LOCAL\new_user_1
#  user LOCAL\new_user_2

- name: "Delete given module attributes"
  cisco.asa.asa_ogs:
    config:
      - object_type: network
        object_groups:
          - name: test_og_network
          - name: test_network_og
      - object_type: security
        object_groups:
          - name: test_og_security
      - object_type: service
        object_groups:
          - name: O-UNIX-TCP
    state: deleted

# Commands Fired:
# ---------------
#
# no object-group network test_og_network
# no object-group network test_network_og
# no object-group security test_og_security
# no object-group service O-UNIX-TCP

# After state:
# -------------
#
# ciscoasa# sh running-config object-group
# object-group user test_og_user
#  user LOCAL\new_user_1
#  user LOCAL\new_user_2
# object-group service O-Worker
#  service-object tcp destination range 100 200
#  service-object tcp source eq 1234 destination gt nfs

# Using DELETED without any config passed
# "(NOTE: This will delete all of configured resource module attributes)"

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# ciscoasa# sh running-config object-group
# object-group network test_og_network
#  description test_og_network
#  network-object host 192.0.2.1
#  network-object host 192.0.2.2
#  network-object 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
#  network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# object-group network test_network_og
#  description test_network_og
#  network-object host 198.51.100.1
#  network-object host 198.51.100.2
#  network-object 2001:db8:0:3::/64
#  group-object test_og_network
# object-group security test_og_security
#  security-group name test_1
#  security-group name test_2
#  security-group tag 10
#  security-group tag 20
# object-group user test_og_user
#  user LOCAL\new_user_1
#  user LOCAL\new_user_2

- name: Delete ALL configured module attributes
  cisco.asa.asa_ogs:
    config:
    state: deleted

# Commands Fired:
# ---------------
#
# no object-group network test_og_network
# no object-group network test_network_og
# no object-group security test_og_security
# no object-group user test_og_user

# After state:
# -------------
#
# ciscoasa# sh running-config object-group

# Using Gathered

# Before state:
# -------------
#
# ciscoasa# sh running-config object-group
# object-group network test_og_network
#  description test_og_network
#  network-object host 192.0.2.1
#  network-object host 192.0.2.2
#  network-object 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
#  network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# object-group network test_network_og
#  description test_network_og
#  network-object host 198.51.100.1
#  network-object host 198.51.100.2
#  network-object 2001:db8:0:3::/64
#  group-object test_og_network
# object-group security test_og_security
#  security-group name test_1
#  security-group name test_2
#  security-group tag 10
#  security-group tag 20
# object-group user test_og_user
#  user LOCAL\new_user_1
#  user LOCAL\new_user_2

- name: Gather listed OGs with provided configurations
  cisco.asa.asa_ogs:
    config:
    state: gathered

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "gathered": [
#         {
#             "object_groups": [
#                 {
#                     "description": "test_security",
#                     "name": "test_og_security",
#                     "security_group": {
#                         "sec_name": [
#                             "test_2",
#                             "test_1"
#                         ],
#                         "tag": [
#                             10,
#                             20
#                         ]
#                     }
#                 }
#             ],
#             "object_type": "security"
#         },
#         {
#             "object_groups": [
#                 {
#                     "description": "test_network_og",
#                     "name": "test_network_og",
#                     "network_object": {
#                         "host": [
#                             "198.51.100.1",
#                             "198.51.100.2"
#                         ],
#                         "ipv6_address": [
#                             "2001:db8:3::/64"
#                         ]
#                     }
#                 },
#                 {
#                     "description": "test_og_network",
#                     "name": "test_og_network",
#                     "network_object": {
#                         "address": [
#                             "192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0",
#                             "198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0"
#                         ],
#                         "host": [
#                             "192.0.2.1",
#                             "192.0.2.2"
#                         ]
#                     }
#                 }
#             ],
#             "object_type": "network"
#         },
#         {
#             "object_groups": [
#                 {
#                     "description": "test_user",
#                     "name": "test_og_user",
#                     "user_object": {
#                         "user": [
#                             {
#                                 "domain": "LOCAL",
#                                 "name": "new_user_1"
#                             },
#                             {
#                                 "domain": "LOCAL",
#                                 "name": "new_user_2"
#                             }
#                         ]
#                     }
#                 }
#             ],
#             "object_type": "user"
#         }
#     ]

