networktocode.nautobot.front_port module – Create, update or delete front ports 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.front_port.

New in version 1.0.0: of networktocode.nautobot

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes front ports from Nautobot

Requirements

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

• pynautobot

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
description string added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	Description of the front port
device raw / required added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The device the front port is attached to
name string / required added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The name of the front port
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.
rear_port raw / required added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The rear_port the front port is attached to
rear_port_position integer added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The position of the rear port this front port is connected to
state string	Use present or absent for adding or removing. Choices: absent present ← (default)
tags list / elements=raw added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	Any tags that the front port may need to be associated with
token string / required	The token created within Nautobot to authorize API access
type string / required added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The type of the front port Choices: 8p8c 110-punch bnc mrj21 fc lc lc-apc lsh lsh-apc mpo mtrj sc sc-apc st
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 front port within Nautobot with only required information
      networktocode.nautobot.front_port:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test Front Port
        device: Test Device
        type: bnc
        rear_port: Test Rear Port
        state: present

    - name: Update front port with other fields
      networktocode.nautobot.front_port:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test Front Port
        device: Test Device
        type: bnc
        rear_port: Test Rear Port
        rear_port_position: 5
        description: front port description
        state: present

    - name: Delete front port within nautobot
      networktocode.nautobot.front_port:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test Front Port
        device: Test Device
        type: bnc
        rear_port: Test Rear Port
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Description
front_port 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

• Tobias Groß (@toerb)

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