cisco.meraki.meraki_network – Manage networks in the Meraki cloud
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 | |
enable_vlans boolean |
|
Boolean value specifying whether VLANs should be supported on a network. Requires |
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 |
|
- 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 |
net_id string |
ID number of a network. | |
net_name string |
Name of a network.
| |
org_id string |
ID of organization. | |
org_name string |
Name of organization.
| |
output_format string |
|
Instructs module whether response keys should be snake case (ex. |
output_level string |
|
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 |
|
Enables access to the device status page (http://device LAN IP). Can only be set if Only can be specified on its own or with |
state string |
|
Create or modify an organization. |
tags list / elements=string |
List of tags to assign to network.
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. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones for a list of valid timezones. | |
type list / elements=string |
|
Type of network device network manages. Required when creating a network. As of Ansible 2.8, As of Ansible 2.8, changes to this parameter are no longer idempotent.
|
use_https boolean |
|
If Only useful for internal Meraki developers. |
use_proxy boolean |
|
If |
validate_certs boolean |
|
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 tocamelcase
. - 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