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fortios_router_multicast – Configure router multicast in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis
- This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify router feature and multicast category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- fortiosapi>=0.9.8
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |||
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host
string
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FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
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https
boolean
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Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
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password
string
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Default:
""
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FortiOS or FortiGate password.
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router_multicast
dictionary
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Default:
null
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Configure router multicast.
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interface
list
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PIM interfaces.
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bfd
string
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Enable/disable Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD).
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cisco_exclude_genid
string
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Exclude GenID from hello packets (compatibility with old Cisco IOS).
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dr_priority
integer
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DR election priority.
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hello_holdtime
integer
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Time before old neighbor information expires (0 - 65535 sec).
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hello_interval
integer
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Interval between sending PIM hello messages (0 - 65535 sec).
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igmp
dictionary
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IGMP configuration options.
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access_group
string
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Groups IGMP hosts are allowed to join. Source router.access-list.name.
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immediate_leave_group
string
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Groups to drop membership for immediately after receiving IGMPv2 leave. Source router.access-list.name.
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last_member_query_count
integer
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Number of group specific queries before removing group (2 - 7).
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last_member_query_interval
integer
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Timeout between IGMPv2 leave and removing group (1 - 65535 msec).
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query_interval
integer
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Interval between queries to IGMP hosts (1 - 65535 sec).
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query_max_response_time
integer
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Maximum time to wait for a IGMP query response (1 - 25 sec).
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query_timeout
integer
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Timeout between queries before becoming querier for network (60 - 900).
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router_alert_check
string
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Enable/disable require IGMP packets contain router alert option.
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version
string
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Maximum version of IGMP to support.
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join_group
list
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Join multicast groups.
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address
string / required
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Multicast group IP address.
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multicast_flow
string
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Acceptable source for multicast group. Source router.multicast-flow.name.
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name
string / required
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Interface name. Source system.interface.name.
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neighbour_filter
string
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Routers acknowledged as neighbor routers. Source router.access-list.name.
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passive
string
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Enable/disable listening to IGMP but not participating in PIM.
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pim_mode
string
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PIM operation mode.
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propagation_delay
integer
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Delay flooding packets on this interface (100 - 5000 msec).
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rp_candidate
string
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Enable/disable compete to become RP in elections.
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rp_candidate_group
string
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Multicast groups managed by this RP. Source router.access-list.name.
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rp_candidate_interval
integer
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RP candidate advertisement interval (1 - 16383 sec).
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rp_candidate_priority
integer
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Router's priority as RP.
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state_refresh_interval
integer
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Interval between sending state-refresh packets (1 - 100 sec).
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static_group
string
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Statically set multicast groups to forward out. Source router.multicast-flow.name.
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ttl_threshold
integer
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Minimum TTL of multicast packets that will be forwarded (applied only to new multicast routes) (1 - 255).
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multicast_routing
string
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Enable/disable IP multicast routing.
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pim_sm_global
dictionary
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PIM sparse-mode global settings.
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accept_register_list
string
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Sources allowed to register packets with this Rendezvous Point (RP). Source router.access-list.name.
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accept_source_list
string
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Sources allowed to send multicast traffic. Source router.access-list.name.
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bsr_allow_quick_refresh
string
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Enable/disable accept BSR quick refresh packets from neighbors.
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bsr_candidate
string
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Enable/disable allowing this router to become a bootstrap router (BSR).
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bsr_hash
integer
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BSR hash length (0 - 32).
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bsr_interface
string
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Interface to advertise as candidate BSR. Source system.interface.name.
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bsr_priority
integer
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BSR priority (0 - 255).
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cisco_crp_prefix
string
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Enable/disable making candidate RP compatible with old Cisco IOS.
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cisco_ignore_rp_set_priority
string
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Use only hash for RP selection (compatibility with old Cisco IOS).
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cisco_register_checksum
string
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Checksum entire register packet(for old Cisco IOS compatibility).
