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fortinet.fortios.fortios_firewall_shaping_policy – Configure shaping policies in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.
Note
This plugin is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.1.2).
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 fortinet.fortios.
To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_firewall_shaping_policy.
New in version 2.10: of fortinet.fortios
Synopsis
- This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify firewall feature and shaping_policy category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- ansible>=2.9.0
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| access_token
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.
         | 
     |||
| enable_log
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/Disable logging for task.
         | 
     ||
| firewall_shaping_policy
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Configure shaping policies.
         | 
     |||
| app_category
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        IDs of one or more application categories that this shaper applies application control traffic shaping to.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer / required
         | 
      
        
        Category IDs.
         | 
     |||
| app_group
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        One or more application group names.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Application group name. Source application.group.name.
         | 
     |||
| application
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        IDs of one or more applications that this shaper applies application control traffic shaping to.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer / required
         | 
      
        
        Application IDs.
         | 
     |||
| class_id
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Traffic class ID. Source firewall.traffic-class.class-id.
         | 
     |||
| comment
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Comments.
         | 
     |||
| diffserv_forward
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable to change packet"s DiffServ values to the specified diffservcode-forward value.
         | 
     ||
| diffserv_reverse
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable to change packet"s reverse (reply) DiffServ values to the specified diffservcode-rev value.
         | 
     ||
| diffservcode_forward
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Change packet"s DiffServ to this value.
         | 
     |||
| diffservcode_rev
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Change packet"s reverse (reply) DiffServ to this value.
         | 
     |||
| dstaddr
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        IPv4 destination address and address group names.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
         | 
     |||
| dstaddr6
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        IPv6 destination address and address group names.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Address name. Source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name.
         | 
     |||
| dstintf
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        One or more outgoing (egress) interfaces.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Interface name. Source system.interface.name system.zone.name.
         | 
     |||
| groups
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Apply this traffic shaping policy to user groups that have authenticated with the FortiGate.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Group name. Source user.group.name.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer / required
         | 
      
        
        Shaping policy ID.
         | 
     |||
| internet_service
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable use of Internet Services for this policy. If enabled, destination address and service are not used.
         | 
     ||
| internet_service_custom
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Custom Internet Service name.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Custom Internet Service name. Source firewall.internet-service-custom.name.
         | 
     |||
| internet_service_custom_group
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Custom Internet Service group name.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Custom Internet Service group name. Source firewall.internet-service-custom-group.name.
         | 
     |||
| internet_service_group
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Internet Service group name.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Internet Service group name. Source firewall.internet-service-group.name.
         | 
     |||
| internet_service_id
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Internet Service ID.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer / required
         | 
      
        
        Internet Service ID. Source firewall.internet-service.id.
         | 
     |||
| internet_service_name
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Internet Service ID.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Internet Service name. Source firewall.internet-service-name.name.
         | 
     |||
| internet_service_src
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable use of Internet Services in source for this policy. If enabled, source address is not used.
         | 
     ||
| internet_service_src_custom
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Custom Internet Service source name.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Custom Internet Service name. Source firewall.internet-service-custom.name.
         | 
     |||
| internet_service_src_custom_group
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Custom Internet Service source group name.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Custom Internet Service group name. Source firewall.internet-service-custom-group.name.
         | 
     |||
| internet_service_src_group
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Internet Service source group name.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Internet Service group name. Source firewall.internet-service-group.name.
         | 
     |||
| internet_service_src_id
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Internet Service source ID.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer / required
         | 
      
        
        Internet Service ID. Source firewall.internet-service.id.
         | 
     |||
| internet_service_src_name
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Internet Service source name.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Internet Service name. Source firewall.internet-service-name.name.
         | 
     |||
| ip_version
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Apply this traffic shaping policy to IPv4 or IPv6 traffic.
         | 
     ||
| name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Shaping policy name.
         | 
     |||
| per_ip_shaper
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Per-IP traffic shaper to apply with this policy. Source firewall.shaper.per-ip-shaper.name.
         | 
     |||
| schedule
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Schedule name. Source firewall.schedule.onetime.name firewall.schedule.recurring.name firewall.schedule.group.name.
         | 
     |||
| service
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Service and service group names.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Service name. Source firewall.service.custom.name firewall.service.group.name.
         | 
     |||
| srcaddr
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        IPv4 source address and address group names.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
         | 
     |||
| srcaddr6
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        IPv6 source address and address group names.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Address name. Source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name.
         | 
     |||
| srcintf
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        One or more incoming (ingress) interfaces.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Interface name. Source system.interface.name system.zone.name.
         | 
     |||
| status
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable this traffic shaping policy.
         | 
     ||
| tos
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        ToS (Type of Service) value used for comparison.
         | 
     |||
| tos_mask
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Non-zero bit positions are used for comparison while zero bit positions are ignored.
         | 
     |||
| tos_negate
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable negated TOS match.
         | 
     ||
| traffic_shaper
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Traffic shaper to apply to traffic forwarded by the firewall policy. Source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name.
         | 
     |||
| traffic_shaper_reverse
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Traffic shaper to apply to response traffic received by the firewall policy. Source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name.
         | 
     |||
| url_category
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        IDs of one or more FortiGuard Web Filtering categories that this shaper applies traffic shaping to.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer / required
         | 
      
