New in version 2.7.
record:a objects using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST.The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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comment
-
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Configures a text string comment to be associated with the instance of this object. The provided text string will be configured on the object instance.
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extattrs
-
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Allows for the configuration of Extensible Attributes on the instance of the object. This argument accepts a set of key / value pairs for configuration.
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ipv4addr
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/ required
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Configures the IPv4 address for this A record. Users can dynamically allocate ipv4 address to A record by passing dictionary containing, nios_next_ip and CIDR network range. See example
aliases: ipv4 |
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name
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/ required
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Specifies the fully qualified hostname to add or remove from the system
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provider
dictionary
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A dict object containing connection details.
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host
string
/ required
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Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote instance of NIOS WAPI over REST
Value can also be specified using
INFOBLOX_HOST environment variable. |
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http_request_timeout
integer
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Default: 10
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The amount of time before to wait before receiving a response
Value can also be specified using
INFOBLOX_HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT environment variable. |
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max_results
integer
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Default: 1000
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Specifies the maximum number of objects to be returned, if set to a negative number the appliance will return an error when the number of returned objects would exceed the setting.
Value can also be specified using
INFOBLOX_MAX_RESULTS environment variable. |
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max_retries
integer
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Default: 3
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Configures the number of attempted retries before the connection is declared usable
Value can also be specified using
INFOBLOX_MAX_RETRIES environment variable. |
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password
string
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Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS.
Value can also be specified using
INFOBLOX_PASSWORD environment variable. |
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username
string
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Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS.
Value can also be specified using
INFOBLOX_USERNAME environment variable. |
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validate_certs
boolean
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Boolean value to enable or disable verifying SSL certificates
Value can also be specified using
INFOBLOX_SSL_VERIFY environment variable.aliases: ssl_verify |
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wapi_version
string
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Default: "2.1"
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Specifies the version of WAPI to use
Value can also be specified using
INFOBLOX_WAP_VERSION environment variable.Until ansible 2.8 the default WAPI was 1.4
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state
-
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Configures the intended state of the instance of the object on the NIOS server. When this value is set to
present, the object is configured on the device and when this value is set to absent the value is removed (if necessary) from the device. |
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ttl
-
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Configures the TTL to be associated with this A record
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view
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/ required
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Default: "default"
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Sets the DNS view to associate this A record with. The DNS view must already be configured on the system
aliases: dns_view |
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Note
connection: local.- name: configure an A record
nios_a_record:
name: a.ansible.com
ipv4: 192.168.10.1
state: present
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
- name: add a comment to an existing A record
nios_a_record:
name: a.ansible.com
ipv4: 192.168.10.1
comment: this is a test comment
state: present
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
- name: remove an A record from the system
nios_a_record:
name: a.ansible.com
ipv4: 192.168.10.1
state: absent
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
- name: update an A record name
nios_a_record:
name: {new_name: a_new.ansible.com, old_name: a.ansible.com}
ipv4: 192.168.10.1
state: present
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
- name: dynamically add a record to next available ip
nios_a_record:
name: a.ansible.com
ipv4: {nios_next_ip: 192.168.10.0/24}
state: present
provider:
host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
username: admin
password: admin
connection: local
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