netbox_site_module.rst

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netbox.netbox.netbox_site module -- Creates or removes sites from NetBox

Note

This module is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.10.0).

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_site_module_requirements> for details.

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

ansible-version-added

New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0

Synopsis

• Creates or removes sites from NetBox

Requirements

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

• pynetbox

Parameters

ansible-option-table

Parameter	Comments
ansible-option-title cert ansible-option-type-line any	Certificate path
ansible-option-title data ansible-option-type-line dictionary / required	Defines the site configuration
ansible-option-title asn ansible-option-type-line integer	The ASN associated with the site
ansible-option-title comments ansible-option-type-line string	Comments for the site. This can be markdown syntax
ansible-option-title contact_email ansible-option-type-line string	Contact email for site
ansible-option-title contact_name ansible-option-type-line string	Name of contact for site
ansible-option-title contact_phone ansible-option-type-line string	Contact phone number for site
ansible-option-title custom_fields ansible-option-type-line dictionary	must exist in NetBox
ansible-option-title description ansible-option-type-line string	The description of the prefix
ansible-option-title facility ansible-option-type-line string	Data center provider or facility, ex. Equinix NY7
ansible-option-title latitude ansible-option-type-line float	Latitude in decimal format
ansible-option-title longitude ansible-option-type-line float	Longitude in decimal format
ansible-option-title name ansible-option-type-line string / required	Name of the site to be created
ansible-option-title physical_address ansible-option-type-line string	Physical address of site
ansible-option-title region ansible-option-type-line any	The region that the site should be associated with
ansible-option-title shipping_address ansible-option-type-line string	Shipping address of site
ansible-option-title site_group ansible-option-type-line any added in netbox.netbox 3.3.0	The site group the site will be associated with (NetBox 2.11+)
ansible-option-title slug ansible-option-type-line string	URL-friendly unique shorthand
ansible-option-title status ansible-option-type-line any	Status of the site
ansible-option-title tags ansible-option-type-line list / elements=any	Any tags that the prefix may need to be associated with
ansible-option-title tenant ansible-option-type-line any	The tenant the site will be assigned to
ansible-option-title time_zone ansible-option-type-line string	Timezone associated with the site, ex. America/Denver
ansible-option-title netbox_token ansible-option-type-line string / required	The NetBox API token.
ansible-option-title netbox_url ansible-option-type-line string / required	The URL of the NetBox instance. Must be accessible by the Ansible control host.
ansible-option-title query_params ansible-option-type-line 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 ansible-option-type-line string	The state of the object. ansible-option-line Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
ansible-option-title validate_certs ansible-option-type-line 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 site module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create site within NetBox with only required information
      netbox.netbox.netbox_site:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test - Colorado
        state: present

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

    - name: Create site with all parameters
      netbox.netbox.netbox_site:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test - California
          status: Planned
          region: Test Region
          site_group: Test Site Group
          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
          slug: test-california
          comments: ### Placeholder
        state: present

Return Values

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

ansible-option-table

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

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)

Collection links

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