        
        URL category ID.
         | 
     |||
| users
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Apply this traffic shaping policy to individual users that have authenticated with the FortiGate.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        User name. Source user.local.name.
         | 
     |||
| state
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
         | 
     ||
| vdom
        
        string
         | 
      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
- Legacy fortiosapi has been deprecated, httpapi is the preferred way to run playbooks
 
Examples
- hosts: fortigates
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortios
  connection: httpapi
  vars:
   vdom: "root"
   ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: yes
   ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: no
   ansible_httpapi_port: 443
  tasks:
  - name: Configure shaping policies.
    fortios_firewall_shaping_policy:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      firewall_shaping_policy:
        app_category:
         -
            id:  "4"
        app_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_6 (source application.group.name)"
        application:
         -
            id:  "8"
        class_id: "9 (source firewall.traffic-class.class-id)"
        comment: "Comments."
        diffserv_forward: "enable"
        diffserv_reverse: "enable"
        diffservcode_forward: "<your_own_value>"
        diffservcode_rev: "<your_own_value>"
        dstaddr:
         -
            name: "default_name_16 (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
        dstaddr6:
         -
            name: "default_name_18 (source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name)"
        dstintf:
         -
            name: "default_name_20 (source system.interface.name system.zone.name)"
        groups:
         -
            name: "default_name_22 (source user.group.name)"
        id:  "23"
        internet_service: "enable"
        internet_service_custom:
         -
            name: "default_name_26 (source firewall.internet-service-custom.name)"
        internet_service_custom_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_28 (source firewall.internet-service-custom-group.name)"
        internet_service_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_30 (source firewall.internet-service-group.name)"
        internet_service_id:
         -
            id:  "32 (source firewall.internet-service.id)"
        internet_service_name:
         -
            name: "default_name_34 (source firewall.internet-service-name.name)"
        internet_service_src: "enable"
        internet_service_src_custom:
         -
            name: "default_name_37 (source firewall.internet-service-custom.name)"
        internet_service_src_custom_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_39 (source firewall.internet-service-custom-group.name)"
        internet_service_src_group:
         -
            name: "default_name_41 (source firewall.internet-service-group.name)"
        internet_service_src_id:
         -
            id:  "43 (source firewall.internet-service.id)"
        internet_service_src_name:
         -
            name: "default_name_45 (source firewall.internet-service-name.name)"
        ip_version: "4"
        name: "default_name_47"
        per_ip_shaper: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.shaper.per-ip-shaper.name)"
        schedule: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.schedule.onetime.name firewall.schedule.recurring.name firewall.schedule.group.name)"
        service:
         -
            name: "default_name_51 (source firewall.service.custom.name firewall.service.group.name)"
        srcaddr:
         -
            name: "default_name_53 (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
        srcaddr6:
         -
            name: "default_name_55 (source firewall.address6.name firewall.addrgrp6.name)"
        srcintf:
         -
            name: "default_name_57 (source system.interface.name system.zone.name)"
        status: "enable"
        tos: "<your_own_value>"
        tos_mask: "<your_own_value>"
        tos_negate: "enable"
        traffic_shaper: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name)"
        traffic_shaper_reverse: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.shaper.traffic-shaper.name)"
        url_category:
         -
            id:  "65"
        users:
         -
            name: "default_name_67 (source user.local.name)"
  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
         | 
     
Authors
- Link Zheng (@chillancezen)
 - Jie Xue (@JieX19)
 - Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)
 - Frank Shen (@frankshen01)
 - Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
 - Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)
 
© 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/fortinet/fortios/fortios_firewall_shaping_policy_module.html