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fortinet.fortios.fortios_system_dhcp_server – Configure DHCP servers 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_system_dhcp_server.
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 system_dhcp feature and server 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.
         | 
     ||
| system_dhcp_server
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Configure DHCP servers.
         | 
     |||
| auto_configuration
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable auto configuration.
         | 
     ||
| auto_managed_status
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable use of this DHCP server once this interface has been assigned an IP address from FortiIPAM.
         | 
     ||
| conflicted_ip_timeout
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Time in seconds to wait after a conflicted IP address is removed from the DHCP range before it can be reused.
         | 
     |||
| ddns_auth
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        DDNS authentication mode.
         | 
     ||
| ddns_key
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        DDNS update key (base 64 encoding).
         | 
     |||
| ddns_keyname
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        DDNS update key name.
         | 
     |||
| ddns_server_ip
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        DDNS server IP.
         | 
     |||
| ddns_ttl
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        TTL.
         | 
     |||
| ddns_update
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable DDNS update for DHCP.
         | 
     ||
| ddns_update_override
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable DDNS update override for DHCP.
         | 
     ||
| ddns_zone
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Zone of your domain name (ex. DDNS.com).
         | 
     |||
| default_gateway
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Default gateway IP address assigned by the DHCP server.
         | 
     |||
| dhcp_settings_from_fortiipam
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable populating of DHCP server settings from FortiIPAM.
         | 
     ||
| dns_server1
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        DNS server 1.
         | 
     |||
| dns_server2
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        DNS server 2.
         | 
     |||
| dns_server3
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        DNS server 3.
         | 
     |||
| dns_server4
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        DNS server 4.
         | 
     |||
| dns_service
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Options for assigning DNS servers to DHCP clients.
         | 
     ||
| domain
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Domain name suffix for the IP addresses that the DHCP server assigns to clients.
         | 
     |||
| exclude_range
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Exclude one or more ranges of IP addresses from being assigned to clients.
         | 
     |||
| end_ip
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        End of IP range.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer / required
         | 
      
        
        ID.
         | 
     |||
| start_ip
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Start of IP range.
         | 
     |||
| filename
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Name of the boot file on the TFTP server.
         | 
     |||
| forticlient_on_net_status
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable FortiClient-On-Net service for this DHCP server.
         | 
     ||
| id
        
        integer / required
         | 
      
        
        ID.
         | 
     |||
| interface
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        DHCP server can assign IP configurations to clients connected to this interface. Source system.interface.name.
         | 
     |||
| ip_mode
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Method used to assign client IP.
         | 
     ||
| ip_range
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        DHCP IP range configuration.
         | 
     |||
| end_ip
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        End of IP range.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer / required
         | 
      
        
        ID.
         | 
     |||
| start_ip
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Start of IP range.
         | 
     |||
| ipsec_lease_hold
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        DHCP over IPsec leases expire this many seconds after tunnel down (0 to disable forced-expiry).
         | 
     |||
| lease_time
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Lease time in seconds, 0 means unlimited.
         | 
     |||
| mac_acl_default_action
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        MAC access control default action (allow or block assigning IP settings).
         | 
     ||
| netmask
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Netmask assigned by the DHCP server.
         | 
     |||
| next_server
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IP address of a server (for example, a TFTP sever) that DHCP clients can download a boot file from.
         | 
     |||
| ntp_server1
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        NTP server 1.
         | 
     |||
| ntp_server2
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        NTP server 2.
         | 
     |||
| ntp_server3
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        NTP server 3.
         | 
     |||
| ntp_service
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Options for assigning Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers to DHCP clients.
         | 
     ||
| options
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        DHCP options.
         | 
     |||
| code
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        DHCP option code.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer / required
         | 
      
        
        ID.
         | 
     |||
| ip
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        DHCP option IPs.
         | 
     |||
| type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        DHCP option type.
         | 
     ||
| value
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        DHCP option value.
         | 
     |||
| reserved_address
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Options for the DHCP server to assign IP settings to specific MAC addresses.
         | 
     |||
| action
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Options for the DHCP server to configure the client with the reserved MAC address.
         | 
     ||
| circuit_id
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Option 82 circuit-ID of the client that will get the reserved IP address.
         | 
     |||
| circuit_id_type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        DHCP option type.
         | 
     ||
| description
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Description.
         | 
     |||
| id
        
