nios_next_network – Return the next available network range for a network-container
nios_next_network – Return the next available network range for a network-container
New in version 2.7.
Synopsis
- Uses the Infoblox WAPI API to return the next available network addresses for a given network CIDR
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the local master node that executes this lookup.
- infoblox_client
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Configuration | Comments | |
---|---|---|---|---|
_terms - / required |
The CIDR network to retrieve the next network from next available network within the specified container. | |||
cidr - / required |
Default: 24 |
The CIDR of the network to retrieve the next network from next available network within the specified container. Also, Requested CIDR must be specified and greater than the parent CIDR. | ||
exclude - |
Default: "" |
Network addresses returned from network-container excluding list of user's input network range | ||
num - |
Default: 1 |
The number of network addresses to return from network-container | ||
provider - |
A dict object containing connection details. | |||
host - / required |
Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote instance of NIOS WAPI over REST Value can also be specified using | |||
http_request_timeout - |
Default: 10 |
The amount of time before to wait before receiving a response Value can also be specified using | ||
max_results - |
Default: 1000 |
Specifies the maximum number of objects to be returned, if set to a negative number the appliance will return an error when the number of returned objects would exceed the setting. Value can also be specified using | ||
max_retries - |
Default: 3 |
Configures the number of attempted retries before the connection is declared usable Value can also be specified using | ||
password - |
Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS. Value can also be specified using | |||
ssl_verify boolean |
|
Boolean value to enable or disable verifying SSL certificates Value can also be specified using | ||
username - |
Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS. Value can also be specified using | |||
wapi_version - |
Default: 1.4 |
Specifies the version of WAPI to use Value can also be specified using |
Notes
Note
- This module must be run locally, which can be achieved by specifying
connection: local
. - Please read the Infoblox Guide for more detailed information on how to use Infoblox with Ansible.
Examples
- name: return next available network for network-container 192.168.10.0/24
set_fact:
networkaddr: "{{ lookup('nios_next_network', '192.168.10.0/24', cidr=25, provider={'host': 'nios01', 'username': 'admin', 'password': 'password'}) }}"
- name: return the next 2 available network addresses for network-container 192.168.10.0/24
set_fact:
networkaddr: "{{ lookup('nios_next_network', '192.168.10.0/24', cidr=25, num=2,
provider={'host': 'nios01', 'username': 'admin', 'password': 'password'}) }}"
- name: return the available network addresses for network-container 192.168.10.0/24 excluding network range '192.168.10.0/25'
set_fact:
networkaddr: "{{ lookup('nios_next_network', '192.168.10.0/24', cidr=25, exclude=['192.168.10.0/25'],
provider={'host': 'nios01', 'username': 'admin', 'password': 'password'}) }}"
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
_list list |
always |
The list of next network addresses available
|
Status
Authors
- UNKNOWN
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/plugins/lookup/nios_next_network.html