netbox.netbox.netbox_platform module – Create or delete platforms within NetBox
Note
This module is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.20.0).
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_platform
.
New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0
Synopsis
Creates or removes platforms from NetBox
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
pynetbox
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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Certificate path |
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Defines the platform configuration |
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The configuration template the platform will use |
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Must exist in NetBox |
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The description of the platform |
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The manufacturer the platform will be tied to |
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The name of the platform |
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The optional arguments used for NAPALM connections |
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The name of the NAPALM driver to be used when using the NAPALM plugin |
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The slugified version of the name or custom slug. This is auto-generated following NetBox rules if not provided |
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The tags to add/update |
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The NetBox API token. |
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The URL of the NetBox instance. Must be accessible by the Ansible control host. |
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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. |
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The state of the object. Choices:
|
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If This should only be used on personally controlled sites using a self-signed certificates. Default: |
Notes
Note
Tags should be defined as a YAML list
This should be ran with connection
local
and hostslocalhost
Examples
- name: "Test NetBox modules"
connection: local
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: false
tasks:
- name: Create platform within NetBox with only required information
netbox.netbox.netbox_platform:
netbox_url: http://netbox.local
netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
data:
name: Test Platform
state: present
- name: Create platform within NetBox with a config template
netbox.netbox.netbox_platform:
netbox_url: http://netbox.local
netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
data:
name: Test Platform
config_template: "my_config_template_slug"
state: present
- name: Create platform within NetBox with only required information
netbox.netbox.netbox_platform:
netbox_url: http://netbox.local
netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
data:
name: Test Platform All
manufacturer: Test Manufacturer
napalm_driver: ios
napalm_args:
global_delay_factor: 2
state: present
- name: Delete platform within netbox
netbox.netbox.netbox_platform:
netbox_url: http://netbox.local
netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
data:
name: Test Platform
state: absent
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved Returned: always |
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Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox Returned: success (when state=present) |