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fortios_endpoint_control_forticlient_ems – Configure FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) entries in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis
- This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS by allowing the user to configure endpoint_control feature and forticlient_ems category. Examples includes all options and need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.2
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- fortiosapi>=0.9.8
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| endpoint_control_forticlient_ems
        
        -
         | 
      Default: 
        null
         | 
      
        
        Configure FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) entries.
         | 
     |
| address
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        Firewall address name. Source firewall.address.name.
         | 
     ||
| admin-password
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        FortiClient EMS admin password.
         | 
     ||
| admin-type
        
        -
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        FortiClient EMS admin type.
         | 
     |
| admin-username
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        FortiClient EMS admin username.
         | 
     ||
| https-port
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        FortiClient EMS HTTPS access port number. (1 - 65535, default: 443).
         | 
     ||
| listen-port
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        FortiClient EMS telemetry listen port number. (1 - 65535, default: 8013).
         | 
     ||
| name
        
        - / required
         | 
      
        
        FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) name.
         | 
     ||
| rest-api-auth
        
        -
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        FortiClient EMS REST API authentication.
         | 
     |
| serial-number
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        FortiClient EMS Serial Number.
         | 
     ||
| state
        
        -
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicates whether to create or remove the object
         | 
     |
| upload-port
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        FortiClient EMS telemetry upload port number. (1 - 65535, default: 8014).
         | 
     ||
| host
        
        - / required
         | 
      
        
        FortiOS or FortiGate ip address.
         | 
     ||
| https
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol
         | 
     |
| password
        
        -
         | 
      Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        FortiOS or FortiGate password.
         | 
     |
| username
        
        - / required
         | 
      
        
        FortiOS or FortiGate username.
         | 
     ||
| vdom
        
        -
         | 
      Default: 
        "root"
         | 
      
        
        Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.
         | 
     |
Notes
Note
- Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet
 - Run as a local_action in your playbook
 
Examples
- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) entries.
    fortios_endpoint_control_forticlient_ems:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      endpoint_control_forticlient_ems:
        state: "present"
        address: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.address.name)"
        admin-password: "<your_own_value>"
        admin-type: "Windows"
        admin-username: "<your_own_value>"
        https-port: "7"
        listen-port: "8"
        name: "default_name_9"
        rest-api-auth: "disable"
        serial-number: "<your_own_value>"
        upload-port: "12"
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| build
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Build number of the fortigate image
         Sample:
        
       
        1547
         | 
     
| http_method
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate
         Sample:
        
       
        PUT
         | 
     
| http_status
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied
         Sample:
        
       
        200
         | 
     
| mkey
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate
         Sample:
        
       
        id
         | 
     
| name
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Name of the table used to fulfill the request
         Sample:
        
       
        urlfilter
         | 
     
| path
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Path of the table used to fulfill the request
         Sample:
        
       
        webfilter
         | 
     
| revision
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Internal revision number
         Sample:
        
       
        17.0.2.10658
         | 
     
| serial
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Serial number of the unit
         Sample:
        
       
        FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
         | 
     
| status
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Indication of the operation's result
         Sample:
        
       
        success
         | 
     
| vdom
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Virtual domain used
         Sample:
        
       
        root
         | 
     
| version
        
        string
         | 
      always | 
        
        Version of the FortiGate
         Sample:
        
       
        v5.6.3
         | 
     
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
 - This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
 
Authors
- Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
 - Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)
 
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