networktocode.nautobot.platform module – Create or delete platforms within Nautobot

Note

This module is part of the networktocode.nautobot collection (version 5.0.1).

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install networktocode.nautobot. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

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

New in networktocode.nautobot 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Creates or removes platforms from Nautobot

Requirements

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

• pynautobot

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
api_version string added in networktocode.nautobot 4.1.0	API Version Nautobot REST API
description string added in networktocode.nautobot 3.0.0	The description of the platform
manufacturer any added in networktocode.nautobot 3.0.0	The manufacturer the platform will be tied to
name string / required added in networktocode.nautobot 3.0.0	The name of the platform
napalm_args dictionary added in networktocode.nautobot 3.0.0	The optional arguments used for NAPALM connections
napalm_driver string added in networktocode.nautobot 3.0.0	The name of the NAPALM driver to be used when using the NAPALM plugin
query_params list / elements=string added in networktocode.nautobot 3.0.0	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: :ansible-option-choices-entry:`"absent"` :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`"present"` ← (default)
token string / required	The token created within Nautobot to authorize API access
url string / required	The URL of the Nautobot instance resolvable by the Ansible host (for example: http://nautobot.example.com:8000)
validate_certs any	If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. Default: :ansible-option-default:`true`

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 platform within Nautobot with only required information
      networktocode.nautobot.platform:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test Platform
        state: present

    - name: Create platform within Nautobot with only required information
      networktocode.nautobot.platform:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test Platform All
        manufacturer: Test Manufacturer
        napalm_driver: ios
        napalm_args:
          global_delay_factor: 2
        state: present

    - name: Delete platform within nautobot
      networktocode.nautobot.platform:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test Platform
        state: absent

Return Values

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

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

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

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