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

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 or removes interfaces from Nautobot

Requirements¶

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

pynautobot

Parameters¶

Parameter	Defaults / Choices	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		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) Requires one of I(device_type) or I(module_type) when I(state=present) and the interface template does not exist yet Version Added: 3.0.0
id str		The UUID of the object to operate on Version Added: 5.13.0
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 Requires one of I(device_type) or I(module_type) when I(state=present) and the interface template does not exist yet Version Added: 5.4.0
name str		Name of the interface template to be created Required if I(state=present) and the interface template does not exist yet 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.
token str required		The token created within Nautobot to authorize API access Can be omitted if the E(NAUTOBOT_TOKEN) environment variable is configured.
type 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 Required if I(state=present) and the interface template does not exist yet Version Added: 3.0.0
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 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

    - name: Delete interface template by id
      networktocode.nautobot.device_interface_template:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
        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)