check_point.mgmt.cp_mgmt_hosts (5.2.3) — module

Manages HOSTS resource module

| "added in version" 5.0.0 of check_point.mgmt"

Authors: Ansible Security Automation Team (@justjais) <https://github.com/ansible-security>-

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Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install check_point.mgmt:==5.2.3


Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: check_point.mgmt
      version: 5.2.3

Description

This resource module allows for addition, deletion, or modification of CP MGMT Hosts.

This resource module also takes care of gathering Hosts config facts

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.

# Using MERGED state
# -------------------

- name: Merge MGMT Hosts config
  cp_mgmt_hosts:
    state: merged
    config:
      color: cyan
      ip_address: 192.0.2.1
      name: New Host 1
      auto_publish_session: true
      tags:
        - New Host
      round_trip: true
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# RUN output:
# -----------

# mgmt_hosts:
#   after:
#     color: cyan
#     comments: ''
#     groups: []
#     icon: Objects/host
#     interfaces: []
#     ipv4-address: 192.0.2.1
#     name: New Host 1
#     nat_settings: {}
#     tags:
#     - New Host
#   before: {}

# Using REPLACED state
# --------------------

- name: Replace MGMT Host config
  cp_mgmt_hosts:
    state: replaced
    config:
      name: New Host 1
      tags:
        - New Replaced Host
      color: aquamarine
      ip_address: 198.51.110.0
      comments: REPLACED description
      ignore_warnings: true
      ignore_errors: false
      auto_publish_session: true
      round_trip: true
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# RUN output:
# -----------

# mgmt_hosts:
#   after:
#     color: aquamarine
#     comments: REPLACED description
#     groups: []
#     icon: Objects/host
#     interfaces: []
#     ipv4-address: 198.51.110.0
#     name: New Host 1
#     nat_settings: {}
#     tags:
#     - New Replaced Host
#   before:
#     color: cyan
#     comments: ''
#     groups: []
#     icon: Objects/host
#     interfaces: []
#     ipv4-address: 192.0.2.1
#     name: New Host 1
#     nat_settings: {}
#     tags:
#     - New Host

# Using GATHERED state
# --------------------

# 1. With Round Trip set to True

- name: Gather MGMT Host config by Name
  cp_mgmt_hosts:
    state: gathered
    config:
      name: New Host 1
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# RUN output:
# -----------

# gathered:
#   color: cyan
#   comments: REPLACED description
#   domain: SMC User
#   groups: []
#   icon: Objects/host
#   interfaces: []
#   ipv4-address: 192.0.2.1
#   name: New Host 1
#   nat_settings: {}
#   read-only: false
#   tags:
#   - New Host
#   uid: 63b868bb-d300-47f4-b97a-c465a56fe9c7

# 2. With Round Trip set to False which is the default behaviour

- name: Gather MGMT Host config by Name
  cp_mgmt_hosts:
    state: gathered
    config:
      name: New Host 1
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# RUN output:
# -----------

# gathered:
#   color: cyan
#   comments: ''
#   domain:
#     domain-type: domain
#     name: SMC User
#     uid: 41e821a0-3720-11e3-aa6e-0800200c9fde
#   groups: []
#   icon: Objects/host
#   interfaces: []
#   ipv4-address: 192.0.2.1
#   meta-info:
#     creation-time:
#       iso-8601: 2022-11-21T08:31+0000
#       posix: 1669019480328
#     creator: admin
#     last-modifier: admin
#     last-modify-time:
#       iso-8601: 2022-11-21T08:31+0000
#       posix: 1669019480328
#     lock: unlocked
#     validation-state: ok
#   name: New Host 1
#   nat_settings: {}
#   read-only: false
#   tags:
#   - domain:
#       domain-type: domain
#       name: SMC User
#       uid: 41e821a0-3720-11e3-aa6e-0800200c9fde
#     name: New Host
#     type: tag
#     uid: 94d53896-3cee-4e1f-a83b-3abac80bf512
#   type: host
#   uid: 8f23a44b-d9d2-4242-8a9e-2a4cbb6723ff

# 3. Gather ALL threat-layer config with DESC order filter

- name: Gather All hosts on the MGMT instance
  cp_mgmt_hosts:
    config:
      details_level: full
    state: gathered
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# RUN output:
# -----------

