ansible.builtin.fortios_system_link_monitor (v2.9.27) — module

Configure Link Health Monitor in Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiGate.

| "added in version" 2.9 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez), Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.9.27

Description

This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify system feature and link_monitor category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
   ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure Link Health Monitor.
    fortios_system_link_monitor:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      system_link_monitor:
        addr_mode: "ipv4"
        failtime: "4"
        gateway_ip: "<your_own_value>"
        gateway_ip6: "<your_own_value>"
        ha_priority: "7"
        http_agent: "<your_own_value>"
        http_get: "<your_own_value>"
        http_match: "<your_own_value>"
        interval: "11"
        name: "default_name_12"
        packet_size: "13"
        password: "<your_own_value>"
        port: "15"
        protocol: "ping"
        recoverytime: "17"
        security_mode: "none"
        server:
         -
            address: "<your_own_value>"
        source_ip: "84.230.14.43"
        source_ip6: "<your_own_value>"
        srcintf: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
        status: "enable"
        update_cascade_interface: "enable"
        update_static_route: "enable"

Inputs

    
host:
    description:
    - FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
    required: false
    type: str

vdom:
    default: root
    description:
    - 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

https:
    default: true
    description:
    - Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
    type: bool

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    description:
    - Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
    required: true
    type: str

password:
    default: ''
    description:
    - FortiOS or FortiGate password.
    type: str

username:
    description:
    - FortiOS or FortiGate username.
    required: false
    type: str

ssl_verify:
    default: true
    description:
    - Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
    type: bool

system_link_monitor:
    default: null
    description:
    - Configure Link Health Monitor.
    suboptions:
      addr_mode:
        choices:
        - ipv4
        - ipv6
        description:
        - Address mode (IPv4 or IPv6).
        type: str
      failtime:
        description:
        - Number of retry attempts before the server is considered down (1 - 10)
        type: int
      gateway_ip:
        description:
        - Gateway IP address used to probe the server.
        type: str
      gateway_ip6:
        description:
        - Gateway IPv6 address used to probe the server.
        type: str
      ha_priority:
        description:
        - HA election priority (1 - 50).
        type: int
      http_agent:
        description:
        - String in the http-agent field in the HTTP header.
        type: str
      http_get:
        description:
        - If you are monitoring an HTML server you can send an HTTP-GET request with a
          custom string. Use this option to define the string.
        type: str
      http_match:
        description:
        - String that you expect to see in the HTTP-GET requests of the traffic to be
          monitored.
        type: str
      interval:
        description:
        - Detection interval (1 - 3600 sec).
        type: int
      name:
        description:
        - Link monitor name.
        required: true
        type: str
      packet_size:
        description:
        - Packet size of a twamp test session,
        type: int
      password:
        description:
        - Twamp controller password in authentication mode
        type: str
      port:
        description:
        - Port number of the traffic to be used to monitor the server.
        type: int
      protocol:
        choices:
        - ping
        - tcp-echo
        - udp-echo
        - http
        - twamp
        - ping6
        description:
        - Protocols used to monitor the server.
        type: str
      recoverytime:
        description:
        - Number of successful responses received before server is considered recovered
          (1 - 10).
        type: int
      security_mode:
        choices:
        - none
        - authentication
        description:
        - Twamp controller security mode.
        type: str
      server:
        description:
        - IP address of the server(s) to be monitored.
        suboptions:
          address:
            description:
            - Server address.
            required: true
            type: str
        type: list
      source_ip:
        description:
        - Source IP address used in packet to the server.
        type: str
      source_ip6:
        description:
        - Source IPv6 address used in packet to the server.
        type: str
      srcintf:
        description:
        - Interface that receives the traffic to be monitored. Source system.interface.name.
        type: str
      status:
        choices:
        - enable
        - disable
        description:
        - Enable/disable this link monitor.
        type: str
      update_cascade_interface:
        choices:
        - enable
        - disable
        description:
        - Enable/disable update cascade interface.
        type: str
      update_static_route:
        choices:
        - enable
        - disable
        description:
        - Enable/disable updating the static route.
        type: str
    type: dict

Outputs

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