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

Configure NetFlow 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 netflow category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5


Requirements

Usage examples

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- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
   ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: Configure NetFlow.
    fortios_system_netflow:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      system_netflow:
        active_flow_timeout: "3"
        collector_ip: "<your_own_value>"
        collector_port: "5"
        inactive_flow_timeout: "6"
        source_ip: "84.230.14.43"
        template_tx_counter: "8"
        template_tx_timeout: "9"

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

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_netflow:
    default: null
    description:
    - Configure NetFlow.
    suboptions:
      active_flow_timeout:
        description:
        - Timeout to report active flows (1 - 60 min).
        type: int
      collector_ip:
        description:
        - Collector IP.
        type: str
      collector_port:
        description:
        - NetFlow collector port number.
        type: int
      inactive_flow_timeout:
        description:
        - Timeout for periodic report of finished flows (10 - 600 sec).
        type: int
      source_ip:
        description:
        - Source IP address for communication with the NetFlow agent.
        type: str
      template_tx_counter:
        description:
        - Counter of flowset records before resending a template flowset record.
        type: int
      template_tx_timeout:
        description:
        - Timeout for periodic template flowset transmission (1 - 1440 min).
        type: int
    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