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netbox.netbox.netbox_config_context – Creates, updates or deletes configuration contexts 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_config_context.

New in version 3.3.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

  • Creates, updates or removes configuration contexts 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 configuration context
cluster_groups
list / elements=string
List of cluster_groups to which configuration context applies
clusters
list / elements=string
List of clusters to which configuration context applies
data
dictionary
JSON-formatted configuration context data
description
string
The description of the configuration context
device_types
list / elements=string
List of device_types to which configuration context applies
is_active
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether configuration context is active
name
string / required
Name of the context
platforms
list / elements=string
List of platforms to which configuration context applies
regions
list / elements=string
List of regions where configuration context applies
roles
list / elements=string
List of roles to which configuration context applies
sites
list / elements=string
List of sites where configuration context applies
tags
list / elements=string
Any tags that the configuration context associates with
tenant_groups
list / elements=string
List of tenant_groups to which configuration context applies
tenants
list / elements=string
List of tenants to which configuration context applies
weight
integer
The weight of the configuration context
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 config_context module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create config context and apply it to sites euc1-az1, euc1-az2 with the default weight of 1000
      netbox_config_context:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: "dns_nameservers-quadnine"
          description: "9.9.9.9"
          data: "{ \"dns\": { \"nameservers\": [ \"9.9.9.9\" ] } }"
          sites: [ euc1-az1, euc1-az2 ]

    - name: Detach config context from euc1-az1, euc1-az2 and attach to euc1-az3
      netbox_config_context:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: "dns_nameservers-quadnine"
          data: "{ \"dns\": { \"nameservers\": [ \"9.9.9.9\" ] } }"
          sites: [ euc1-az3 ]

    - name: Delete config context
      netbox_config_context:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: "dns_nameservers-quadnine"
          data: "{ \"dns\": { \"nameservers\": [ \"9.9.9.9\" ] } }"
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
config_context
dictionary
always
Serialized object as created/existent/updated/deleted within Netbox

msg
string
always
Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved



Authors

  • Pavel Korovin (@pkorovin)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/netbox/netbox/netbox_config_context_module.html