networktocode.nautobot.device – Create, update or delete devices within Nautobot

Note

This plugin is part of the networktocode.nautobot collection (version 1.0.4).

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

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

New in version 1.0.0: of networktocode.nautobot

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes devices from Nautobot

Requirements

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

• pynautobot

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
data dictionary / required			Defines the device configuration
	asset_tag string		Asset tag that is associated to the device
	cluster raw		Cluster that the device will be assigned to
	comments string		Comments that may include additional information in regards to the device
	custom_fields dictionary		must exist in Nautobot
	device_role raw		Required if state=present and the device does not exist yet
	device_type raw		Required if state=present and the device does not exist yet
	face string	Choices: Front front Rear rear	Required if rack is defined
	local_context_data dictionary		Arbitrary JSON data to define the devices configuration variables.
	name string / required		The name of the device
	platform raw		The platform of the device
	position integer		The position of the device in the rack defined above
	primary_ip4 raw		Primary IPv4 address assigned to the device
	primary_ip6 raw		Primary IPv6 address assigned to the device
	rack raw		The name of the rack to assign the device to
	serial string		Serial number of the device
	site raw		Required if state=present and the device does not exist yet
	status raw		The status of the device
	tags list / elements=string		Any tags that the device may need to be associated with
	tenant raw		The tenant that the device will be assigned to
	vc_position integer		Position in the assigned virtual chassis
	vc_priority integer		Priority in the assigned virtual chassis
	virtual_chassis raw		Virtual chassis the device will be assigned to
query_params list / elements=string			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		Choices: absent present ←	Use present or absent for adding or removing.
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		Default: "yes"	If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

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 device within Nautobot with only required information
      networktocode.nautobot.device:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Device
          device_type: C9410R
          device_role: Core Switch
          site: Main
          status: active
        state: present

    - name: Create device within Nautobot with empty string name to generate UUID
      networktocode.nautobot.device:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: ""
          device_type: C9410R
          device_role: Core Switch
          site: Main
          status: active
        state: present

    - name: Delete device within nautobot
      networktocode.nautobot.device:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Device
        state: absent

    - name: Create device with tags
      networktocode.nautobot.device:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Another Test Device
          device_type: C9410R
          device_role: Core Switch
          site: Main
          status: active
          local_context_data:
            bgp: "65000"
          tags:
            - Schnozzberry
        state: present

    - name: Update the rack and position of an existing device
      networktocode.nautobot.device:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Device
          rack: Test Rack
          position: 10
          face: Front
        state: present

Return Values

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

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

Authors

• Network to Code (@networktocode)

• David Gomez (@amb1s1)