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provider

Collection Note

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

ansible-galaxy collection install networktocode.nautobot
Added in version 1.0.0.

You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see the Requirements section for details.

Synopsis

  • Creates, updates or removes providers from Nautobot

Requirements

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

Parameters

Parameter Defaults / Choices Comments
account
str
The account number of the provider
Version Added: 3.0.0
admin_contact
str
The admin contact of the provider
Version Added: 3.0.0
api_version
str
API Version Nautobot REST API
Version Added: 4.1.0
asn
int
The provider ASN
Version Added: 3.0.0
comments
str
Comments related to the provider
Version Added: 3.0.0
custom_fields
dict
Must exist in Nautobot and in key/value format
Version Added: 3.0.0
id
str
The UUID of the object to operate on
Version Added: 5.13.0
name
str
The name of the provider
Required if I(state=present) and the provider does not exist yet
Version Added: 3.0.0
noc_contact
str
The NOC contact of the provider
Version Added: 3.0.0
portal_url
str
The URL of the provider
Version Added: 3.0.0
query_params
list / elements=str
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
Default: present
Choices: absent, present
Use C(present) or C(absent) for adding or removing.
tags
list / elements=raw
Any tags that this item may need to be associated with
Version Added: 3.0.0
token
str
required
The token created within Nautobot to authorize API access
Can be omitted if the E(NAUTOBOT_TOKEN) environment variable is configured.
url
str
required
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
Default: True
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 modules"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false

  tasks:
    - name: Create provider within Nautobot with only required information
      networktocode.nautobot.provider:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test Provider
        state: present

    - name: Update provider with other fields
      networktocode.nautobot.provider:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test Provider
        asn: 65001
        account: 200129104
        portal_url: http://provider.net
        noc_contact: [email protected]
        admin_contact: [email protected]
        comments: "BAD PROVIDER"
        state: present

    - name: Delete provider within nautobot
      networktocode.nautobot.provider:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test Provider
        state: absent

    - name: Delete provider by id
      networktocode.nautobot.provider:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Authors

  • Mikhail Yohman (@fragmentedpacket)