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vlan_group

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 vlans groups 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 The description of the vlan group
Version Added: 3.0.0
location raw The location the vlan will be assigned to
Version Added: 5.0.0
name
required
str The name of the vlan group
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.
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 modules"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:
    - name: Create vlan group within Nautobot with only required information
      networktocode.nautobot.vlan_group:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test vlan group
        location:
          name: My Location
          parent: Parent Location
        state: present

    - name: Delete vlan group within nautobot
      networktocode.nautobot.vlan_group:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test vlan group
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Authors

  • Mikhail Yohman (@fragmentedpacket)