netbox.netbox.netbox_circuit – Create, update or delete circuits within Netbox

Note

This plugin is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.3.0).

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 netbox.netbox.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netbox.netbox.netbox_circuit.

New in version 0.1.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

Creates, updates or removes circuits from Netbox

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
cert raw			Certificate path
data dictionary / required			Defines the circuit configuration
	cid string / required		The circuit id of the circuit
	circuit_type raw		The circuit type of the circuit
	comments string		Comments related to circuit
	commit_rate integer		Commit rate of the circuit (Kbps)
	custom_fields dictionary		must exist in Netbox
	description string		Description of the circuit
	install_date string		The date the circuit was installed. e.g. YYYY-MM-DD
	provider raw		The provider of the circuit
	status raw		The status of the circuit
	tags list / elements=raw		Any tags that the device may need to be associated with
	tenant raw		The tenant assigned to the circuit
netbox_token string / required			The token created within Netbox to authorize API access
netbox_url string / required			URL of the Netbox instance resolvable by Ansible control host
query_params list / elements=string			This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that is defined in plugins/module_utils/netbox_utils.py and provides control to users on what may make an object unique in their environment.
state string		Choices: absent present ←	Use `present` or `absent` for adding or removing.
validate_certs raw		Default: "yes"	If `no`, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Notes

Note

Tags should be defined as a YAML list
This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test Netbox modules"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:
    - name: Create circuit within Netbox with only required information
      netbox_circuit:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          cid: Test Circuit
          provider: Test Provider
          circuit_type: Test Circuit Type
        state: present

    - name: Update circuit with other fields
      netbox_circuit:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          cid: Test-Circuit-1000
          provider: Test Provider
          circuit_type: Test Circuit Type
          status: Active
          tenant: Test Tenant
          install_date: "2018-12-25"
          commit_rate: 10000
          description: Test circuit
          comments: "FAST CIRCUIT"
        state: present

    - name: Delete circuit within netbox
      netbox_circuit:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          cid: Test-Circuit-1000
        state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
circuit dictionary	success (when state=present)	Serialized object as created or already existent within Netbox
msg string	always	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Authors

Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

© 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/netbox/netbox/netbox_circuit_module.html

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