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

Note

This plugin is part of the networktocode.nautobot collection (version 3.3.0).

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	Choices/Defaults	Comments
color string added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot		Hexidecimal code for a color, ex. FFFFFF
description string added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot		The description of the device role
name string / required added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot		The name of the device role
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.
slug string added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot		The slugified version of the name or custom slug. This is auto-generated following Nautobot rules if not provided
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.
vm_role boolean added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	Choices: no yes	Whether the role is a VM role

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 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	Returned	Description
device_role 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

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)