New in version 2.5.
record:host
objects using the Infoblox WAPI interface over REST.The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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aliases (added in 2.6) | Configures an optional list of additional aliases to add to the host record. These are equivalent to CNAMEs but held within a host record. Must be in list format. | ||
comment | Configures a text string comment to be associated with the instance of this object. The provided text string will be configured on the object instance. | ||
configure_for_dns bool (added in 2.7) |
| Sets the DNS to particular parent. If user needs to bypass DNS user can make the value to false. aliases: dns | |
extattrs | Allows for the configuration of Extensible Attributes on the instance of the object. This argument accepts a set of key / value pairs for configuration. | ||
ipv4addrs | Configures the IPv4 addresses for this host record. This argument accepts a list of values (see suboptions) aliases: ipv4 | ||
configure_for_dhcp | Configure the host_record over DHCP instead of DNS, if user changes it to true, user need to mention MAC address to configure aliases: dhcp | ||
mac | Configures the hardware MAC address for the host record. If user makes DHCP to true, user need to mention MAC address. aliases: mac | ||
ipv4addr required | Configures the IPv4 address for the host record aliases: address | ||
ipv6addrs | Configures the IPv6 addresses for the host record. This argument accepts a list of values (see options) aliases: ipv6 | ||
configure_for_dhcp | Configure the host_record over DHCP instead of DNS, if user changes it to true, user need to mention MAC address to configure aliases: dhcp | ||
ipv6addr required | Configures the IPv6 address for the host record aliases: address | ||
name required | Specifies the fully qualified hostname to add or remove from the system. User can also update the hostname as it is possible to pass a dict containing new_name, old_name. See examples. | ||
provider | A dict object containing connection details. | ||
username | Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS. Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_USERNAME environment variable. | ||
http_request_timeout | Default: 10 | The amount of time before to wait before receiving a response Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT environment variable. | |
max_retries | Default: 3 | Configures the number of attempted retries before the connection is declared usable Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_MAX_RETRIES environment variable. | |
wapi_version | Default: 1.4 | Specifies the version of WAPI to use Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_WAP_VERSION environment variable. | |
ssl_verify bool |
| Boolean value to enable or disable verifying SSL certificates Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_SSL_VERIFY environment variable. | |
max_results | Default: 1000 | Specifies the maximum number of objects to be returned, if set to a negative number the appliance will return an error when the number of returned objects would exceed the setting. Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_MAX_RESULTS environment variable. | |
host required | Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote instance of NIOS WAPI over REST Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_HOST environment variable. | ||
password | Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS. Value can also be specified using INFOBLOX_PASSWORD environment variable. | ||
state |
| Configures the intended state of the instance of the object on the NIOS server. When this value is set to present , the object is configured on the device and when this value is set to absent the value is removed (if necessary) from the device. | |
ttl | Configures the TTL to be associated with this host record | ||
view required | Default: default | Sets the DNS view to associate this host record with. The DNS view must already be configured on the system aliases: dns_view |
Note
connection: local
.- name: configure an ipv4 host record nios_host_record: name: host.ansible.com ipv4: - address: 192.168.10.1 aliases: - cname.ansible.com state: present provider: host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" username: admin password: admin connection: local - name: add a comment to an existing host record nios_host_record: name: host.ansible.com ipv4: - address: 192.168.10.1 comment: this is a test comment state: present provider: host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" username: admin password: admin connection: local - name: remove a host record from the system nios_host_record: name: host.ansible.com state: absent provider: host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" username: admin password: admin connection: local - name: update an ipv4 host record nios_host_record: name: {new_name: host-new.ansible.com, old_name: host.ansible.com} ipv4: - address: 192.168.10.1 state: present provider: host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" username: admin password: admin connection: local - name: create an ipv4 host record bypassing DNS nios_host_record: name: new_host ipv4: - address: 192.168.10.1 dns: false state: present provider: host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" username: admin password: admin connection: local - name: create an ipv4 host record over DHCP nios_host_record: name: host.ansible.com ipv4: - address: 192.168.10.1 dhcp: true mac: 00-80-C8-E3-4C-BD state: present provider: host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" username: admin password: admin connection: local
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