fortios_switch_controller_flow_tracking.rst

source:	fortios_switch_controller_flow_tracking.py
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fortios_switch_controller_flow_tracking -- Configure FortiSwitch flow tracking and export via ipfix/netflow in Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiGate.

.. versionadded:: 2.0.0

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Tips
• FortiOS Version Compatibility
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status
• Authors

Synopsis

• This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify switch_controller feature and flow_tracking category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0

Requirements

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

• ansible>=2.9

Tips

Using member operation to add an element to an existing object.

FortiOS Version Compatibility

v6.2.0

v6.2.3

v6.2.5

v6.2.7

v6.4.0

v6.4.1

v6.4.4

v7.0.0

v7.0.1

v7.0.2

v7.0.3

v7.0.4

v7.0.5

v7.0.6

v7.0.7

v7.0.8

v7.0.12

v7.2.0

v7.2.1

v7.2.2

v7.2.4

v7.4.0

fortios_switch_controller_flow_tracking

yes

yes

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yes

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Parameters

• access_token - Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate. type: str required: false
• enable_log - Enable/Disable logging for task. type: bool required: false default: False
• vdom - 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. type: str default: root
• member_path - Member attribute path to operate on. type: str
• member_state - Add or delete a member under specified attribute path. type: str choices: present, absent
• switch_controller_flow_tracking - Configure FortiSwitch flow tracking and export via ipfix/netflow. type: dict more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  switch_controller_flow_tracking

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

• aggregates - Configure aggregates in which all traffic sessions matching the IP Address will be grouped into the same flow. type: list member_path: aggregates:id more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  aggregates

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

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  yes

  yes

• id - Aggregate id. see Notes. type: int required: true more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  id

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

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  yes

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  yes

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  yes

  yes

• ip - IP address to group all matching traffic sessions to a flow. type: str more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  ip

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

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  yes

• collector_ip - Configure collector ip address. type: str more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  collector_ip

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

• collector_port - Configure collector port number(0-65535). type: int more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  collector_port

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

• collectors - Configure collectors for the flow. type: list member_path: collectors:name more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  collectors

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

• ip - Collector IP address. type: str more...

  	v7.2.0	v7.2.1	v7.2.2	v7.2.4	v7.4.0
  ip	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes

• name - Collector name. type: str required: true more...

  	v7.2.0	v7.2.1	v7.2.2	v7.2.4	v7.4.0
  name	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes

• port - Collector port number(0-65535). type: int more...

  	v7.2.0	v7.2.1	v7.2.2	v7.2.4	v7.4.0
  port	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes

• transport - Collector L4 transport protocol for exporting packets. type: str choices: udp, tcp, sctp more...

  	v7.2.0	v7.2.1	v7.2.2	v7.2.4	v7.4.0
  transport	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
  [udp]	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
  [tcp]	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
  [sctp]	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes

• format - Configure flow tracking protocol. type: str choices: netflow1, netflow5, netflow9, ipfix more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  format

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  [netflow1]

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  [netflow5]

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  [netflow9]

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  [ipfix]

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

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  yes

  yes

• level - Configure flow tracking level. type: str choices: vlan, ip, port, proto, mac more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  level

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  [vlan]

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  [ip]

  yes

  yes

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  yes

  yes

  yes

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  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

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  yes

  yes

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  yes

  [port]

  yes

  yes

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  yes

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  yes

  [proto]

  yes

  yes

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  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

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  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  [mac]

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

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  yes

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• max_export_pkt_size - Configure flow max export packet size (512-9216). type: int more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  max_export_pkt_size

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

• sample_mode - Configure sample mode for the flow tracking. type: str choices: local, perimeter, device-ingress more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  sample_mode

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  [local]

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  [perimeter]

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  [device-ingress]

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

• sample_rate - Configure sample rate for the perimeter and device-ingress sampling(0 - 99999). type: int more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  sample_rate

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

• template_export_period - Configure template export period (1-60). type: int more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  template_export_period

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  no

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

• timeout_general - Configure flow session general timeout (60-604800). type: int more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  timeout_general

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

• timeout_icmp - Configure flow session ICMP timeout (60-604800). type: int more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  timeout_icmp

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

• timeout_max - Configure flow session max timeout (60-604800). type: int more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  timeout_max

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

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  yes

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  yes

• timeout_tcp - Configure flow session TCP timeout (60-604800). type: int more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  timeout_tcp

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

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  yes

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• timeout_tcp_fin - Configure flow session TCP FIN timeout (60-604800). type: int more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  timeout_tcp_fin

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

• timeout_tcp_rst - Configure flow session TCP RST timeout (60-604800). type: int more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

  v7.0.3

  v7.0.4

  v7.0.5

  v7.0.6

  v7.0.7

  v7.0.8

  v7.0.12

  v7.2.0

  v7.2.1

  v7.2.2

  v7.2.4

  v7.4.0

  timeout_tcp_rst

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

• timeout_udp - Configure flow session UDP timeout (60-604800). type: int more...

  v6.2.0

  v6.2.3

  v6.2.5

  v6.2.7

  v6.4.0

  v6.4.1

  v6.4.4

  v7.0.0

  v7.0.1

  v7.0.2

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  timeout_udp

  yes

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• transport - Configure L4 transport protocol for exporting packets. type: str choices: udp, tcp, sctp more...

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  transport

  yes

  yes

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  [udp]

  yes

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  [tcp]

  yes

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  [sctp]

  yes

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  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

  yes

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Notes

Note

• Legacy fortiosapi has been deprecated, httpapi is the preferred way to run playbooks

Examples

- hosts: fortigates
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortios
  connection: httpapi
  vars:
   vdom: "root"
   ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: yes
   ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: no
   ansible_httpapi_port: 443
  tasks:
  - name: Configure FortiSwitch flow tracking and export via ipfix/netflow.
    fortios_switch_controller_flow_tracking:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      switch_controller_flow_tracking:
        aggregates:
         -
            id:  "4"
            ip: "<your_own_value>"
        collector_ip: "<your_own_value>"
        collector_port: "0"
        collectors:
         -
            ip: "<your_own_value>"
            name: "default_name_10"
            port: "0"
            transport: "udp"
        format: "netflow1"
        level: "vlan"
        max_export_pkt_size: "512"
        sample_mode: "local"
        sample_rate: "512"
        template_export_period: "5"
        timeout_general: "3600"
        timeout_icmp: "300"
        timeout_max: "604800"
        timeout_tcp: "3600"
        timeout_tcp_fin: "300"
        timeout_tcp_rst: "120"
        timeout_udp: "300"
        transport: "udp"

Return Values

Common return values are documented: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

• build - Build number of the fortigate image returned: always type: str sample: 1547
• http_method - Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate returned: always type: str sample: PUT
• http_status - Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied returned: always type: str sample: 200
• mkey - Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate returned: success type: str sample: id
• name - Name of the table used to fulfill the request returned: always type: str sample: urlfilter
• path - Path of the table used to fulfill the request returned: always type: str sample: webfilter
• revision - Internal revision number returned: always type: str sample: 17.0.2.10658
• serial - Serial number of the unit returned: always type: str sample: FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
• status - Indication of the operation's result returned: always type: str sample: success
• vdom - Virtual domain used returned: always type: str sample: root
• version - Version of the FortiGate returned: always type: str sample: v5.6.3

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Authors

• Link Zheng (@chillancezen)
• Jie Xue (@JieX19)
• Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)
• Frank Shen (@frankshen01)
• Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
• Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

Hint

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