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community.general.utm_network_interface_address – Create, update or destroy network/interface_address object
Note
This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 3.8.1).
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 community.general.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.utm_network_interface_address.
Synopsis
- Create, update or destroy a network/interface_address object in SOPHOS UTM.
 - This module needs to have the REST Ability of the UTM to be activated.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| address
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The ip4 address of the network/interface_address object.
         | 
     |
| address6
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The ip6 address of the network/interface_address object.
         | 
     |
| comment
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        An optional comment to add to the object
         | 
     |
| headers
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        A dictionary of additional headers to be sent to POST and PUT requests.
        
       
        Is needed for some modules
         | 
     |
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The name of the object. Will be used to identify the entry
         | 
     |
| resolved
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether or not the object is resolved
         | 
     
| resolved6
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether or not the object is resolved
         | 
     
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The desired state of the object.
        
       present will create or update an object
       absent will delete an object if it was present
        | 
     
| utm_host
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The REST Endpoint of the Sophos UTM.
         | 
     |
| utm_port
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        4444
         | 
      
        
        The port of the REST interface.
         | 
     
| utm_protocol
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The protocol of the REST Endpoint.
         | 
     
| utm_token
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The token used to identify at the REST-API. See https://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/PDFs/documentation/UTMonAWS/Sophos-UTM-RESTful-API.pdf?la=en, Chapter 2.4.2.
         | 
     |
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether the REST interface's ssl certificate should be verified or not.
         | 
     
Examples
- name: Create a network interface address
  utm_proxy_backend:
    utm_host: sophos.host.name
    utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
    name: TestNetworkInterfaceAddress
    address: 0.0.0.0
    state: present
- name: Remove a network interface address
  network_interface_address:
    utm_host: sophos.host.name
    utm_token: abcdefghijklmno1234
    name: TestNetworkInterfaceAddress
    address: 0.0.0.0
    state: absent
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| result
        
        complex
         | 
      success | 
        
        The utm object that was created
          | 
     |
| _locked
        
        boolean
         | 
      success | 
        
        Whether or not the object is currently locked
          | 
     |
| _ref
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        The reference name of the object
          | 
     |
| _type
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        The type of the object
          | 
     |
| address
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        The ip4 address of the network/interface_address object
          | 
     |
| address6
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        The ip6 address of the network/interface_address object
          | 
     |
| comment
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        The comment string
          | 
     |
| name
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        The name of the object
          | 
     |
| resolved
        
        boolean
         | 
      success | 
        
        Whether or not the object is resolved
          | 
     |
| resolved6
        
        boolean
         | 
      success | 
        
        Whether or not the object is resolved
          | 
     |
Authors
- Juergen Wiebe (@steamx)
 
© 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/community/general/utm_network_interface_address_module.html