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route_target

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 route targets 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
custom_fields dict Must exist in Nautobot and in key/value format
Version Added: 3.0.0
description str Tag description
Version Added: 3.0.0
name
required
str Route target name
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.
tags list Any tags that this item may need to be associated with
Version Added: 3.0.0
tenant raw The tenant that the route target will be assigned to
Version Added: 3.0.0
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: "Test route target creation/deletion"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create Route Targets
      networktocode.nautobot.route_target:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: "{{ item.name }}"
        tenant: "Test Tenant"
        tags:
          - Schnozzberry
      loop:
        - { name: "65000:65001", description: "management" }
        - { name: "65000:65002", description: "tunnel" }

    - name: Update Description on Route Targets
      networktocode.nautobot.route_target:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: "{{ item.name }}"
        tenant: "Test Tenant"
        description: "{{ item.description }}"
        tags:
          - Schnozzberry
      loop:
        - { name: "65000:65001", description: "management" }
        - { name: "65000:65002", description: "tunnel" }

    - name: Delete Route Targets
      networktocode.nautobot.route_target:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: "{{ item }}"
        state: absent
      loop:
        - "65000:65001"
        - "65000:65002"

Return Values

Key Data Type Description Returned
msg str Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved always
route_target dict Serialized object as created/existent/updated/deleted within Nautobot always

Authors

  • Mikhail Yohman (@fragmentedpacket)