fortios_extender_controller_extender – Extender controller configuration in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

New in version 2.10.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify extender_controller feature and extender category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • ansible>=2.9.0

FortiOS Version Compatibility


v6.0.0 v6.0.5 v6.0.11 v6.2.0 v6.2.3 v6.2.5 v6.2.7 v6.4.0 v6.4.1 v6.4.4 v7.0.0
fortios_extender_controller_extender yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

Parameters

  • access_token - Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate. type: str required: False
  • enable_log - Enable/Disable logging for task. type: bool required: False default: False
  • vdom - 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 default: root
  • state - Indicates whether to create or remove the object. type: str required: True choices: present, absent
  • extender_controller_extender - Extender controller configuration. type: dict more...
    • aaa_shared_secret - AAA shared secret. type: str more...
    • access_point_name - Access point name(APN). type: str more...
    • admin - FortiExtender Administration (enable or disable). type: str choices: disable, discovered, enable more...
    • at_dial_script - Initialization AT commands specific to the MODEM. type: str more...
    • authorized - FortiExtender Administration (enable or disable). type: str choices: disable, enable more...
    • billing_start_day - Billing start day. type: int more...
    • cdma_aaa_spi - CDMA AAA SPI. type: str more...
    • cdma_ha_spi - CDMA HA SPI. type: str more...
    • cdma_nai - NAI for CDMA MODEMS. type: str more...
    • conn_status - Connection status. type: int more...
    • controller_report - FortiExtender controller report configuration. type: dict more...
      • interval - Controller report interval. type: int more...
      • signal_threshold - Controller report signal threshold. type: int more...
      • status - FortiExtender controller report status. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
    • description - Description. type: str more...
    • dial_mode - Dial mode (dial-on-demand or always-connect). type: str choices: dial-on-demand, always-connect more...
    • dial_status - Dial status. type: int more...
    • ext_name - FortiExtender name. type: str more...
    • ha_shared_secret - HA shared secret. type: str more...
    • id - FortiExtender serial number. type: str required: True more...
    • ifname - FortiExtender interface name. Source system.interface.name. type: str more...
    • initiated_update - Allow/disallow network initiated updates to the MODEM. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • login_password - FortiExtender login password. type: str more...
    • mode - FortiExtender mode. type: str choices: standalone, redundant more...
    • modem_passwd - MODEM password. type: str more...
    • modem_type - MODEM type (CDMA, GSM/LTE or WIMAX). type: str choices: cdma, gsm/lte, wimax more...
    • modem1 - Configuration options for modem 1. type: dict more...
      • auto_switch - FortiExtender auto switch configuration. type: dict more...
        • dataplan - Automatically switch based on data usage. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
        • disconnect - Auto switch by disconnect. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
        • disconnect_period - Automatically switch based on disconnect period. type: int more...
        • disconnect_threshold - Automatically switch based on disconnect threshold. type: int more...
        • signal - Automatically switch based on signal strength. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
        • switch_back - Auto switch with switch back multi-options. type: str choices: time, timer more...
        • switch_back_time - Automatically switch over to preferred SIM/carrier at a specified time in UTC (HH:MM). type: str more...
        • switch_back_timer - Automatically switch over to preferred SIM/carrier after the given time (3600 - 2147483647 sec). type: int more...
      • conn_status - Connection status. type: int more...
      • default_sim - Default SIM selection. type: str choices: sim1, sim2, carrier, cost more...
      • gps - FortiExtender GPS enable/disable. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • ifname - FortiExtender interface name. Source system.interface.name. type: str more...
      • preferred_carrier - Preferred carrier. type: str more...
      • redundant_intf - Redundant interface. type: str more...
      • redundant_mode - FortiExtender mode. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • sim1_pin - SIM type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • sim1_pin_code - SIM type: str more...
      • sim2_pin - SIM type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • sim2_pin_code - SIM type: str more...
    • modem2 - Configuration options for modem 2. type: dict more...
      • auto_switch - FortiExtender auto switch configuration. type: dict more...
        • dataplan - Automatically switch based on data usage. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
        • disconnect - Auto switch by disconnect. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
        • disconnect_period - Automatically switch based on disconnect period. type: int more...
        • disconnect_threshold - Automatically switch based on disconnect threshold. type: int more...
        • signal - Automatically switch based on signal strength. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
        • switch_back - Auto switch with switch back multi-options. type: str choices: time, timer more...
        • switch_back_time - Automatically switch over to preferred SIM/carrier at a specified time in UTC (HH:MM). type: str more...
        • switch_back_timer - Automatically switch over to preferred SIM/carrier after the given time (3600 - 2147483647 sec). type: int more...
      • conn_status - Connection status. type: int more...
      • default_sim - Default SIM selection. type: str choices: sim1, sim2, carrier, cost more...
      • gps - FortiExtender GPS enable/disable. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • ifname - FortiExtender interface name. Source system.interface.name. type: str more...
      • preferred_carrier - Preferred carrier. type: str more...
      • redundant_intf - Redundant interface. type: str more...
      • redundant_mode - FortiExtender mode. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • sim1_pin - SIM type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • sim1_pin_code - SIM type: str more...
      • sim2_pin - SIM type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • sim2_pin_code - SIM type: str more...
    • multi_mode - MODEM mode of operation(3G,LTE,etc). type: str choices: auto, auto-3g, force-lte, force-3g, force-2g more...
    • name - FortiExtender entry name. type: str more...
    • ppp_auth_protocol - PPP authentication protocol (PAP,CHAP or auto). type: str choices: auto, pap, chap more...
    • ppp_echo_request - Enable/disable PPP echo request. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • ppp_password - PPP password. type: str more...
    • ppp_username - PPP username. type: str more...
    • primary_ha - Primary HA. type: str more...
    • quota_limit_mb - Monthly quota limit (MB). type: int more...
    • redial - Number of redials allowed based on failed attempts. type: str choices: none, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 more...
    • redundant_intf - Redundant interface. type: str more...
    • roaming - Enable/disable MODEM roaming. type: str choices: enable, disable more...
    • role - FortiExtender work role(Primary, Secondary, None). type: str choices: none, primary, secondary more...
    • secondary_ha - Secondary HA. type: str more...
    • sim_pin - SIM PIN. type: str more...
    • vdom - VDOM type: int more...
    • wimax_auth_protocol - WiMax authentication protocol(TLS or TTLS). type: str choices: tls, ttls more...
    • wimax_carrier - WiMax carrier. type: str more...
    • wimax_realm - WiMax realm. type: str more...

