networktocode.nautobot.vlan_group module – Create, update or delete vlans groups 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.vlan_group.

New in version 1.0.0: of networktocode.nautobot

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes vlans groups 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	The description of the vlan group
name string / required added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The name of the vlan group
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.
site raw added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The site the vlan will be assigned to
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	Use present or absent for adding or removing. Choices: absent present ← (default)
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	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 vlan group within Nautobot with only required information
      networktocode.nautobot.vlan_group:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test vlan group
        site: Test Site
        state: present

    - name: Delete vlan group within nautobot
      networktocode.nautobot.vlan_group:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test vlan group
        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
vlan_group dictionary	Serialized object as created or already existent within Nautobot Returned: success (when state=present)

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

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