fortinet.fortios.fortios_system_config_backup_restore (1.1.7) — module

Backup/restore fortigate configuration

| "added in version" 2.10 of fortinet.fortios"

Authors: Link Zheng (@chillancezen), Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu), Frank Shen (@frankshen01), Jie Xue (@JieX19), Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez), Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install fortinet.fortios:==1.1.7


Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: fortinet.fortios
      version: 1.1.7

Description

This module is able to backup or restore the global or particial settings of the fortigate Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0


Requirements

Usage examples

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- hosts: localhost
  connection: httpapi
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortios
  vars:
    vdom: "root"
    host: "192.168.122.60"
    username: "admin"
    password: ""
  tasks:
  - name: backup global or a_specific_vdom settings
    fortios_system_config_backup_restore:
     config: "system config backup"
     host:  "{{ host }}"
     username: "{{ username }}"
     password: "{{ password }}"
     vdom: "{{ vdom }}"
     backup: "yes"
     https: True
     ssl_verify: False
     scope: "global or vdom"
     filename: "/tmp/backup_test"
  - name: Restore global or a_specific_vdom settings
    fortios_system_config_backup_restore:
     config: "system config restore"
     host:  "{{ host }}"
     username: "{{ username }}"
     password: "{{ password }}"
     vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
     https: True
     ssl_verify: False
     scope: "global or vdom"
     filename: "/tmp/backup_test"

Inputs

    
host:
    description:
    - host of fortigate
    required: false
    type: str

mkey:
    description:
    - primary key
    required: false
    type: str

vdom:
    default: root
    description:
    - vdom to operate on
    required: false
    type: str

https:
    default: true
    description:
    - use https or not
    required: false
    type: bool

scope:
    description:
    - scope to operation on
    required: true
    type: str

backup:
    description:
    - content to backup
    required: false
    type: str

config:
    description:
    - configuration to restore
    required: false
    type: str

commands:
    description:
    - the command
    required: false
    type: str

filename:
    description:
    - the file name
    required: true
    type: str

password:
    description:
    - password of fortigate
    required: false
    type: str

username:
    description:
    - username of fortigate
    required: false
    type: str

ssl_verify:
    default: true
    description:
    - enable ssl verification or not
    required: false
    type: bool

description:
    description:
    - descriptive text
    required: false
    type: str

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