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cisco_register_checksum_group
string
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Cisco register checksum only these groups. Source router.access-list.name.
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join_prune_holdtime
integer
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Join/prune holdtime (1 - 65535).
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message_interval
integer
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Period of time between sending periodic PIM join/prune messages in seconds (1 - 65535).
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null_register_retries
integer
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Maximum retries of null register (1 - 20).
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register_rate_limit
integer
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Limit of packets/sec per source registered through this RP (0 - 65535).
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register_rp_reachability
string
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Enable/disable check RP is reachable before registering packets.
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register_source
string
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Override source address in register packets.
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register_source_interface
string
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Override with primary interface address. Source system.interface.name.
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register_source_ip
string
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Override with local IP address.
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register_supression
integer
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Period of time to honor register-stop message (1 - 65535 sec).
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rp_address
list
|
Statically configure RP addresses.
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group
string
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Groups to use this RP. Source router.access-list.name.
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id
integer / required
|
ID.
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ip_address
string
|
RP router address.
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rp_register_keepalive
integer
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Timeout for RP receiving data on (S,G) tree (1 - 65535 sec).
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spt_threshold
string
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Enable/disable switching to source specific trees.
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spt_threshold_group
string
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Groups allowed to switch to source tree. Source router.access-list.name.
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ssm
string
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Enable/disable source specific multicast.
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ssm_range
string
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Groups allowed to source specific multicast. Source router.access-list.name.
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route_limit
integer
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Maximum number of multicast routes.
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route_threshold
integer
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Generate warnings when the number of multicast routes exceeds this number, must not be greater than route-limit.
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ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9
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Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
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username
string
|
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
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vdom
string
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Default:
"root"
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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.
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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"
ssl_verify: "False"
tasks:
- name: Configure router multicast.
fortios_router_multicast:
host: "{{ host }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
vdom: "{{ vdom }}"
https: "False"
router_multicast:
interface:
-
bfd: "enable"
cisco_exclude_genid: "enable"
dr_priority: "6"
hello_holdtime: "7"
hello_interval: "8"
igmp:
access_group: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
immediate_leave_group: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
last_member_query_count: "12"
last_member_query_interval: "13"
query_interval: "14"
query_max_response_time: "15"
query_timeout: "16"
router_alert_check: "enable"
version: "3"
join_group:
-
address: "<your_own_value>"
multicast_flow: "<your_own_value> (source router.multicast-flow.name)"
name: "default_name_22 (source system.interface.name)"
neighbour_filter: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
passive: "enable"
pim_mode: "sparse-mode"
propagation_delay: "26"
rp_candidate: "enable"
rp_candidate_group: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
rp_candidate_interval: "29"
rp_candidate_priority: "30"
state_refresh_interval: "31"
static_group: "<your_own_value> (source router.multicast-flow.name)"
ttl_threshold: "33"
multicast_routing: "enable"
pim_sm_global:
accept_register_list: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
accept_source_list: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
bsr_allow_quick_refresh: "enable"
bsr_candidate: "enable"
bsr_hash: "40"
bsr_interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
bsr_priority: "42"
cisco_crp_prefix: "enable"
cisco_ignore_rp_set_priority: "enable"
cisco_register_checksum: "enable"
cisco_register_checksum_group: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
join_prune_holdtime: "47"
message_interval: "48"
null_register_retries: "49"
register_rate_limit: "50"
register_rp_reachability: "enable"
register_source: "disable"
register_source_interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
register_source_ip: "<your_own_value>"
register_supression: "55"
rp_address:
-
group: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
id: "58"
ip_address: "<your_own_value>"
rp_register_keepalive: "60"
spt_threshold: "enable"
spt_threshold_group: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
ssm: "enable"
ssm_range: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
route_limit: "65"
route_threshold: "66"
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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build
string
|
always |
Build number of the fortigate image
Sample:
1547
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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
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serial
string
|
always |
Serial number of the unit
Sample:
FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
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status
string
|
always |
Indication of the operation's result
Sample:
success
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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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