check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_show_unused_objects module – Retrieve all unused objects.

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_show_unused_objects.

New in check_point.mgmt 5.0.0

Synopsis

  • Retrieve all unused objects.

  • All operations are performed over Web Services API.

Parameters

Parameter

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auto_publish_session

boolean

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

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

dereference_group_members

boolean

Indicates whether to dereference “members” field by details level for every object in reply.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

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"

domains_to_process

list / elements=string

Indicates which domains to process the commands on. It cannot be used with the details-level full, must be run from the System Domain only and with ignore-warnings true. Valid values are, CURRENT_DOMAIN, ALL_DOMAINS_ON_THIS_SERVER.

filter

string

Search expression to filter objects by. The provided text should be exactly the same as it would be given in SmartConsole Object Explorer. The logical operators in the expression (‘AND’, ‘OR’) should be provided in capital letters. The search involves both a IP search and a textual search in name, comment, tags etc.

limit

integer

The maximal number of returned results. This parameter is relevant only for getting few objects.

offset

integer

Number of the results to initially skip. This parameter is relevant only for getting few objects.

order

list / elements=dictionary

Sorts the results by search criteria. Automatically sorts the results by Name, in the ascending order. This parameter is relevant only for getting few objects.

ASC

string

Sorts results by the given field in ascending order.

Choices:

  • "name"

DESC

string

Sorts results by the given field in descending order.

Choices:

  • "name"

show_membership

boolean

Indicates whether to calculate and show “groups” field for every object in reply.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

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: show-unused-objects
  cp_mgmt_show_unused_objects:
    details_level: standard
    limit: 50
    offset: 0

Return Values

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

Key

Description

cp_mgmt_show_unused_objects

dictionary

The checkpoint show-unused-objects output.

Returned: always.

Authors

  • Eden Brillant (@chkp-edenbr)