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spectrum_device - Creates/deletes devices in CA Spectrum.
New in version 2.6.
Synopsis
- This module allows you to create and delete devices in CA Spectrum https://www.ca.com/us/products/ca-spectrum.html.
 - Tested on CA Spectrum 9.4.2, 10.1.1 and 10.2.1
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| agentport | Default: 
        161
         | 
      
        
        UDP port used for SNMP discovery.
         | 
     
| community | 
        
        SNMP community used for device discovery.
        
       
        Required when  state=present.
        | 
     |
| device  
        required
         | 
      
        
        IP address of the device.
        
       
        If a hostname is given, it will be resolved to the IP address.
        
       aliases: host, name  | 
     |
| landscape  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Landscape handle of the SpectroServer to which add or remove the device.
         | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        On  
       present creates the device when it does not exist.
       
        On  absent removes the device when it exists.
        | 
     
| url  
        required
         | 
      
        
        HTTP, HTTPS URL of the Oneclick server in the form (http|https)://host.domain[:port]
        
       aliases: oneclick_url  | 
     |
| url_password  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Oneclick user password.
        
       aliases: oneclick_password  | 
     |
| url_username  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Oneclick user name.
        
       aliases: oneclick_user  | 
     |
| use_proxy  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        if  no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts.
        | 
     
| validate_certs  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If  no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
        | 
     
Notes
Note
- The devices will be created inside the Universe container of the specified landscape.
 - All the operations will be performed only on the specified landscape.
 
Examples
- name: Add device to CA Spectrum
  local_action:
    module: spectrum_device
    device: '{{ ansible_host }}'
    community: secret
    landscape: '0x100000'
    oneclick_url: http://oneclick.example.com:8080
    oneclick_user: username
    oneclick_password: password
    state: present
- name: Remove device from CA Spectrum
  local_action:
    module: spectrum_device
    device: '{{ ansible_host }}'
    landscape: '{{ landscape_handle }}'
    oneclick_url: http://oneclick.example.com:8080
    oneclick_user: username
    oneclick_password: password
    use_proxy: no
    state: absent
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| device  
        dict
         | 
      success | 
        
        device data when state = present
         Sample:
        
       
        {'model_handle': '0x1007ab', 'landscape': '0x100000', 'address': '10.10.5.1'}
         | 
     
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Renato Orgito (@orgito)
 
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/spectrum_device_module.html