netbox.netbox.netbox_prefix module – Creates or removes prefixes from 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_prefix.

New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0

Synopsis

• Creates or removes prefixes 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 prefix configuration
comments string added in netbox.netbox 3.10.0	Comments that may include additional information in regards to the prefix
custom_fields dictionary	Must exist in NetBox and in key/value format
description string	The description of the prefix
family integer	Specifies which address family the prefix prefix belongs to
is_pool boolean	All IP Addresses within this prefix are considered usable Choices: false true
mark_utilized boolean added in netbox.netbox 3.8.0	Treat as 100% utilized Choices: false true
parent any	Required if state is present and first_available is yes. Will get a new available prefix in this parent prefix.
prefix any	Required if state is present and first_available is False. Will allocate or free this prefix.
prefix_length integer	Required ONLY if state is present and first_available is yes. Will get a new available prefix of the given prefix_length in this parent prefix.
prefix_role any	The role of the prefix
site any	Site that prefix is associated with
status any	The status of the prefix
tags list / elements=any	Any tags that the prefix may need to be associated with
tenant any	The tenant that the prefix will be assigned to
vlan any	The VLAN the prefix will be assigned to
vrf any	VRF that prefix is associated with
first_available boolean	If yes and state present, if an parent is given, it will get the first available prefix of the given prefix_length inside the given parent (and vrf, if given). Unused with state absent. Choices: false ← (default) true
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 prefix module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false

  tasks:
    - name: Create prefix within NetBox with only required information
      netbox.netbox.netbox_prefix:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          prefix: 10.156.0.0/19
        state: present

    - name: Delete prefix within netbox
      netbox.netbox.netbox_prefix:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          prefix: 10.156.0.0/19
        state: absent

    - name: Create prefix with several specified options
      netbox.netbox.netbox_prefix:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          family: 4
          prefix: 10.156.32.0/19
          site: Test Site
          vrf: Test VRF
          tenant: Test Tenant
          vlan:
            name: Test VLAN
            site: Test Site
            tenant: Test Tenant
            vlan_group: Test Vlan Group
          status: Reserved
          prefix_role: Network of care
          description: Test description
          is_pool: true
          tags:
            - Schnozzberry
        state: present

    - name: Get a new /24 inside 10.156.0.0/19 within NetBox - Parent doesn't exist
      netbox.netbox.netbox_prefix:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          parent: 10.156.0.0/19
          prefix_length: 24
        state: present
        first_available: true

    - name: Create prefix within NetBox with only required information
      netbox.netbox.netbox_prefix:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          prefix: 10.156.0.0/19
        state: present

    - name: Get a new /24 inside 10.156.0.0/19 within NetBox
      netbox.netbox.netbox_prefix:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          parent: 10.156.0.0/19
          prefix_length: 24
        state: present
        first_available: true

    - name: Get a new /24 inside 10.157.0.0/19 within NetBox with additional values
      netbox.netbox.netbox_prefix:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          parent: 10.157.0.0/19
          prefix_length: 24
          vrf: Test VRF
          site: Test Site
        state: present
        first_available: true

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
prefix dictionary	Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox Returned: on creation

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

• Anthony Ruhier (@Anthony25)

Collection links

• Issue Tracker
• Repository (Sources)