networktocode.nautobot.circuit module – Create, update or delete circuits within Nautobot

Note

This module is part of the networktocode.nautobot collection (version 3.4.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install networktocode.nautobot.

To use it in a playbook, specify: networktocode.nautobot.circuit.

New in version 1.0.0: of networktocode.nautobot

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes circuits from Nautobot

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• pynautobot

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
cid string / required added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The circuit id of the circuit
circuit_type raw added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The circuit type of the circuit
comments string added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	Comments related to circuit
commit_rate integer added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	Commit rate of the circuit (Kbps)
custom_fields dictionary added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	must exist in Nautobot
description string added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	Description of the circuit
install_date string added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The date the circuit was installed. e.g. YYYY-MM-DD
provider raw added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The provider of the circuit
query_params list / elements=string added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	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.
state string	Use present or absent for adding or removing. Choices: absent present ← (default)
status raw added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The status of the circuit Required if state=present and does not exist yet
tags list / elements=raw added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	Any tags that the device may need to be associated with
tenant raw added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The tenant assigned to the circuit
token string / required	The token created within Nautobot to authorize API access
url string / required	URL of the Nautobot instance resolvable by Ansible control host
validate_certs raw	If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. Default: “yes”

Notes

Note

• Tags should be defined as a YAML list

• This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test Nautobot modules"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:
    - name: Create circuit within Nautobot with only required information
      networktocode.nautobot.circuit:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        cid: Test Circuit
        provider: Test Provider
        circuit_type: Test Circuit Type
        status: active
        state: present

    - name: Update circuit with other fields
      networktocode.nautobot.circuit:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
        cid: Test-Circuit-1000
        provider: Test Provider
        circuit_type: Test Circuit Type
        status: Active
        tenant: Test Tenant
        install_date: "2018-12-25"
        commit_rate: 10000
        description: Test circuit
        comments: "FAST CIRCUIT"
        state: present

    - name: Delete circuit within nautobot
      networktocode.nautobot.circuit:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        cid: Test-Circuit-1000
        state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
circuit dictionary	Serialized object as created or already existent within Nautobot Returned: success (when state=present)
msg string	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved Returned: always

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

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