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fortinet.fortios.fortios_switch_controller_location – Configure FortiSwitch location services 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_switch_controller_location.
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 switch_controller feature and location 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.
         | 
     ||
| state
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
         | 
     ||
| switch_controller_location
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Configure FortiSwitch location services.
         | 
     |||
| address_civic
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Configure location civic address.
         | 
     |||
| additional
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Location additional details.
         | 
     |||
| additional_code
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Location additional code details.
         | 
     |||
| block
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Location block details.
         | 
     |||
| branch_road
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Location branch road details.
         | 
     |||
| building
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Location building details.
         | 
     |||
| city
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Location city details.
         | 
     |||
| city_division
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Location city division details.
         | 
     |||
| country
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The two-letter ISO 3166 country code in capital ASCII letters eg. US, CA, DK, DE.
         | 
     |||
| country_subdivision
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        National subdivisions (state, canton, region, province, or prefecture).
         | 
     |||
| county
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        County, parish, gun (JP), or district (IN).
         | 
     |||
| direction
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Leading street direction.
         | 
     |||
| floor
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Floor.
         | 
     |||
| landmark
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Landmark or vanity address.
         | 
     |||
| language
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Language.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Name (residence and office occupant).
         | 
     |||
| number
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        House number.
         | 
     |||
| number_suffix
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        House number suffix.
         | 
     |||
| parent_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Parent key name.
         | 
     |||
| place_type
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Placetype.
         | 
     |||
| post_office_box
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Post office box (P.O. box).
         | 
     |||
| postal_community
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Postal community name.
         | 
     |||
| primary_road
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Primary road name.
         | 
     |||
| road_section
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Road section.
         | 
     |||
| room
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Room number.
         | 
     |||
| script
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Script used to present the address information.
         | 
     |||
| seat
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Seat number.
         | 
     |||
| street
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Street.
         | 
     |||
| street_name_post_mod
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Street name post modifier.
         | 
     |||
| street_name_pre_mod
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Street name pre modifier.
         | 
     |||
| street_suffix
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Street suffix.
         | 
     |||
| sub_branch_road
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Sub branch road name.
         | 
     |||
| trailing_str_suffix
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Trailing street suffix.
         | 
     |||
| unit
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Unit (apartment, suite).
         | 
     |||
| zip
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Postal/zip code.
         | 
     |||
| coordinates
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Configure location GPS coordinates.
         | 
     |||
| altitude
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        +/- Floating point no. eg. 117.47.
         | 
     |||
| altitude_unit
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        m ( meters), f ( floors).
         | 
     ||
| datum
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        WGS84, NAD83, NAD83/MLLW.
         | 
     ||
| latitude
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Floating point start with ( +/- ) or end with ( N or S ) eg. +/-16.67 or 16.67N.
         | 
     |||
| longitude
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Floating point start with ( +/- ) or end with ( E or W ) eg. +/-26.789 or 26.789E.
         | 
     |||
| parent_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Parent key name.
         | 
     |||
| elin_number
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Configure location ELIN number.
         | 
     |||
| elin_num
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Configure ELIN callback number.
         | 
     |||
| parent_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Parent key name.
         | 
     |||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Unique location item name.
         | 
     |||
| 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 FortiSwitch location services.
    fortios_switch_controller_location:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      switch_controller_location:
        address_civic:
            additional: "<your_own_value>"
            additional_code: "<your_own_value>"
            block: "<your_own_value>"
            branch_road: "<your_own_value>"
            building: "<your_own_value>"
            city: "<your_own_value>"
            city_division: "<your_own_value>"
            country: "<your_own_value>"
            country_subdivision: "<your_own_value>"
            county: "<your_own_value>"
            direction: "<your_own_value>"
            floor: "<your_own_value>"
            landmark: "<your_own_value>"
            language: "<your_own_value>"
            name: "default_name_18"
            number: "<your_own_value>"
            number_suffix: "<your_own_value>"
            parent_key: "<your_own_value>"
            place_type: "<your_own_value>"
            post_office_box: "<your_own_value>"
            postal_community: "<your_own_value>"
            primary_road: "<your_own_value>"
            road_section: "<your_own_value>"
            room: "<your_own_value>"
            script: "<your_own_value>"
            seat: "<your_own_value>"
            street: "<your_own_value>"
            street_name_post_mod: "<your_own_value>"
            street_name_pre_mod: "<your_own_value>"
            street_suffix: "<your_own_value>"
            sub_branch_road: "<your_own_value>"
            trailing_str_suffix: "<your_own_value>"
            unit: "<your_own_value>"
            zip: "<your_own_value>"
        coordinates:
            altitude: "<your_own_value>"
            altitude_unit: "m"
            datum: "WGS84"
            latitude: "<your_own_value>"
            longitude: "<your_own_value>"
            parent_key: "<your_own_value>"
        elin_number:
            elin_num: "<your_own_value>"
            parent_key: "<your_own_value>"
        name: "default_name_48"
  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_switch_controller_location_module.html