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check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_host – Manages host objects on Check Point over Web Services API
Note
This plugin is part of the check_point.mgmt collection (version 2.1.1).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install check_point.mgmt.
To use it in a playbook, specify: check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_host.
New in version 2.9: of check_point.mgmt
Synopsis
- Manages host objects on Check Point devices including creating, updating and removing objects.
 - All operations are performed over Web Services API.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| auto_publish_session
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Publish the current session if changes have been performed after task completes.
         | 
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| color
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Color of the object. Should be one of existing colors.
         | 
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| comments
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Comments string.
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| details_level
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The level of detail for some of the fields in the response can vary from showing only the UID value of the object to a fully detailed representation of the object.
         | 
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| groups
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Collection of group identifiers.
         | 
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| host_servers
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Servers Configuration.
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| dns_server
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Gets True if this server is a DNS Server.
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| mail_server
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Gets True if this server is a Mail Server.
         | 
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| web_server
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Gets True if this server is a Web Server.
         | 
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| web_server_config
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Web Server configuration.
         | 
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| additional_ports
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Server additional ports.
         | 
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| application_engines
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Application engines of this web server.
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| listen_standard_port
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether server listens to standard port.
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| operating_system
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Operating System.
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| protected_by
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Network object which protects this server identified by the name or UID.
         | 
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| ignore_errors
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Apply changes ignoring errors. You won't be able to publish such a changes. If ignore-warnings flag was omitted - warnings will also be ignored.
         | 
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| ignore_warnings
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Apply changes ignoring warnings.
         | 
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| interfaces
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Host interfaces.
         | 
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| color
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Color of the object. Should be one of existing colors.
         | 
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| comments
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Comments string.
         | 
     |||
| details_level
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The level of detail for some of the fields in the response can vary from showing only the UID value of the object to a fully detailed representation of the object.
         | 
     ||
| ignore_errors
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Apply changes ignoring errors. You won't be able to publish such a changes. If ignore-warnings flag was omitted - warnings will also be ignored.
         | 
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| ignore_warnings
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Apply changes ignoring warnings.
         | 
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| mask_length
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        IPv4 or IPv6 network mask length. If both masks are required use mask-length4 and mask-length6 fields explicitly. Instead of IPv4 mask length it is possible to specify IPv4 mask itself in subnet-mask field.
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| mask_length4
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        IPv4 network mask length.
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| mask_length6
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        IPv6 network mask length.
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| name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Interface name.
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| subnet
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IPv4 or IPv6 network address. If both addresses are required use subnet4 and subnet6 fields explicitly.
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| subnet4
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IPv4 network address.
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| subnet6
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IPv6 network address.
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| subnet_mask
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IPv4 network mask.
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| ip_address
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IPv4 or IPv6 address. If both addresses are required use ipv4-address and ipv6-address fields explicitly.
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| ipv4_address
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IPv4 address.
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| ipv6_address
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IPv6 address.
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| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Object name.
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| nat_settings
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        NAT settings.
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| auto_rule
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
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        Whether to add automatic address translation rules.
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| hide_behind
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Hide behind method. This parameter is not required in case "method" parameter is "static".
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| install_on
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Which gateway should apply the NAT translation.
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| ip_address
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IPv4 or IPv6 address. If both addresses are required use ipv4-address and ipv6-address fields explicitly. This parameter is not required in case "method" parameter is "hide" and "hide-behind" parameter is "gateway".
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| ipv4_address
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IPv4 address.
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| ipv6_address
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IPv6 address.
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| method
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        NAT translation method.
         | 
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| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        State of the access rule (present or absent). Defaults to present.
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| tags
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Collection of tag identifiers.
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| version
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Version of checkpoint. If not given one, the latest version taken.
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| wait_for_task
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Wait for the task to end. Such as publish task.
         | 
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| wait_for_task_timeout
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        30
         | 
      
        
        How many minutes to wait until throwing a timeout error.
         | 
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Examples
- name: add-host
  cp_mgmt_host:
    ip_address: 192.0.2.1
    name: New Host 1
    state: present
- name: set-host
  cp_mgmt_host:
    color: green
    ipv4_address: 192.0.2.2
    name: New Host 1
    state: present
- name: delete-host
  cp_mgmt_host:
    name: New Host 1
    state: absent
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| cp_mgmt_host
        
        dictionary
         | 
      always, except when deleting the object. | 
        
        The checkpoint object created or updated.
          | 
     
Authors
- Or Soffer (@chkp-orso)
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/check_point/mgmt/cp_mgmt_host_module.html