        integer / required
         | 
      
        
        ID.
         | 
     |||
| ip
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IP address to be reserved for the MAC address.
         | 
     |||
| mac
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        MAC address of the client that will get the reserved IP address.
         | 
     |||
| remote_id
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Option 82 remote-ID of the client that will get the reserved IP address.
         | 
     |||
| remote_id_type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        DHCP option type.
         | 
     ||
| type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        DHCP reserved-address type.
         | 
     ||
| server_type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        DHCP server can be a normal DHCP server or an IPsec DHCP server.
         | 
     ||
| status
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable this DHCP configuration.
         | 
     ||
| tftp_server
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        One or more hostnames or IP addresses of the TFTP servers in quotes separated by spaces.
         | 
     |||
| tftp_server
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        TFTP server.
         | 
     |||
| timezone
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Select the time zone to be assigned to DHCP clients.
         | 
     ||
| timezone_option
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Options for the DHCP server to set the client"s time zone.
         | 
     ||
| vci_match
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable vendor class identifier (VCI) matching. When enabled only DHCP requests with a matching VCI are served.
         | 
     ||
| vci_string
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        One or more VCI strings in quotes separated by spaces.
         | 
     |||
| vci_string
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        VCI strings.
         | 
     |||
| wifi_ac1
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        WiFi Access Controller 1 IP address (DHCP option 138, RFC 5417).
         | 
     |||
| wifi_ac2
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        WiFi Access Controller 2 IP address (DHCP option 138, RFC 5417).
         | 
     |||
| wifi_ac3
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        WiFi Access Controller 3 IP address (DHCP option 138, RFC 5417).
         | 
     |||
| wifi_ac_service
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Options for assigning WiFi Access Controllers to DHCP clients
         | 
     ||
| wins_server1
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        WINS server 1.
         | 
     |||
| wins_server2
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        WINS server 2.
         | 
     |||
| 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 DHCP servers.
    fortios_system_dhcp_server:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      system_dhcp_server:
        auto_configuration: "disable"
        auto_managed_status: "disable"
        conflicted_ip_timeout: "5"
        ddns_auth: "disable"
        ddns_key: "<your_own_value>"
        ddns_keyname: "<your_own_value>"
        ddns_server_ip: "<your_own_value>"
        ddns_ttl: "10"
        ddns_update: "disable"
        ddns_update_override: "disable"
        ddns_zone: "<your_own_value>"
        default_gateway: "<your_own_value>"
        dhcp_settings_from_fortiipam: "disable"
        dns_server1: "<your_own_value>"
        dns_server2: "<your_own_value>"
        dns_server3: "<your_own_value>"
        dns_server4: "<your_own_value>"
        dns_service: "local"
        domain: "<your_own_value>"
        exclude_range:
         -
            end_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "24"
            start_ip: "<your_own_value>"
        filename: "<your_own_value>"
        forticlient_on_net_status: "disable"
        id:  "28"
        interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
        ip_mode: "range"
        ip_range:
         -
            end_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "33"
            start_ip: "<your_own_value>"
        ipsec_lease_hold: "35"
        lease_time: "36"
        mac_acl_default_action: "assign"
        netmask: "<your_own_value>"
        next_server: "<your_own_value>"
        ntp_server1: "<your_own_value>"
        ntp_server2: "<your_own_value>"
        ntp_server3: "<your_own_value>"
        ntp_service: "local"
        options:
         -
            code: "45"
            id:  "46"
            ip: "<your_own_value>"
            type: "hex"
            value: "<your_own_value>"
        reserved_address:
         -
            action: "assign"
            circuit_id: "<your_own_value>"
            circuit_id_type: "hex"
            description: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "55"
            ip: "<your_own_value>"
            mac: "<your_own_value>"
            remote_id: "<your_own_value>"
            remote_id_type: "hex"
            type: "mac"
        server_type: "regular"
        status: "disable"
        tftp_server:
         -
            tftp_server: "<your_own_value>"
        timezone: "01"
        timezone_option: "disable"
        vci_match: "disable"
        vci_string:
         -
            vci_string: "<your_own_value>"
        wifi_ac_service: "specify"
        wifi_ac1: "<your_own_value>"
        wifi_ac2: "<your_own_value>"
        wifi_ac3: "<your_own_value>"
        wins_server1: "<your_own_value>"
        wins_server2: "<your_own_value>"
  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_system_dhcp_server_module.html