check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_hosts module – Manages HOSTS resource module

Note

This module is part of the check_point.mgmt collection (version 6.2.1).

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_hosts.

New in check_point.mgmt 5.0.0

Synopsis

  • This resource module allows for addition, deletion, or modification of CP MGMT Hosts.

  • This resource module also takes care of gathering Hosts config facts

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

config

dictionary

A dictionary of HOSTS options

auto_publish_session

boolean

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

Choices:

  • false

  • true

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.

host_servers

dictionary

Servers Configuration.

dns_server

boolean

Gets True if this server is a DNS Server.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

mail_server

boolean

Gets True if this server is a Mail Server.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

web_server

boolean

Gets True if this server is a Web Server.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

web_server_config

dictionary

Web Server configuration.

additional_ports

list / elements=string

Server additional ports.

application_engines

list / elements=string

Application engines of this web server.

listen_standard_port

boolean

Whether server listens to standard port.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

operating_system

string

Operating System.

Choices:

  • "sparc linux"

  • "windows"

  • "other"

  • "x86 linux"

  • "sparc solaris"

protected_by

string

Network object which protects this server identified by the name or UID.

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

interfaces

list / elements=dictionary

Host interfaces.

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"

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

Interface name.

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.

ip_address

string

IPv4 or IPv6 address. If both addresses are required use ipv4-address and ipv6-address fields explicitly.

ipv4_address

string

IPv4 address.

ipv6_address

string

IPv4 address.

limit

integer

The maximal number of returned results.

NOTE, this parameter is a valid parameter only for the GATHERED state, for config states like, MERGED, REPLACED, and DELETED state it won’t be applicable.

name

string

Object name. Must be unique in the domain.

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"

offset

integer

Number of the results to initially skip.

NOTE, this parameter is a valid parameter only for the GATHERED state, for config states like, MERGED, REPLACED, and DELETED state it won’t be applicable.

order

list / elements=dictionary

Sorts results by the given field. By default the results are sorted in the ascending order by name. This parameter is relevant only for getting few objects.

NOTE, this parameter is a valid parameter only for the GATHERED state, for config states like, MERGED, REPLACED, and DELETED state it won’t be applicable.

ASC

string

Sorts results by the given field in ascending order.

DESC

string

Sorts results by the given field in descending order.

round_trip

boolean

If set to True, the round trip will filter out the module parameters from the response param, which will enable the user to fire the config request using the structured gathered data.

NOTE, this parameter makes relevance only with the GATHERED state, as for config states like, MERGED, REPLACED, and DELETED state it won’t make any config updates, as it’s not a module config parameter.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

tags

list / elements=string

Collection of tag identifiers.

version

string

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

state

string

The state the configuration should be left in

The state gathered will get the module API configuration from the device and transform it into structured data in the format as per the module argspec and the value is returned in the gathered key within the result.

Choices:

  • "merged"

  • "replaced"

  • "gathered"

  • "deleted"

Examples

# Using MERGED state
# -------------------

- name: Merge MGMT Hosts config
  cp_mgmt_hosts:
    state: merged
    config:
      color: cyan
      ip_address: 192.0.2.1
      name: New Host 1
      auto_publish_session: true
      tags:
        - New Host
      round_trip: true

# RUN output:
# -----------

# mgmt_hosts:
#   after:
#     color: cyan
#     comments: ''
#     groups: []
#     icon: Objects/host
#     interfaces: []
#     ipv4-address: 192.0.2.1
#     name: New Host 1
#     nat_settings: {}
#     tags:
#     - New Host
#   before: {}

# Using REPLACED state
# --------------------

- name: Replace MGMT Host config
  cp_mgmt_hosts:
    state: replaced
    config:
      name: New Host 1
      tags:
        - New Replaced Host
      color: aquamarine
      ip_address: 198.51.110.0
      comments: REPLACED description
      ignore_warnings: true
      ignore_errors: false
      auto_publish_session: true
      round_trip: true

