New in version 2.7.
record:mx
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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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. | ||
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. | ||
mail_exchanger required | Configures the mail exchanger FQDN for this MX record. aliases: mx | ||
name required | Specifies the fully qualified hostname to add or remove from the system | ||
preference required | Configures the preference (0-65535) for this MX record. | ||
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 a record with. The DNS view must already be configured on the system aliases: dns_view |
Note
connection: local
.- name: configure an MX record nios_mx_record: name: ansible.com mx: mailhost.ansible.com preference: 0 state: present provider: host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" username: admin password: admin connection: local - name: add a comment to an existing MX record nios_mx_record: name: ansible.com mx: mailhost.ansible.com preference: 0 comment: this is a test comment state: present provider: host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" username: admin password: admin connection: local - name: remove an MX record from the system nios_mx_record: name: ansible.com mx: mailhost.ansible.com preference: 0 state: absent provider: host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}" username: admin password: admin connection: local
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
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