netbox_inventory_item_module.rst

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netbox.netbox.netbox_inventory_item module -- Creates or removes inventory items from NetBox

Note

This module is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.17.0).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install netbox.netbox. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements <ansible_collections.netbox.netbox.netbox_inventory_item_module_requirements> for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netbox.netbox.netbox_inventory_item.

ansible-version-added

New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0

Synopsis

• Creates or removes inventory items from NetBox

Requirements

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

• pynetbox

Parameters

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Parameter	Comments
ansible-option-title cert any	Certificate path
ansible-option-title data dictionary / required	Defines the inventory item configuration
ansible-option-title asset_tag string	The asset tag of the inventory item
ansible-option-title component dictionary added in netbox.netbox 3.15.0	The associated component
ansible-option-title device string	The device the component is attached to.
ansible-option-title name string	The name of the component
ansible-option-title component_type string added in netbox.netbox 3.15.0	The type of the component. Required if component is defined. ansible-option-line Choices: "dcim.consoleport" "dcim.consoleserverport" "dcim.frontport" "dcim.interface" "dcim.poweroutlet" "dcim.powerport" "dcim.rearport"
ansible-option-title custom_fields dictionary added in netbox.netbox 3.4.0	must exist in Netbox
ansible-option-title description string	The description of the inventory item
ansible-option-title device any	Name of the device the inventory item belongs to
ansible-option-title discovered boolean	Set the discovery flag for the inventory item ansible-option-line Choices: false ← (default) true
ansible-option-title inventory_item_role any added in netbox.netbox 3.14.0	Set the inventory item role
ansible-option-title label string added in netbox.netbox 3.4.0	The physical label of the inventory item
ansible-option-title manufacturer any	The manufacturer of the inventory item
ansible-option-title name string / required	Name of the inventory item to be created
ansible-option-title parent_inventory_item any added in netbox.netbox 3.5.0	The parent inventory item the inventory item will be associated with
ansible-option-title part_id string	The part ID of the inventory item
ansible-option-title serial string	The serial number of the inventory item
ansible-option-title tags list / elements=any	Any tags that the device may need to be associated with
ansible-option-title netbox_token string / required	The NetBox API token.
ansible-option-title netbox_url string / required	The URL of the NetBox instance. Must be accessible by the Ansible control host.
ansible-option-title query_params list / elements=string	This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that are defined in plugins/module_utils/netbox_utils.py and provides control to users on what may make an object unique in their environment.
ansible-option-title state string	The state of the object. ansible-option-line Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
ansible-option-title validate_certs any	If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using a self-signed certificates. ansible-option-line Default: true

Notes

Note

- Tags should be defined as a YAML list - This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test NetBox inventory_item module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create inventory item within NetBox with only required information
      netbox.netbox.netbox_inventory_item:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: "10G-SFP+"
        state: present

    - name: Update inventory item
      netbox.netbox.netbox_inventory_item:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: "10G-SFP+"
          manufacturer: "Cisco"
          part_id: "10G-SFP+"
          serial: "1234"
          asset_tag: "1234"
          description: "New SFP"
          inventory_item_role: NIC
        state: present

    - name: Create inventory item with parent
      netbox.netbox.netbox_inventory_item:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          parent_inventory_item:
            name: "Line Card 1"
            device: test100
          name: "10G-SFP+"
          device: test100
        state: present

    - name: Create inventory item with component
      netbox.netbox.netbox_inventory_item:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: "10G-SFP+"
          device: test100
          component_type: "dcim.interface"
          component:
            name: GigabitEthernet2
            device: "test100"
        state: present

    - name: Delete inventory item within netbox
      netbox.netbox.netbox_inventory_item:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: "10G-SFP+"
        state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here <common_return_values>, the following are the fields unique to this module:

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Key	Description
ansible-option-title inventory_item dictionary	Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox ansible-option-line Returned: on creation
ansible-option-title msg string	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved ansible-option-line Returned: always

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

Collection links

• title: "Issue Tracker" url: "https://github.com/netbox-community/ansible_modules/issues" external: true
• title: "Repository (Sources)" url: "https://github.com/netbox-community/ansible_modules" external: true