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fortios_address – Manage fortios firewall address objects
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- This module provide management of firewall addresses on FortiOS devices.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| backup
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        This argument will cause the module to create a backup of the current  running-config from the remote device before any changes are made. The backup file is written to the i(backup) folder.
        | 
     
| backup_filename
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the backup filename. If omitted filename will be formatted like HOST_config.YYYY-MM-DD@HH:MM:SS
         | 
     |
| backup_path
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        Specifies where to store backup files. Required if backup=yes.
         | 
     |
| comment
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        free text to describe address.
         | 
     |
| config_file
        
        path
        
       
        added in 2.4
         | 
      
        
        Path to configuration file. Required when file_mode is True.
         | 
     |
| country
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        2 letter country code (like FR).
         | 
     |
| end_ip
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        Last ip in range (used only with type=iprange).
         | 
     |
| file_mode
        
        boolean
        
       
        added in 2.4
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Don't connect to any device, only use config_file as input and Output.
         | 
     
| host
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the DNS hostname or IP address for connecting to the remote fortios device. Required when file_mode is False.
         | 
     |
| interface
        
        -
         | 
      Default: 
        "any"
         | 
      
        
        interface name the address apply to.
         | 
     
| name
        
        - / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the address to add or delete.
         | 
     |
| password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the password used to authenticate to the remote device. Required when file_mode is True.
         | 
     |
| start_ip
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        First ip in range (used only with type=iprange).
         | 
     |
| state
        
        - / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specifies if address need to be added or deleted.
         | 
     
| timeout
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        60
         | 
      
        
        Timeout in seconds for connecting to the remote device.
         | 
     
| type
        
        -
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Type of the address.
         | 
     
| username
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Configures the username used to authenticate to the remote device. Required when file_mode is True.
         | 
     |
| value
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        Address value, based on type. If type=fqdn, something like www.google.com. If type=ipmask, you can use simple ip (192.168.0.1), ip+mask (192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0) or CIDR (192.168.0.1/32).
         | 
     |
| vdom
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies on which vdom to apply configuration
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- This module requires netaddr python library.
 
Examples
- name: Register french addresses
  fortios_address:
    host: 192.168.0.254
    username: admin
    password: p4ssw0rd
    state: present
    name: "fromfrance"
    type: geography
    country: FR
    comment: "French geoip address"
- name: Register some fqdn
  fortios_address:
    host: 192.168.0.254
    username: admin
    password: p4ssw0rd
    state: present
    name: "Ansible"
    type: fqdn
    value: www.ansible.com
    comment: "Ansible website"
- name: Register google DNS
  fortios_address:
    host: 192.168.0.254
    username: admin
    password: p4ssw0rd
    state: present
    name: "google_dns"
    type: ipmask
    value: 8.8.8.8
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| change_string
        
        string
         | 
      only if config changed | 
        
        The commands executed by the module.
          | 
     
| firewall_address_config
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        full firewall addresses config string.
          | 
     
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
 - This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
 
Authors
- Benjamin Jolivot (@bjolivot)
 
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/modules/fortios_address_module.html