# After state:
# ------------
#
# ciscoasa# sh running-config object-group
# object-group network test_og_network
#  description test_og_network
#  network-object host 192.0.2.1
#  network-object host 192.0.2.2
#  network-object 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
#  network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
# object-group network test_network_og
#  description test_network_og
#  network-object host 198.51.100.1
#  network-object host 198.51.100.2
#  network-object 2001:db8:0:3::/64
#  group-object test_og_network
# object-group security test_og_security
#  security-group name test_1
#  security-group name test_2
#  security-group tag 10
#  security-group tag 20
# object-group user test_og_user
#  user LOCAL\new_user_1
#  user LOCAL\new_user_2

# Using Rendered

- name: Render the commands for provided  configuration
  cisco.asa.asa_ogs:
    config:
      - object_type: network
        object_groups:
          - name: test_og_network
            description: test_og_network
            network_object:
              host:
                - 192.0.2.1
                - 192.0.2.2
              address:
                - 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
                - 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0
          - name: test_network_og
            description: test_network_og
            network_object:
              host:
                - 198.51.100.1
                - 198.51.100.2
              ipv6_address:
                - 2001:db8:3::/64
      - object_type: security
        object_groups:
          - name: test_og_security
            description: test_security
            security_group:
              sec_name:
                - test_1
                - test_2
              tag:
                - 10
                - 20
      - object_type: user
        object_groups:
          - name: test_og_user
            description: test_user
            user_object:
              user:
                - name: new_user_1
                  domain: LOCAL
                - name: new_user_2
                  domain: LOCAL
    state: rendered

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "rendered": [
#         "object-group security test_og_security",
#         "description test_security",
#         "security-group name test_1",
#         "security-group name test_2",
#         "security-group tag 10",
#         "security-group tag 20",
#         "object-group network test_og_network",
#         "description test_og_network",
#         "network-object 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0",
#         "network-object 198.51.100.0 255.255.255.0",
#         "network-object host 192.0.2.1",
#         "network-object host 192.0.2.2",
#         "object-group network test_network_og",
#         "description test_network_og",
#         "network-object host 198.51.100.1",
#         "network-object host 198.51.100.2",
#         "network-object 2001:db8:3::/64",
#         "object-group user test_og_user",
#         "description test_user",
#         "user LOCAL\new_user_1",
#         "user LOCAL\new_user_2"
#     ]

# Using Parsed

# parsed.cfg
#
# object-group network test_og_network
#   description test_og_network
#   network-object host 192.0.2.1
#   network-object 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.0
# object-group network test_network_og
#   network-object 2001:db8:3::/64
# object-group service test_og_service
#   service-object tcp-udp

- name: Parse the commands for provided configuration
  cisco.asa.asa_ogs:
    running_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'parsed.cfg') }}"
    state: parsed

# Module Execution Result:
# ------------------------
#
# "parsed": [
#         {
#             "object_groups": [
#                 {
#                     "name": "test_network_og"
#                 },
#                 {
#                     "description": "test_og_network",
#                     "name": "test_og_network",
#                     "network_object": {
#                         "host": [
#                             "192.0.2.2"
#                         ]
#                     }
#                 }
#             ],
#             "object_type": "network"
#         },
#         {
#             "object_groups": [
#                 {
#                     "name": "test_og_service",
#                     "service_object": {
#                         "protocol": [
#                             "tcp-udp",
#                             "ipinip"
#                         ]
#                     }
#                 }
#             ],
#             "object_type": "service"
#         }
#     ]

Return Values

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

Key	Description
after list / elements=string	The configuration as structured data after module completion. Returned: when changed Sample: ["The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above."]
before list / elements=string	The configuration as structured data prior to module invocation. Returned: always Sample: ["The configuration returned will always be in the same format of the parameters above."]
commands list / elements=string	The set of commands pushed to the remote device Returned: always Sample: ["object-group network test_network_og", "description test_network_og", "network-object host 192.0.2.1"]

Authors

• Sumit Jaiswal (@justjais)

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