netbox_site – Creates or removes sites from Netbox

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • Creates or removes sites from Netbox

Requirements

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

  • pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
data
- / required
Defines the site configuration
asn
integer
The ASN associated with the site
comments
string
Comments for the site. This can be markdown syntax
contact_email
string
Contact email for site
contact_name
string
Name of contact for site
contact_phone
string
Contact phone number for site
custom_fields
dictionary
must exist in Netbox
description
string
The description of the prefix
facility
string
Data center provider or facility, ex. Equinix NY7
latitude
integer
Latitude in decimal format
longitude
integer
Longitude in decimal format
name
string / required
Name of the site to be created
physical_address
string
Physical address of site
region
string
The region that the site should be associated with
shipping_address
string
Shipping address of site
status
string
    Choices:
  • Active
  • Planned
  • Retired
Status of the site
tags
list
Any tags that the prefix may need to be associated with
tenant
string
The tenant the site will be assigned to
time_zone
string
Timezone associated with the site, ex. America/Denver
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
state
string
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
Use present or absent for adding or removing.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • 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 module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create site within Netbox with only required information
      netbox_site:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test - Colorado
        state: present

    - name: Delete site within netbox
      netbox_site:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test - Colorado
        state: absent

    - name: Create site with all parameters
      netbox_site:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test - California
          status: Planned
          region: Test Region
          tenant: Test Tenant
          facility: EquinoxCA7
          asn: 65001
          time_zone: America/Los Angeles
          description: This is a test description
          physical_address: Hollywood, CA, 90210
          shipping_address: Hollywood, CA, 90210
          latitude: 10.100000
          longitude: 12.200000
          contact_name: Jenny
          contact_phone: 867-5309
          contact_email: jenny@changednumber.com
          comments: ### Placeholder
        state: present

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
dictionary
on creation
Serialized object as created or already existent within Netbox


Status

Authors

  • Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

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