Note
This plugin is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.3.0).
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 netbox.netbox
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: netbox.netbox.netbox_location
.
New in version 3.3.0: of netbox.netbox
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
---|---|---|---|
cert raw | Certificate path | ||
data dictionary / required | Defines the location configuration | ||
description string | The description of the location | ||
name string / required | The name of the location | ||
parent_location raw | The parent location the location will be associated with | ||
site raw | Required if state=present and the location does not exist yet | ||
slug string | The slugified version of the name or custom slug. This is auto-generated following NetBox rules if not provided | ||
netbox_token string / required | The token created within NetBox to authorize API access | ||
netbox_url string / required | URL of the NetBox instance resolvable by Ansible control host | ||
query_params list / elements=string | This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that is defined in plugins/module_utils/netbox_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. | |
validate_certs raw | Default: "yes" | If no , SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. |
Note
local
and hosts localhost
- name: "Test NetBox modules" connection: local hosts: localhost gather_facts: False tasks: - name: Create location within NetBox with only required information netbox.netbox.netbox_location: netbox_url: http://netbox.local netbox_token: thisIsMyToken data: name: Test location site: Test Site state: present - name: Create location within NetBox with a parent location netbox.netbox.netbox_location: netbox_url: http://netbox.local netbox_token: thisIsMyToken data: name: Child location site: Test Site parent_location: Test location state: present - name: Delete location within NetBox netbox.netbox.netbox_location: netbox_url: http://netbox.local netbox_token: thisIsMyToken data: name: Test location state: absent
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
location dictionary | success (when state=present) | Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox |
msg string | always | Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved |
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/netbox/netbox/netbox_location_module.html