cisco.meraki.meraki_network – Manage networks in the Meraki cloud

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cisco.meraki.meraki_network – Manage networks in the Meraki cloud

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.meraki collection (version 2.2.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.meraki.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.meraki.meraki_network.


Synopsis

  • Allows for creation, management, and visibility into networks within Meraki.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

auth_key

string / required

Authentication key provided by the dashboard. Required if environmental variable MERAKI_KEY is not set.

enable_vlans

boolean

  • no
  • yes

Boolean value specifying whether VLANs should be supported on a network.

Requires net_name or net_id to be specified.

host

string

Default:

"api.meraki.com"

Hostname for Meraki dashboard.

Can be used to access regional Meraki environments, such as China.

internal_error_retry_time

integer

Default:

60

Number of seconds to retry if server returns an internal server error.

local_status_page_enabled

boolean

  • no
  • yes

- Enables the local device status pages (U[my.meraki.com](my.meraki.com), U[ap.meraki.com](ap.meraki.com), U[switch.meraki.com](switch.meraki.com), U[wired.meraki.com](wired.meraki.com)). - Only can be specified on its own or with remote_status_page_enabled.

net_id

string

ID number of a network.

net_name

string

Name of a network.


aliases: name, network

org_id

string

ID of organization.

org_name

string

Name of organization.


aliases: organization

output_format

string

  • snakecase

  • camelcase

Instructs module whether response keys should be snake case (ex. net_id) or camel case (ex. netId).

output_level

string

  • debug
  • normal

Set amount of debug output during module execution.

rate_limit_retry_time

integer

Default:

165

Number of seconds to retry if rate limiter is triggered.

remote_status_page_enabled

boolean

  • no
  • yes

Enables access to the device status page (http://device LAN IP).

Can only be set if local_status_page_enabled: is set to yes.

Only can be specified on its own or with local_status_page_enabled.

state

string

  • absent
  • present

  • query

Create or modify an organization.

tags

list / elements=string

List of tags to assign to network.

tags name conflicts with the tags parameter in Ansible. Indentation problems may cause unexpected behaviors.

Ansible 2.8 converts this to a list from a comma separated list.

timeout

integer

Default:

30

Time to timeout for HTTP requests.

timezone

string

Timezone associated to network.

type

list / elements=string

  • appliance
  • switch
  • wireless

Type of network device network manages.

Required when creating a network.

As of Ansible 2.8, combined type is no longer accepted.

As of Ansible 2.8, changes to this parameter are no longer idempotent.


aliases: net_type

use_https

boolean

  • no
  • yes

If no, it will use HTTP. Otherwise it will use HTTPS.

Only useful for internal Meraki developers.

use_proxy

boolean

  • no

  • yes

If no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts.

validate_certs

boolean

  • no
  • yes

Whether to validate HTTP certificates.



Notes

Note

  • More information about the Meraki API can be found at https://dashboard.meraki.com/api_docs.
  • Some of the options are likely only used for developers within Meraki.
  • As of Ansible 2.9, Meraki modules output keys as snake case. To use camel case, set the ANSIBLE_MERAKI_FORMAT environment variable to camelcase.
  • Ansible’s Meraki modules will stop supporting camel case output in Ansible 2.13. Please update your playbooks.
  • Check Mode downloads the current configuration from the dashboard, then compares changes against this download. Check Mode will report changed if there are differences in the configurations, but does not submit changes to the API for validation of change.


Examples

- delegate_to: localhost
  block:
    - name: List all networks associated to the YourOrg organization
      meraki_network:
        auth_key: abc12345
        state: query
        org_name: YourOrg
    - name: Query network named MyNet in the YourOrg organization
      meraki_network:
        auth_key: abc12345
        state: query
        org_name: YourOrg
        net_name: MyNet
    - name: Create network named MyNet in the YourOrg organization
      meraki_network:
        auth_key: abc12345
        state: present
        org_name: YourOrg
        net_name: MyNet
        type: switch
        timezone: America/Chicago
        tags: production, chicago
    - name: Create combined network named MyNet in the YourOrg organization
      meraki_network:
        auth_key: abc12345
        state: present
        org_name: YourOrg
        net_name: MyNet
        type:
          - switch
          - appliance
        timezone: America/Chicago
        tags: production, chicago
    - name: Enable VLANs on a network
      meraki_network:
        auth_key: abc12345
        state: query
        org_name: YourOrg
        net_name: MyNet
        enable_vlans: yes
    - name: Modify local status page enabled state
      meraki_network:
        auth_key: abc12345
        state: query
        org_name: YourOrg
        net_name: MyNet
        local_status_page_enabled: yes

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description

data

complex

info

Information about the created or manipulated object.


id

string

success

Identification string of network.


Sample:

N_12345

local_status_page_enabled

boolean

success

States whether my.meraki.com and other device portals should be enabled.


Sample:

True

name

string

success

Written name of network.


Sample:

YourNet

organization_id

string

success

Organization ID which owns the network.


Sample:

0987654321

remote_status_page_enabled

boolean

success

Enables access to the device status page.


Sample:

True

tags

list / elements=string

success

Space delimited tags assigned to network.


Sample:

['production']

time_zone

string

success

Timezone where network resides.


Sample:

America/Chicago

type

list / elements=string

success

Functional type of network.


Sample:

['switch']




Authors

  • Kevin Breit (@kbreit)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.11/collections/cisco/meraki/meraki_network_module.html