fortios_icap_server_group – Configure an ICAP server group consisting of multiple forward servers. Supports failover and load balancing in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

New in version 2.0.0.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify icap feature and server_group 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>=2.15

Tips

Using member operation to add an element to an existing object.

FortiOS Version Compatibility

Supported Version Ranges: v7.2.0 -> 7.4.3

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
  • member_path - Member attribute path to operate on. type: str
  • member_state - Add or delete a member under specified attribute path. type: str choices: present, absent
  • state - Indicates whether to create or remove the object. type: str required: true choices: present, absent
  • icap_server_group - Configure an ICAP server group consisting of multiple forward servers. Supports failover and load balancing. type: dict more...
    • ldb_method - Load balance method. type: str choices: weighted, least-session, active-passive more...
    • name - Configure an ICAP server group consisting one or multiple forward servers. Supports failover and load balancing. type: str required: true more...
    • server_list - Add ICAP servers to a list to form a server group. Optionally assign weights to each server. type: list member_path: server_list:name more...
      • name - ICAP server name. Source icap.server.name. type: str required: true more...
      • weight - Optionally assign a weight of the forwarding server for weighted load balancing (1 - 100). type: int more...

Notes

Note

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

Examples

- name: Configure an ICAP server group consisting of multiple forward servers. Supports failover and load balancing.
  fortinet.fortios.fortios_icap_server_group:
      vdom: "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      icap_server_group:
          ldb_method: "weighted"
          name: "default_name_4"
          server_list:
              -
                  name: "default_name_6 (source icap.server.name)"
                  weight: "10"

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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