networktocode.nautobot.rack_group module – Create, update or delete racks groups within Nautobot

Note

This module is part of the networktocode.nautobot collection (version 5.1.1).

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.rack_group.

New in networktocode.nautobot 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • Creates, updates or removes racks groups 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 rack group

location

any

added in networktocode.nautobot 3.0.0

Required if state=present and the rack does not exist yet

name

string / required

added in networktocode.nautobot 3.0.0

The name of the rack group

parent_rack_group

any

added in networktocode.nautobot 3.0.0

The parent rack-group the rack group will be assigned to

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:

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 rack group within Nautobot with only required information
      networktocode.nautobot.rack_group:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test rack group
        location: My Location
        state: present

    - name: Delete rack group within nautobot
      networktocode.nautobot.rack_group:
        url: http://nautobot.local
        token: thisIsMyToken
        name: Test Rack group
        location:
          name: My Location
          parent: Parent Location
        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

rack_group

dictionary

Serialized object as created or already existent within Nautobot

Returned: success (when state=present)

Authors

  • Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)