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device_interface_template

Collection Note

This module is part of the networktocode.nautobot collection. To install the collection, use:

ansible-galaxy collection install networktocode.nautobot
You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see the Requirements section for details.

Synopsis

  • Creates or removes interfaces from Nautobot

Requirements

The following Python packages are needed on the host that executes this module:

Parameters

Parameter Data Type Environment Variable Comments
api_version str API Version Nautobot REST API
Version Added: 4.1.0
description str Description of the interface
Version Added: 5.2.0
device_type raw Name of the device the interface template will be associated with (case-sensitive)
Version Added: 3.0.0
label str Label of the interface template to be created
Version Added: 5.2.0
mgmt_only bool This interface template is used only for out-of-band management
Version Added: 3.0.0
module_type raw The module type the interface template is attached to
Version Added: 5.4.0
name
required
str Name of the interface template to be created
Version Added: 3.0.0
query_params list This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that is defined in plugins/module_utils/utils.py and provides control to users on what may make an object unique in their environment.
Version Added: 3.0.0
state str Use C(present) or C(absent) for adding or removing.
token
required
str The token created within Nautobot to authorize API access Can be omitted if the E(NAUTOBOT_TOKEN) environment variable is configured.
type
required
str Form factor of the interface:
ex. 1000Base-T (1GE), Virtual, 10GBASE-T (10GE)
This has to be specified exactly as what is found within UI

Version Added: 3.0.0
url
required
str The URL of the Nautobot instance resolvable by the Ansible host (for example: http://nautobot.example.com:8000) Can be omitted if the E(NAUTOBOT_URL) environment variable is configured.
validate_certs raw If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. Can be omitted if the E(NAUTOBOT_VALIDATE_CERTS) environment variable is configured.

Notes

Note

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

Examples

- name: "Test Nautobot interface template module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create interface template within Nautobot with only required information
      networktocode.nautobot.device_interface_template:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        device_type: Arista Test
        name: 10GBASE-T (10GE)
        type: 10gbase-t
        state: present
    - name: Delete interface template within nautobot
      networktocode.nautobot.device_interface_template:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        device_type: Arista Test
        name: 10GBASE-T (10GE)
        type: 10gbase-t
        state: absent

Return Values

Key Data Type Description Returned
interface_template dict Serialized object as created or already existent within Nautobot on creation
msg str Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved always

Authors

  • Tobias Groß (@toerb)