Notes

Note

  • Legacy fortiosapi has been deprecated, httpapi is the preferred way to run playbooks

Examples

- hosts: fortigates
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortios
  connection: httpapi
  vars:
   vdom: "root"
   ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: yes
   ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: no
   ansible_httpapi_port: 443
  tasks:
  - name: Extender controller configuration.
    fortios_extender_controller_extender:
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      extender_controller_extender:
        aaa_shared_secret: "<your_own_value>"
        access_point_name: "<your_own_value>"
        admin: "disable"
        at_dial_script: "<your_own_value>"
        authorized: "disable"
        billing_start_day: "8"
        cdma_aaa_spi: "<your_own_value>"
        cdma_ha_spi: "<your_own_value>"
        cdma_nai: "<your_own_value>"
        conn_status: "12"
        controller_report:
            interval: "14"
            signal_threshold: "15"
            status: "disable"
        description: "<your_own_value>"
        dial_mode: "dial-on-demand"
        dial_status: "19"
        ext_name: "<your_own_value>"
        ha_shared_secret: "<your_own_value>"
        id:  "22"
        ifname: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
        initiated_update: "enable"
        login_password: "<your_own_value>"
        mode: "standalone"
        modem_passwd: "<your_own_value>"
        modem_type: "cdma"
        modem1:
            auto_switch:
                dataplan: "disable"
                disconnect: "disable"
                disconnect_period: "33"
                disconnect_threshold: "34"
                signal: "disable"
                switch_back: "time"
                switch_back_time: "<your_own_value>"
                switch_back_timer: "38"
            conn_status: "39"
            default_sim: "sim1"
            gps: "disable"
            ifname: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
            preferred_carrier: "<your_own_value>"
            redundant_intf: "<your_own_value>"
            redundant_mode: "disable"
            sim1_pin: "disable"
            sim1_pin_code: "<your_own_value>"
            sim2_pin: "disable"
            sim2_pin_code: "<your_own_value>"
        modem2:
            auto_switch:
                dataplan: "disable"
                disconnect: "disable"
                disconnect_period: "54"
                disconnect_threshold: "55"
                signal: "disable"
                switch_back: "time"
                switch_back_time: "<your_own_value>"
                switch_back_timer: "59"
            conn_status: "60"
            default_sim: "sim1"
            gps: "disable"
            ifname: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
            preferred_carrier: "<your_own_value>"
            redundant_intf: "<your_own_value>"
            redundant_mode: "disable"
            sim1_pin: "disable"
            sim1_pin_code: "<your_own_value>"
            sim2_pin: "disable"
            sim2_pin_code: "<your_own_value>"
        multi_mode: "auto"
        name: "default_name_72"
        ppp_auth_protocol: "auto"
        ppp_echo_request: "enable"
        ppp_password: "<your_own_value>"
        ppp_username: "<your_own_value>"
        primary_ha: "<your_own_value>"
        quota_limit_mb: "78"
        redial: "none"
        redundant_intf: "<your_own_value>"
        roaming: "enable"
        role: "none"
        secondary_ha: "<your_own_value>"
        sim_pin: "<your_own_value>"
        vdom: "85"
        wimax_auth_protocol: "tls"
        wimax_carrier: "<your_own_value>"
        wimax_realm: "<your_own_value>"

Return Values

Common return values are documented: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

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

Status

  • This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Authors

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

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