networktocode.nautobot.device_role module – Create, update or delete devices roles 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.device_role
.
New in version 1.0.0: of networktocode.nautobot
Synopsis¶
Creates, updates or removes devices roles from Nautobot
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
pynautobot
Parameters¶
Parameter |
Comments |
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Hexidecimal code for a color, ex. FFFFFF |
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The description of the device role |
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The name of the device role |
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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. |
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The slugified version of the name or custom slug. This is auto-generated following Nautobot rules if not provided |
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Use Choices:
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The token created within Nautobot to authorize API access |
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URL of the Nautobot instance resolvable by Ansible control host |
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If Default: “yes” |
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Whether the role is a VM role Choices:
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Notes¶
Note
Tags should be defined as a YAML list
This should be ran with connection
local
and hostslocalhost
Examples¶
- name: "Test Nautobot modules"
connection: local
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: False
tasks:
- name: Create device role within Nautobot with only required information
networktocode.nautobot.device_role:
url: http://nautobot.local
token: thisIsMyToken
name: Test device role
color: FFFFFF
state: present
- name: Delete device role within nautobot
networktocode.nautobot.device_role:
url: http://nautobot.local
token: thisIsMyToken
name: Test Rack role
state: absent
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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Serialized object as created or already existent within Nautobot Returned: success (when state=present) |
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Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved Returned: always |