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

Configure forward-server addresses 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 web_proxy feature and forward_server 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 forward-server addresses.
    fortios_web_proxy_forward_server:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      web_proxy_forward_server:
        addr_type: "ip"
        comment: "Comment."
        fqdn: "<your_own_value>"
        healthcheck: "disable"
        ip: "<your_own_value>"
        monitor: "<your_own_value>"
        name: "default_name_9"
        port: "10"
        server_down_option: "block"

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

web_proxy_forward_server:
    default: null
    description:
    - Configure forward-server addresses.
    suboptions:
      addr_type:
        choices:
        - ip
        - fqdn
        description:
        - 'Address type of the forwarding proxy server: IP or FQDN.'
        type: str
      comment:
        description:
        - Comment.
        type: str
      fqdn:
        description:
        - Forward server Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).
        type: str
      healthcheck:
        choices:
        - disable
        - enable
        description:
        - Enable/disable forward server health checking. Attempts to connect through the
          remote forwarding server to a destination to verify that the forwarding server
          is operating normally.
        type: str
      ip:
        description:
        - Forward proxy server IP address.
        type: str
      monitor:
        description:
        - URL for forward server health check monitoring .
        type: str
      name:
        description:
        - Server name.
        required: true
        type: str
      port:
        description:
        - Port number that the forwarding server expects to receive HTTP sessions on (1
          - 65535).
        type: int
      server_down_option:
        choices:
        - block
        - pass
        description:
        - 'Action to take when the forward server is found to be down: block sessions
          until the server is back up or pass sessions to their destination.'
        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