netbox.netbox.netbox_vm_interface module – Creates or removes interfaces from virtual machines in 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_vm_interface.

New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0

Synopsis

  • Creates or removes interfaces from virtual machines in 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 vm interface configuration

custom_fields

dictionary

added in netbox.netbox 3.4.0

Must exist in NetBox

description

string

The description of the interface

enabled

boolean

Sets whether interface shows enabled or disabled

Choices:

  • false

  • true

mac_address

string

The MAC address of the interface

mode

any

The mode of the interface

mtu

integer

The MTU of the interface

name

string / required

Name of the interface to be created

parent_vm_interface

any

added in netbox.netbox 3.2.0

The virtual machine interface’s parent interface.

tagged_vlans

any

A list of tagged VLANS to be assigned to interface. Mode must be set to either Tagged or Tagged All

tags

list / elements=any

Any tags that the prefix may need to be associated with

untagged_vlan

any

The untagged VLAN to be assigned to interface

virtual_machine

any

Name of the virtual machine the interface will be associated with (case-sensitive)

vm_bridge

any

added in netbox.netbox 3.6.0

The bridge the interface is connected to

vrf

any

added in netbox.netbox 3.7.0

VRF the interface is associated with

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 interface module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create interface within NetBox with only required information
      netbox_vm_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          virtual_machine: test100
          name: GigabitEthernet1
        state: present

    - name: Delete interface within netbox
      netbox_vm_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          virtual_machine: test100
          name: GigabitEthernet1
        state: absent

    - name: Create interface as a trunk port
      netbox_vm_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          virtual_machine: test100
          name: GigabitEthernet25
          enabled: false
          untagged_vlan:
            name: Wireless
            site: Test Site
          tagged_vlans:
            - name: Data
              site: Test Site
            - name: VoIP
              site: Test Site
          mtu: 1600
          mode: Tagged
        state: present

    - name: Create bridge interface within NetBox
      netbox_vm_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          virtual_machine: test100
          name: br1000
        state: present

    - name: Connect bridge interface within NetBox
      netbox_vm_interface:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          virtual_machine: test100
          name: br1001
          vm_bridge: br1000
        state: present

Return Values

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

Key

Description

interface

dictionary

Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox

Returned: on creation

msg

string

Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Returned: always

Authors

  • Benjamin Vergnaud (@bvergnaud)