netbox.netbox.netbox_vrf module – Create, update or delete vrfs within NetBox

Note

This module is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.17.0).

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

To use it in a playbook, specify: netbox.netbox.netbox_vrf.

New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0

Synopsis

  • Creates, updates or removes vrfs from NetBox

Requirements

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

  • pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

cert

any

Certificate path

data

dictionary / required

Defines the vrf configuration

comments

string

added in netbox.netbox 3.10.0

Comments that may include additional information in regards to the VRF

custom_fields

dictionary

must exist in NetBox

description

string

The description of the vrf

enforce_unique

boolean

Prevent duplicate prefixes/IP addresses within this VRF

Choices:

  • false

  • true

export_targets

list / elements=string

added in netbox.netbox 2.0.0

Export targets tied to VRF

import_targets

list / elements=string

added in netbox.netbox 2.0.0

Import targets tied to VRF

name

string / required

The name of the vrf

rd

string

The RD of the VRF. Must be quoted to pass as a string.

tags

list / elements=any

Any tags that the vrf may need to be associated with

tenant

any

The tenant that the vrf will be assigned to

netbox_token

string / required

The NetBox API token.

netbox_url

string / required

The URL of the NetBox instance.

Must be accessible by the Ansible control host.

query_params

list / elements=string

This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that are defined

in plugins/module_utils/netbox_utils.py and provides control to users on what may make

an object unique in their environment.

state

string

The state of the object.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

validate_certs

any

If no, SSL certificates will not be validated.

This should only be used on personally controlled sites using a self-signed certificates.

Default: true

Notes

Note

  • Tags should be defined as a YAML list

  • This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test NetBox modules"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:
    - name: Create vrf within NetBox with only required information
      netbox_vrf:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test VRF
        state: present

    - name: Delete vrf within netbox
      netbox_vrf:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test VRF
        state: absent

    - name: Create vrf with all information
      netbox_vrf:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test VRF
          rd: "65000:1"
          tenant: Test Tenant
          enforce_unique: true
          import_targets:
            - "65000:65001"
          export_targets:
            - "65000:65001"
          description: VRF description
          tags:
            - Schnozzberry
        state: present

Return Values

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

Key

Description

msg

string

Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Returned: always

vrf

dictionary

Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox

Returned: success (when state=present)

Authors

  • Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)