netbox.netbox.netbox_vrf – Create, update or delete vrfs 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_vrf.

New in version 0.1.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

Creates, updates or removes vrfs 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 vrf configuration
	custom_fields dictionary		must exist in Netbox
	description string		The description of the vrf
	enforce_unique boolean	no yes	Prevent duplicate prefixes/IP addresses within this VRF
	export_targets list / elements=string added in 2.0.0 of netbox.netbox		Export targets tied to VRF
	import_targets list / elements=string added in 2.0.0 of netbox.netbox		Import targets tied to VRF
	name string / required		The name of the vrf
	rd string		The RD of the VRF. Must be quoted to pass as a string.
	tags list / elements=string		Any tags that the vrf may need to be associated with
	tenant raw		The tenant that the vrf will be assigned to
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 vrf within Netbox with only required information
      netbox_vrf:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test VRF
        state: present

    - name: Delete vrf within netbox
      netbox_vrf:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test VRF
        state: absent

    - name: Create vrf with all information
      netbox_vrf:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test VRF
          rd: "65000:1"
          tenant: Test Tenant
          enforce_unique: true
          import_targets:
            - "65000:65001"
          export_targets:
            - "65000:65001"
          description: VRF description
          tags:
            - Schnozzberry
        state: present

Return Values

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

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

Authors

Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

© 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_vrf_module.html