module

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, updates or removes modules from Nautobot

Requirements

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

• pynautobot

Parameters

Parameter	Data Type	Environment Variable	Comments
api_version	str		API Version Nautobot REST API Version Added: 4.1.0
asset_tag	str		The asset tag of the module
custom_fields	dict		Must exist in Nautobot and in key/value format Version Added: 3.0.0
location	raw		The location of the module
module_type required	raw		The module type of the module
parent_module_bay	raw		The parent module bay of the module
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
role	raw		The role of the module
serial	str		The serial number of the module
state	str		Use C(present) or C(absent) for adding or removing.
status	raw		The status of the module Required if I(state=present) and the device does not exist yet
tags	list		Any tags that this item may need to be associated with Version Added: 3.0.0
tenant	raw		The tenant of the module
token required	str		The token created within Nautobot to authorize API access Can be omitted if the E(NAUTOBOT_TOKEN) environment variable is configured.
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: Create a module in module bay
  networktocode.nautobot.module:
    url: http://nautobot.local
    token: thisIsMyToken
    module_type: HooverMaxProModel60
    parent_module_bay:
      name: PowerStripTwo
      parent_device: test100
    status: Active
    state: present

- name: Create a module at location
  networktocode.nautobot.module:
    url: http://nautobot.local
    token: thisIsMyToken
    module_type: HooverMaxProModel60
    location:
      name: "Child Test Location"
      parent: "Parent Test Location"
    serial: "654321"
    asset_tag: "123456"
    role: Test Module Role
    status: Active
    tenant: Test Tenant
    state: present

- name: Delete a module
  networktocode.nautobot.module:
    url: http://nautobot.local
    token: thisIsMyToken
    module_type: HooverMaxProModel60
    parent_module_bay:
      name: PowerStripTwo
      parent_device: test100
    state: absent

Return Values

Key	Data Type	Description	Returned
module	dict	Serialized object as created or already existent within Nautobot	success (when I(state=present))
msg	str	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved	always

Authors

• Travis Smith (@tsm1th)