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wti.remote.cpm_interface_info – Get network interface parameters from WTI OOB and PDU devices
Note
This plugin is part of the wti.remote collection (version 1.0.1).
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 wti.remote.
To use it in a playbook, specify: wti.remote.cpm_interface_info.
New in version 2.10: of wti.remote
Synopsis
- Get network interface parameters from WTI OOB and PDU devices
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| cpm_password
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        This is the Password of the WTI device to send the module.
         | 
     |
| cpm_url
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        This is the URL of the WTI device to send the module.
         | 
     |
| cpm_username
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        This is the Username of the WTI device to send the module.
         | 
     |
| interface
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        This is the ethernet port name that is getting retrieved. It can include a single ethernet
        
       
        port name, multiple ethernet port names separated by commas or not defined for all ports.
         | 
     
| use_https
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Designates to use an https connection or http connection.
         | 
     
| use_proxy
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Flag to control if the lookup will observe HTTP proxy environment variables when present.
         | 
     
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If false, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
        
       
        on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- Use 
groups/cpminmodule_defaultsto set common options used between CPM modules.) 
Examples
- name: Get the network interface Parameters for a WTI device for all interfaces
  cpm_interface_info:
    cpm_url: "nonexist.wti.com"
    cpm_username: "super"
    cpm_password: "super"
    use_https: true
    validate_certs: false
- name: Get the network interface Parameters for a WTI device for a specific interface
  cpm_interface_info:
    cpm_url: "nonexist.wti.com"
    cpm_username: "super"
    cpm_password: "super"
    interface: "eth0,eth1"
    use_https: false
    validate_certs: false
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| data
        
        complex
         | 
      always | 
        
        The output JSON returned from the commands sent
          | 
     |
| interface
        
        dictionary
         | 
      always | 
        
        Current k/v pairs of interface info for the WTI device after module execution.
         Sample:
        
       
        {'ietf-ipv4': {'address': [{'gateway': '', 'ip': '10.10.10.2', 'netmask': '255.255.255.0'}], 'dhcpclient': [{'enable': 0, 'hostname': '', 'lease': -1, 'obdns': 1, 'updns': 1}]}, 'ietf-ipv6': {'address': [{'gateway': '', 'ip': '', 'netmask': ''}]}, 'is_gig': '1', 'is_up': '0', 'mac_address': '00-09-9b-02-45-db', 'name': 'eth1', 'negotiation': '0', 'speed': '10', 'type': '0'}
         | 
     |
| totalports
        
        integer
         | 
      success | 
        
        Total ethernet ports requested of the WTI device.
         Sample:
        
       
        1
         | 
     |
Authors
- Western Telematic Inc. (@wtinetworkgear)
 
© 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/wti/remote/cpm_interface_info_module.html