nios_dns_view – Configure Infoblox NIOS DNS views
nios_dns_view – Configure Infoblox NIOS DNS views
New in version 2.5.
Synopsis
- Adds and/or removes instances of DNS view objects from Infoblox NIOS servers. This module manages NIOS
view
objects using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST. - Updates instances of DNS view object from Infoblox NIOS servers.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- infoblox-client
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
---|---|---|---|
comment - |
Configures a text string comment to be associated with the instance of this object. The provided text string will be configured on the object instance. | ||
extattrs - |
Allows for the configuration of Extensible Attributes on the instance of the object. This argument accepts a set of key / value pairs for configuration. | ||
name - / required |
Specifies the fully qualified hostname to add or remove from the system. User can also update the hostname as it is possible to pass a dict containing new_name, old_name. See examples.
| ||
network_view - / required |
Default: "default" |
Specifies the name of the network view to assign the configured DNS view to. The network view must already be configured on the target system. | |
provider dictionary |
A dict object containing connection details. | ||
host string / 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 integer |
Default: 10 |
The amount of time before to wait before receiving a response Value can also be specified using | |
max_results integer |
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 integer |
Default: 3 |
Configures the number of attempted retries before the connection is declared usable Value can also be specified using | |
password string |
Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS. Value can also be specified using | ||
username string |
Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS. Value can also be specified using | ||
validate_certs boolean |
|
Boolean value to enable or disable verifying SSL certificates Value can also be specified using
| |
wapi_version string |
Default: "2.1" |
Specifies the version of WAPI to use Value can also be specified using Until ansible 2.8 the default WAPI was 1.4 | |
state - |
|
Configures the intended state of the instance of the object on the NIOS server. When this value is set to |
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: configure a new dns view instance
nios_dns_view:
name: ansible-dns
state: present
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
- name: update the comment for dns view
nios_dns_view:
name: ansible-dns
comment: this is an example comment
state: present
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
- name: remove the dns view instance
nios_dns_view:
name: ansible-dns
state: absent
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
- name: update the dns view instance
nios_dns_view:
name: {new_name: ansible-dns-new, old_name: ansible-dns}
state: present
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]
Authors
- Peter Sprygada (@privateip)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/modules/nios_dns_view_module.html