# gathered:
#   - domain:
#       domain-type: domain
#       name: SMC User
#       uid: 41e821a0-3720-11e3-aa6e-0800200c9fde
#     ipv4-address: 192.0.2.1
#     name: New Host 1
#     type: host
#     uid: 8f23a44b-d9d2-4242-8a9e-2a4cbb6723ff

# Using DELETED state
# -------------------

- name: Delete MGMT Host config by Name
  cp_mgmt_hosts:
    state: deleted
    config:
      name: New Host 1
      round_trip: true

Inputs

    
state:
    choices:
    - merged
    - replaced
    - gathered
    - deleted
    description:
    - The state the configuration should be left in
    - The state I(gathered) will get the module API configuration from the device and
      transform it into structured data in the format as per the module argspec and the
      value is returned in the I(gathered) key within the result.
    type: str

config:
    description: A dictionary of HOSTS options
    suboptions:
      auto_publish_session:
        description:
        - Publish the current session if changes have been performed after task completes.
        type: bool
      color:
        choices:
        - aquamarine
        - black
        - blue
        - crete blue
        - burlywood
        - cyan
        - dark green
        - khaki
        - orchid
        - dark orange
        - dark sea green
        - pink
        - turquoise
        - dark blue
        - firebrick
        - brown
        - forest green
        - gold
        - dark gold
        - gray
        - dark gray
        - light green
        - lemon chiffon
        - coral
        - sea green
        - sky blue
        - magenta
        - purple
        - slate blue
        - violet red
        - navy blue
        - olive
        - orange
        - red
        - sienna
        - yellow
        description: Color of the object. Should be one of existing colors.
        type: str
      comments:
        description: Comments string.
        type: str
      details_level:
        choices:
        - uid
        - standard
        - full
        description: The level of detail for some of the fields in the response can vary
          from showing only the UID value of the object to a fully detailed representation
          of the object.
        type: str
      groups:
        description: Collection of group identifiers.
        elements: str
        type: list
      host_servers:
        description: Servers Configuration.
        suboptions:
          dns_server:
            description: Gets True if this server is a DNS Server.
            type: bool
          mail_server:
            description: Gets True if this server is a Mail Server.
            type: bool
          web_server:
            description: Gets True if this server is a Web Server.
            type: bool
          web_server_config:
            description: Web Server configuration.
            suboptions:
              additional_ports:
                description:
                - Server additional ports.
                elements: str
                type: list
              application_engines:
                description:
                - Application engines of this web server.
                elements: str
                type: list
              listen_standard_port:
                description:
                - Whether server listens to standard port.
                type: bool
              operating_system:
                choices:
                - sparc linux
                - windows
                - other
                - x86 linux
                - sparc solaris
                description:
                - Operating System.
                type: str
              protected_by:
                description:
                - Network object which protects this server identified by the name or
                  UID.
                type: str
            type: dict
        type: dict
      ignore_errors:
        description: Apply changes ignoring errors. You won't be able to publish such
          a changes. If ignore-warnings flag was omitted - warnings will also be ignored.
        type: bool
      ignore_warnings:
        description: Apply changes ignoring warnings.
        type: bool
      interfaces:
        description: Host interfaces.
        elements: dict
        suboptions:
          color:
            choices:
            - aquamarine
            - black
            - blue
            - crete blue
            - burlywood
            - cyan
            - dark green
            - khaki
            - orchid
            - dark orange
            - dark sea green
            - pink
            - turquoise
            - dark blue
            - firebrick
            - brown
            - forest green
            - gold
            - dark gold
            - gray
            - dark gray
            - light green
            - lemon chiffon
            - coral
            - sea green
            - sky blue
            - magenta
            - purple
            - slate blue
            - violet red
            - navy blue
            - olive
            - orange
            - red
            - sienna
            - yellow
            description:
            - Color of the object. Should be one of existing colors.
            type: str
          comments:
            description:
            - Comments string.
            type: str
          details_level:
            choices:
            - uid
            - standard
            - full
            description:
            - The level of detail for some of the fields in the response can vary from
              showing only the UID value of the object to a fully detailed representation
              of the object.
            type: str
          ignore_errors:
            description:
            - Apply changes ignoring errors. You won't be able to publish such a changes.
