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netbox.netbox.netbox_site_group – Create, update, or delete site groups within NetBox

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_site_group.

New in version 3.4.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

  • Creates, updates, or deletes site groups within NetBox

Requirements

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

  • pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cert
raw
Certificate path
data
dictionary / required
Defines the site group configuration
description
string
The description of the site group
name
string / required
Name of the site group to be created
parent_site_group
raw
The parent site group the site group will be associated with
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
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
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.

Notes

Note

  • Tags should be defined as a YAML list
  • This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test NetBox site group module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create site group within NetBox with only required information
      netbox.netbox.netbox_site_group:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Site group
        state: present

    - name: Create site group within NetBox with a parent site group
      netbox.netbox.netbox_site_group:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Child site group
          parent_site_group: Site group
        state: present

    - name: Delete site group within NetBox
      netbox.netbox.netbox_site_group:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Site group
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
msg
string
always
Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved
site_group
dictionary
success (when state=present)
Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox


Authors

  • Andrew Simmons (@andybro19)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/netbox/netbox/netbox_site_group_module.html