fortios_firewall_shaper_per_ip_shaper – Configure per-IP traffic shaper in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify firewall_shaper feature and per_ip_shaper category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5

Requirements

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

  • fortiosapi>=0.9.8

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
firewall_shaper_per_ip_shaper
dictionary
Default:
null
Configure per-IP traffic shaper.
bandwidth_unit
string
    Choices:
  • kbps
  • mbps
  • gbps
Unit of measurement for maximum bandwidth for this shaper (Kbps, Mbps or Gbps).
diffserv_forward
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable changing the Forward (original) DiffServ setting applied to traffic accepted by this shaper.
diffserv_reverse
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable changing the Reverse (reply) DiffServ setting applied to traffic accepted by this shaper.
diffservcode_forward
string
Forward (original) DiffServ setting to be applied to traffic accepted by this shaper.
diffservcode_rev
string
Reverse (reply) DiffServ setting to be applied to traffic accepted by this shaper.
max_bandwidth
integer
Upper bandwidth limit enforced by this shaper (0 - 16776000). 0 means no limit. Units depend on the bandwidth-unit setting.
max_concurrent_session
integer
Maximum number of concurrent sessions allowed by this shaper (0 - 2097000). 0 means no limit.
name
string / required
Traffic shaper name.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.9 we recommend using the top-level 'state' parameter.
Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
host
string
FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
password
string
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
state
string
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Indicates whether to create or remove the object. This attribute was present already in previous version in a deeper level. It has been moved out to this outer level.
username
string
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
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

  • Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet
  • Run as a local_action in your playbook

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
   ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure per-IP traffic shaper.
    fortios_firewall_shaper_per_ip_shaper:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      firewall_shaper_per_ip_shaper:
        bandwidth_unit: "kbps"
        diffserv_forward: "enable"
        diffserv_reverse: "enable"
        diffservcode_forward: "<your_own_value>"
        diffservcode_rev: "<your_own_value>"
        max_bandwidth: "8"
        max_concurrent_session: "9"
        name: "default_name_10"

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


Status

Authors

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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