# RUN output:
# -----------

# mgmt_hosts:
#   after:
#     color: aquamarine
#     comments: REPLACED description
#     groups: []
#     icon: Objects/host
#     interfaces: []
#     ipv4-address: 198.51.110.0
#     name: New Host 1
#     nat_settings: {}
#     tags:
#     - New Replaced Host
#   before:
#     color: cyan
#     comments: ''
#     groups: []
#     icon: Objects/host
#     interfaces: []
#     ipv4-address: 192.0.2.1
#     name: New Host 1
#     nat_settings: {}
#     tags:
#     - New Host

# Using GATHERED state
# --------------------

# 1. With Round Trip set to True

- name: Gather MGMT Host config by Name
  cp_mgmt_hosts:
    state: gathered
    config:
      name: New Host 1

# RUN output:
# -----------

# gathered:
#   color: cyan
#   comments: REPLACED description
#   domain: SMC User
#   groups: []
#   icon: Objects/host
#   interfaces: []
#   ipv4-address: 192.0.2.1
#   name: New Host 1
#   nat_settings: {}
#   read-only: false
#   tags:
#   - New Host
#   uid: 63b868bb-d300-47f4-b97a-c465a56fe9c7

# 2. With Round Trip set to False which is the default behaviour

- name: Gather MGMT Host config by Name
  cp_mgmt_hosts:
    state: gathered
    config:
      name: New Host 1

# RUN output:
# -----------

# gathered:
#   color: cyan
#   comments: ''
#   domain:
#     domain-type: domain
#     name: SMC User
#     uid: 41e821a0-3720-11e3-aa6e-0800200c9fde
#   groups: []
#   icon: Objects/host
#   interfaces: []
#   ipv4-address: 192.0.2.1
#   meta-info:
#     creation-time:
#       iso-8601: 2022-11-21T08:31+0000
#       posix: 1669019480328
#     creator: admin
#     last-modifier: admin
#     last-modify-time:
#       iso-8601: 2022-11-21T08:31+0000
#       posix: 1669019480328
#     lock: unlocked
#     validation-state: ok
#   name: New Host 1
#   nat_settings: {}
#   read-only: false
#   tags:
#   - domain:
#       domain-type: domain
#       name: SMC User
#       uid: 41e821a0-3720-11e3-aa6e-0800200c9fde
#     name: New Host
#     type: tag
#     uid: 94d53896-3cee-4e1f-a83b-3abac80bf512
#   type: host
#   uid: 8f23a44b-d9d2-4242-8a9e-2a4cbb6723ff

# 3. Gather ALL threat-layer config with DESC order filter

- name: Gather All hosts on the MGMT instance
  cp_mgmt_hosts:
    config:
      details_level: full
    state: gathered

# RUN output:
# -----------

# gathered:
#   - domain:
#       domain-type: domain
#       name: SMC User
#       uid: 41e821a0-3720-11e3-aa6e-0800200c9fde
#     ipv4-address: 192.0.2.1
#     name: New Host 1
#     type: host
#     uid: 8f23a44b-d9d2-4242-8a9e-2a4cbb6723ff

# Using DELETED state
# -------------------

- name: Delete MGMT Host config by Name
  cp_mgmt_hosts:
    state: deleted
    config:
      name: New Host 1
      round_trip: true

# RUN output:
# -----------

# mgmt_hosts:
#   after: {}
#   before:
#     color: cyan
#     comments: REPLACED description
#     groups: []
#     icon: Objects/host
#     interfaces: []
#     ipv4-address: 192.0.2.1
#     name: New Host 1
#     nat_settings: {}
#     tags:
#     - New Host

Return Values

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

Key

Description

after

dictionary

The resulting configuration after module execution.

Returned: when changed

Sample: "This output will always be in the same format as the module argspec.\n"

before

dictionary

The configuration prior to the module execution.

Returned: when state is merged, replaced, deleted

Sample: "This output will always be in the same format as the module argspec.\n"

gathered

dictionary

Facts about the network resource gathered from the remote device as structured data.

Returned: when state is gathered

Sample: "This output will always be in the same format as the module argspec.\n"

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