netbox.netbox.netbox_console_port – Create, update or delete console ports within Netbox

Note

This plugin is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 2.0.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install netbox.netbox.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netbox.netbox.netbox_console_port.

New in version 0.2.3: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

Creates, updates or removes console ports from Netbox

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
data dictionary / required			Defines the console port configuration
	description string		Description of the console port
	device raw / required		The device the console port is attached to
	name string / required		The name of the console port
	tags list / elements=string		Any tags that the console port may need to be associated with
	type string	de-9 db-25 rj-11 rj-12 rj-45 usb-a usb-b usb-c usb-mini-a usb-mini-b usb-micro-a usb-micro-b other	The type of the console port
netbox_token string / required			The token created within Netbox to authorize API access
netbox_url string / required			URL of the Netbox instance resolvable by Ansible control host
query_params list / elements=string			This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that is 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		absent present ←	Use `present` or `absent` for adding or removing.
validate_certs raw		Default: "yes"	If `no`, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

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 console port within Netbox with only required information
      netbox_console_port:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Console Port
          device: Test Device
        state: present

    - name: Update console port with other fields
      netbox_console_port:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Console Port
          device: Test Device
          type: usb-a
          description: console port description
        state: present

    - name: Delete console port within netbox
      netbox_console_port:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Console Port
          device: Test Device
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
console_port dictionary	success (when state=present)	Serialized object as created or already existent within Netbox
msg string	always	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Authors

Tobias Groß (@toerb)

© 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/netbox/netbox/netbox_console_port_module.html