netbox.netbox.netbox_device module – Create, update or delete devices 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_device.

New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0

Synopsis

  • Creates, updates or removes devices 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 device configuration

airflow

string

added in netbox.netbox 3.10.0

Airflow of the device

Choices:

  • "front-to-rear"

  • "rear-to-front"

  • "left-to-right"

  • "right-to-left"

  • "side-to-rear"

  • "passive"

  • "mixed"

asset_tag

string

Asset tag that is associated to the device

cluster

any

Cluster that the device will be assigned to

comments

string

Comments that may include additional information in regards to the device

config_template

any

added in netbox.netbox 3.17.0

Configuration template

custom_fields

dictionary

must exist in NetBox

description

string

added in netbox.netbox 3.10.0

Description of the provider

device_role

any

Required if state=present and the device does not exist yet

device_type

any

Required if state=present and the device does not exist yet

face

string

Required if rack is defined

Choices:

  • "Front"

  • "front"

  • "Rear"

  • "rear"

local_context_data

dictionary

Arbitrary JSON data to define the devices configuration variables.

location

any

added in netbox.netbox 3.3.0

The location the device will be associated to (NetBox 2.11+)

name

string / required

The name of the device

oob_ip

any

added in netbox.netbox 3.15.0

Out-of-band (OOB) IP address assigned to the device

platform

any

The platform of the device

position

float

The position of the device in the rack defined above

primary_ip4

any

Primary IPv4 address assigned to the device

primary_ip6

any

Primary IPv6 address assigned to the device

rack

any

The name of the rack to assign the device to

serial

string

Serial number of the device

site

any

Required if state=present and the device does not exist yet

status

any

The status of the device

tags

list / elements=any

Any tags that the device may need to be associated with

tenant

any

The tenant that the device will be assigned to

vc_position

integer

Position in the assigned virtual chassis

vc_priority

integer

Priority in the assigned virtual chassis

virtual_chassis

any

Virtual chassis the device 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 device within NetBox with only required information
      netbox.netbox.netbox_device:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Device
          device_type: C9410R
          device_role: Core Switch
          site: Main
        state: present

    - name: Create device within NetBox with empty string name to generate UUID
      netbox.netbox.netbox_device:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: ""
          device_type: C9410R
          device_role: Core Switch
          site: Main
        state: present

    - name: Delete device within netbox
      netbox.netbox.netbox_device:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Device
        state: absent

    - name: Create device with tags
      netbox.netbox.netbox_device:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Another Test Device
          device_type: C9410R
          device_role: Core Switch
          site: Main
          local_context_data:
            bgp: "65000"
          tags:
            - Schnozzberry
        state: present

    - name: Update the rack and position of an existing device
      netbox.netbox.netbox_device:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Device
          rack: Test Rack
          position: 10.5
          face: Front
        state: present

Return Values

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

Key

Description

device

dictionary

Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox

Returned: success (when state=present)

msg

string

Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Returned: always

Authors

  • Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

  • David Gomez (@amb1s1)