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fortinet.fortios.fortios_switch_controller_flow_tracking – Configure FortiSwitch flow tracking and export via ipfix/netflow in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

Note

This plugin is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.1.2).

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 fortinet.fortios.

To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_switch_controller_flow_tracking.

New in version 2.10: of fortinet.fortios

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify switch_controller feature and flow_tracking category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0

Requirements

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

  • ansible>=2.9.0

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
access_token
string
Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.
enable_log
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Enable/Disable logging for task.
switch_controller_flow_tracking
dictionary
Configure FortiSwitch flow tracking and export via ipfix/netflow.
aggregates
list / elements=string
Configure aggregates in which all traffic sessions matching the IP Address will be grouped into the same flow.
id
integer / required
Aggregate id.
ip
string
IP address to group all matching traffic sessions to a flow.
collector_ip
string
Configure collector ip address.
collector_port
integer
Configure collector port number(0-65535).
format
string
    Choices:
  • netflow1
  • netflow5
  • netflow9
  • ipfix
Configure flow tracking protocol.
level
string
    Choices:
  • vlan
  • ip
  • port
  • proto
  • mac
Configure flow tracking level.
max_export_pkt_size
integer
Configure flow max export packet size (512-9216).
sample_mode
string
    Choices:
  • local
  • perimeter
  • device-ingress
Configure sample mode for the flow tracking.
sample_rate
integer
Configure sample rate for the perimeter and device-ingress sampling(0 - 99999).
timeout_general
integer
Configure flow session general timeout (60-604800).
timeout_icmp
integer
Configure flow session ICMP timeout (60-604800).
timeout_max
integer
Configure flow session max timeout (60-604800).
timeout_tcp
integer
Configure flow session TCP timeout (60-604800).
timeout_tcp_fin
integer
Configure flow session TCP FIN timeout (60-604800).
timeout_tcp_rst
integer
Configure flow session TCP RST timeout (60-604800).
timeout_udp
integer
Configure flow session UDP timeout (60-604800).
transport
string
    Choices:
  • udp
  • tcp
  • sctp
Configure L4 transport protocol for exporting packets.
vdom
string
Default:
"root"
Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.

Notes

Note

  • Legacy fortiosapi has been deprecated, httpapi is the preferred way to run playbooks

Examples

- hosts: fortigates
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortios
  connection: httpapi
  vars:
   vdom: "root"
   ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: yes
   ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: no
   ansible_httpapi_port: 443
  tasks:
  - name: Configure FortiSwitch flow tracking and export via ipfix/netflow.
    fortios_switch_controller_flow_tracking:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      switch_controller_flow_tracking:
        aggregates:
         -
            id:  "4"
            ip: "<your_own_value>"
        collector_ip: "<your_own_value>"
        collector_port: "7"
        format: "netflow1"
        level: "vlan"
        max_export_pkt_size: "10"
        sample_mode: "local"
        sample_rate: "12"
        timeout_general: "13"
        timeout_icmp: "14"
        timeout_max: "15"
        timeout_tcp: "16"
        timeout_tcp_fin: "17"
        timeout_tcp_rst: "18"
        timeout_udp: "19"
        transport: "udp"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
build
string
always
Build number of the fortigate image

Sample:
1547
http_method
string
always
Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate

Sample:
PUT
http_status
string
always
Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Sample:
200
mkey
string
success
Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Sample:
id
name
string
always
Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
urlfilter
path
string
always
Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
webfilter
revision
string
always
Internal revision number

Sample:
17.0.2.10658
serial
string
always
Serial number of the unit

Sample:
FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
status
string
always
Indication of the operation's result

Sample:
success
vdom
string
always
Virtual domain used

Sample:
root
version
string
always
Version of the FortiGate

Sample:
v5.6.3


Authors

  • Link Zheng (@chillancezen)
  • Jie Xue (@JieX19)
  • Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)
  • Frank Shen (@frankshen01)
  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/fortinet/fortios/fortios_switch_controller_flow_tracking_module.html