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fortinet.fortios.fortios_system_dns – Configure DNS 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_dns.
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 feature and dns 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.
         | 
     ||
| system_dns
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Configure DNS.
         | 
     |||
| cache_notfound_responses
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable response from the DNS server when a record is not in cache.
         | 
     ||
| dns_cache_limit
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Maximum number of records in the DNS cache.
         | 
     |||
| dns_cache_ttl
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Duration in seconds that the DNS cache retains information.
         | 
     |||
| dns_over_tls
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable/disable/enforce DNS over TLS.
         | 
     ||
| domain
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Search suffix list for hostname lookup.
         | 
     |||
| domain
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        DNS search domain list separated by space (maximum 8 domains)
         | 
     |||
| interface
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specify outgoing interface to reach server. Source system.interface.name.
         | 
     |||
| interface_select_method
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specify how to select outgoing interface to reach server.
         | 
     ||
| ip6_primary
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Primary DNS server IPv6 address.
         | 
     |||
| ip6_secondary
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Secondary DNS server IPv6 address.
         | 
     |||
| primary
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Primary DNS server IP address.
         | 
     |||
| protocol
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        DNS protocols.
         | 
     ||
| retry
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Number of times to retry (0 - 5).
         | 
     |||
| secondary
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Secondary DNS server IP address.
         | 
     |||
| server_hostname
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        DNS server host name list.
         | 
     |||
| hostname
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        DNS server host name list separated by space (maximum 4 domains).
         | 
     |||
| source_ip
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        IP address used by the DNS server as its source IP.
         | 
     |||
| ssl_certificate
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Name of local certificate for SSL connections. Source certificate.local.name.
         | 
     |||
| timeout
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        DNS query timeout interval in seconds (1 - 10).
         | 
     |||
| 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 DNS.
    fortios_system_dns:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      system_dns:
        cache_notfound_responses: "disable"
        dns_cache_limit: "4"
        dns_cache_ttl: "5"
        dns_over_tls: "disable"
        domain:
         -
            domain: "<your_own_value>"
        interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
        interface_select_method: "auto"
        ip6_primary: "<your_own_value>"
        ip6_secondary: "<your_own_value>"
        primary: "<your_own_value>"
        protocol: "cleartext"
        retry: "15"
        secondary: "<your_own_value>"
        server_hostname:
         -
            hostname: "myhostname"
        source_ip: "84.230.14.43"
        ssl_certificate: "<your_own_value> (source certificate.local.name)"
        timeout: "21"
  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_dns_module.html