            - If ignore-warnings flag was omitted - warnings will also be ignored.
            type: bool
          ignore_warnings:
            description:
            - Apply changes ignoring warnings.
            type: bool
          mask_length:
            description:
            - IPv4 or IPv6 network mask length. If both masks are required use mask-length4
              and mask-length6 fields explicitly.
            - Instead of IPv4 mask length it is possible to specify IPv4 mask itself in
              subnet-mask field.
            type: int
          mask_length4:
            description:
            - IPv4 network mask length.
            type: int
          mask_length6:
            description:
            - IPv6 network mask length.
            type: int
          name:
            description:
            - Interface name.
            type: str
          subnet:
            description:
            - IPv4 or IPv6 network address.
            - If both addresses are required use subnet4 and subnet6 fields explicitly.
            type: str
          subnet4:
            description:
            - IPv4 network address.
            type: str
          subnet6:
            description:
            - IPv6 network address.
            type: str
          subnet_mask:
            description:
            - IPv4 network mask.
            type: str
        type: list
      ip_address:
        description: IPv4 or IPv6 address. If both addresses are required use ipv4-address
          and ipv6-address fields explicitly.
        type: str
      ipv4_address:
        description: IPv4 address.
        type: str
      ipv6_address:
        description: IPv4 address.
        type: str
      limit:
        description:
        - The maximal number of returned results.
        - NOTE, this parameter is a valid parameter only for the GATHERED state, for config
          states like, MERGED, REPLACED, and DELETED state it won't be applicable.
        type: int
      name:
        description: Object name. Must be unique in the domain.
        type: str
      nat_settings:
        description: NAT settings.
        suboptions:
          auto_rule:
            description:
            - Whether to add automatic address translation rules.
            type: bool
          hide_behind:
            choices:
            - gateway
            - ip-address
            description:
            - Hide behind method. This parameter is not required in case "method" parameter
              is "static".
            type: str
          install_on:
            description:
            - Which gateway should apply the NAT translation.
            type: str
          ip_address:
            description:
            - IPv4 or IPv6 address. If both addresses are required use ipv4-address and
              ipv6-address fields explicitly.
            - This parameter is not required in case "method" parameter is "hide" and
              "hide-behind" parameter is "gateway".
            type: str
          ipv4_address:
            description:
            - IPv4 address.
            type: str
          ipv6_address:
            description:
            - IPv6 address.
            type: str
          method:
            choices:
            - hide
            - static
            description:
            - NAT translation method.
            type: str
        type: dict
      offset:
        description:
        - Number of the results to initially skip.
        - NOTE, this parameter is a valid parameter only for the GATHERED state, for config
          states like, MERGED, REPLACED, and DELETED state it won't be applicable.
        type: int
      order:
        description:
        - Sorts results by the given field. By default the results are sorted in the ascending
          order by name. This parameter is relevant only for getting few objects.
        - NOTE, this parameter is a valid parameter only for the GATHERED state, for config
          states like, MERGED, REPLACED, and DELETED state it won't be applicable.
        elements: dict
        suboptions:
          ASC:
            description:
            - Sorts results by the given field in ascending order.
            type: str
          DESC:
            description:
            - Sorts results by the given field in descending order.
            type: str
        type: list
      round_trip:
        description:
        - If set to True, the round trip will filter out the module parameters from the
          response param, which will enable the user to fire the config request using
          the structured gathered data.
        - NOTE, this parameter makes relevance only with the GATHERED state, as for config
          states like, MERGED, REPLACED, and DELETED state it won't make any config updates,
          as it's not a module config parameter.
        type: bool
      tags:
        description: Collection of tag identifiers.
        elements: str
        type: list
      version:
        description:
        - Version of checkpoint. If not given one, the latest version taken.
        type: str
    type: dict

Outputs

after:
  description: The resulting configuration after module execution.
  returned: when changed
  sample: 'This output will always be in the same format as the module argspec.

    '
  type: dict
before:
  description: The configuration prior to the module execution.
  returned: when state is I(merged), I(replaced), I(deleted)
  sample: 'This output will always be in the same format as the module argspec.

    '
  type: dict
gathered:
  description: Facts about the network resource gathered from the remote device as
    structured data.
  returned: when state is I(gathered)
  sample: 'This output will always be in the same format as the module argspec.

    '
  type: dict