Role Name

This role works with Bluecat Address Manager (Proteus) REST API to acquire and release IP addresses and their associated DNS names. It does a quick deploy rather than full deploy. It takes a target hostname as input and sets the following variables while acquiring and IP which can be used in subsequent plays:

ipAddress
ipNetmask
ipGateway

This role was tested with Bluecat Address Manager 8.1.0

Requirements

This role uses the 'ipaddr' filter to return the subnet mask for the given CIDR. This requires the python netaddr module (from python-netaddr / python3-netaddr RPM). Alternatively you could remove the ipNetmask section from the role.

Role Variables

Variables can be set overall in the top section of a playbook or in the include_role section as shown in the playbook example. variables in the top section override those in the tasks section.

# Bluecat Address Manager Credentials of User with API access 
bluecat_username: "apiuser"
bluecat_password: "apipassword"
bluecat_url: "https://bcn_proteus.example.com"

# Configuration and view details from Bluecat
bluecat_configuration_name: "Example"
bluecat_dns_view: "internal"

# Properties to pass through to the bluecat API acquire IP call (only one can be defined)
address_properties: "offset=192.168.30.15"          # Start from this address
address_properties: "skip=192.168.30.1-192.168.30.15"        # Skip these addresses
address_properties: "|excludeDHCPRange=true"        # Skip DHCP range
address_properties: "skip=10.10.10.128-10.10.11.200,10.10.11.210|offset=10.10.10.100|excludeDHCPRange=true|" # All in one

# Choose no if using self signed certs.  yes if certs are valid
validate_certs: "no"

# Determine whether to acquire or release an IP/DNS name.  Default is present.  Options are:
#    Create or Acquire IP/DNS:  present, acquire 
#    Lookup IP by hostname: 	get, lookup
#    Release IP/DNS:		absent, release
state: "present"

# Host name to acquire or release 
target_hostname: "host.example.com"

# The CIDR of the network to acquire an IP
bluecat_network_cidr: "192.168.30.0/24"

Dependencies

Example Playbook

NOTE- vars up top override include_role vars below. If you are setting a variable in the include_role in tasks, don't state it in the vars at the top

- name: Deploy and retire IP addresses
  hosts: localhost
  vars:
    bluecat_username: "apiuser"
    bluecat_password: "apipassword"
    bluecat_url: "https://bcn_proteus.example.com"
    bluecat_configuration_name: "Example"
    bluecat_network_cidr: "192.168.30.0/24"     # The CIDR of the network to acquire an IP
    bluecat_dns_view: "internal"
    address_properties: "offset=192.168.30.15"          # Start from this address
    #address_properties: "skip=192.168.30.1-192.168.30.15"        # Skip these addresses
    #address_properties: "|excludeDHCPRange=true"        # Skip DHCP range
    validate_certs: "no"        # Choose no if using self signed certs.. 
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: Get IP Address 
      include_role: 
        name: jonjozwiak.bluecat-ipam-rest 
      vars: 
        target_hostname: "ansibletest.example.com"

    - name: Do something with the IP address returned 
      debug: var=ipAddress

    - name: Get IP Address
      include_role:
        name: jonjozwiak.bluecat-ipam-rest
      vars:
        target_hostname: "ansibletest2.example.com"

    - name: Do something with the IP address returned 
      debug: msg="IP address: <{{ipAddress}}>.  Netmask: <{{ipNetmask}}>. Gateway: <{{ipGateway}}>."

    - name: Release IP Address 
      include_role:
        name: jonjozwiak.bluecat-ipam-rest
      vars:
        target_hostname: "ansibletest.example.com"
        state: absent

    - name: Release IP Address 
      include_role:
        name: jonjozwiak.bluecat-ipam-rest
      vars:
        target_hostname: "ansibletest2.example.com"
        state: absent

License

GPLv3

Author Information

Jon Jozwiak