networktocode.nautobot.vm_interface module – Creates or removes interfaces from virtual machines in Nautobot

Note

This module is part of the networktocode.nautobot collection (version 4.1.1).

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.vm_interface.

New in version 1.0.0: of networktocode.nautobot

Synopsis

• Creates or removes interfaces from virtual machines in Nautobot

Requirements

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

• pynautobot

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
api_version string added in 4.1.0 of networktocode.nautobot	API Version Nautobot REST API
description string added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The description of the interface
enabled boolean added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	Sets whether interface shows enabled or disabled Choices: false true
mac_address string added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The MAC address of the interface
mode any added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The mode of the interface
mtu integer added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The MTU of the interface
name string / required added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	Name of the interface to be created
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.
state string	Use present or absent for adding or removing. Choices: absent present ← (default)
tagged_vlans any added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	A list of tagged VLANS to be assigned to interface. Mode must be set to either Tagged or Tagged All
tags list / elements=any added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	Any tags that the prefix may need to be associated with
token string / required	The token created within Nautobot to authorize API access
untagged_vlan any added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	The untagged VLAN to be assigned to interface
url string / required	URL of the Nautobot instance resolvable by Ansible control host
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: “true”
virtual_machine any / required added in 3.0.0 of networktocode.nautobot	Name of the virtual machine the interface will be associated with (case-sensitive)

Notes

Note

• Tags should be defined as a YAML list

• This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test Nautobot interface module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create interface within Nautobot with only required information
      networktocode.nautobot.vm_interface:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        virtual_machine: test100
        name: GigabitEthernet1
        state: present

    - name: Delete interface within nautobot
      networktocode.nautobot.vm_interface:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        virtual_machine: test100
        name: GigabitEthernet1
        state: absent

    - name: Create interface as a trunk port
      networktocode.nautobot.vm_interface:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        virtual_machine: test100
        name: GigabitEthernet25
        enabled: false
        untagged_vlan:
          name: Wireless
          site: Test Site
        tagged_vlans:
          - name: Data
            site: Test Site
          - name: VoIP
            site: Test Site
        mtu: 1600
        mode: Tagged
        state: present

Return Values

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

Key	Description
interface dictionary	Serialized object as created or already existent within Nautobot Returned: on creation
msg string	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved Returned: always

Authors

• Benjamin Vergnaud (@bvergnaud)

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