fortios_switch_controller_lldp_profile – Configure FortiSwitch LLDP profiles 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 switch_controller feature and lldp_profile 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: v6.0.0 -> 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
  • switch_controller_lldp_profile - Configure FortiSwitch LLDP profiles. type: dict more...
    • tlvs_802dot1 - Transmitted IEEE 802.1 TLVs. type: list choices: port-vlan-id more...
    • tlvs_802dot3 - Transmitted IEEE 802.3 TLVs. type: list choices: max-frame-size, power-negotiation more...
    • auto_isl - Enable/disable auto inter-switch LAG. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
    • auto_isl_auth - Auto inter-switch LAG authentication mode. type: str choices: legacy, strict, relax more...
    • auto_isl_auth_encrypt - Auto inter-switch LAG encryption mode. type: str choices: none, mixed, must more...
    • auto_isl_auth_identity - Auto inter-switch LAG authentication identity. type: str more...
    • auto_isl_auth_macsec_profile - Auto inter-switch LAG macsec profile for encryption. type: str more...
    • auto_isl_auth_reauth - Auto inter-switch LAG authentication reauth period in seconds(10 - 3600). type: int more...
    • auto_isl_auth_user - Auto inter-switch LAG authentication user certificate. type: str more...
    • auto_isl_hello_timer - Auto inter-switch LAG hello timer duration (1 - 30 sec). type: int more...
    • auto_isl_port_group - Auto inter-switch LAG port group ID (0 - 9). type: int more...
    • auto_isl_receive_timeout - Auto inter-switch LAG timeout if no response is received (3 - 90 sec). type: int more...
    • auto_mclag_icl - Enable/disable MCLAG inter chassis link. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
    • custom_tlvs - Configuration method to edit custom TLV entries. type: list member_path: custom_tlvs:name more...
      • information_string - Organizationally defined information string (0 - 507 hexadecimal bytes). type: str more...
      • name - TLV name (not sent). type: str required: true more...
      • oui - Organizationally unique identifier (OUI), a 3-byte hexadecimal number, for this TLV. type: str more...
      • subtype - Organizationally defined subtype (0 - 255). type: int more...
    • med_location_service - Configuration method to edit Media Endpoint Discovery (MED) location service type-length-value (TLV) categories. type: list member_path: med_location_service:name more...
      • name - Location service type name. type: str required: true more...
      • status - Enable or disable this TLV. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • sys_location_id - Location service ID. Source switch-controller.location.name. type: str more...
    • med_network_policy - Configuration method to edit Media Endpoint Discovery (MED) network policy type-length-value (TLV) categories. type: list member_path: med_network_policy:name more...
      • assign_vlan - Enable/disable VLAN assignment when this profile is applied on managed FortiSwitch port. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • dscp - Advertised Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) value, a packet header value indicating the level of service requested for traffic, such as high priority or best effort delivery. type: int more...
      • name - Policy type name. type: str required: true more...
      • priority - Advertised Layer 2 priority (0 - 7; from lowest to highest priority). type: int more...
      • status - Enable or disable this TLV. type: str choices: disable, enable more...
      • vlan - ID of VLAN to advertise, if configured on port (0 - 4094, 0 = priority tag). type: int more...
      • vlan_intf - VLAN interface to advertise; if configured on port. Source system.interface.name. type: str more...
    • med_tlvs - Transmitted LLDP-MED TLVs (type-length-value descriptions). type: list choices: inventory-management, network-policy, power-management, location-identification more...
    • name - Profile name. type: str required: true more...

Notes

Note

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

Examples

- name: Configure FortiSwitch LLDP profiles.
  fortinet.fortios.fortios_switch_controller_lldp_profile:
      vdom: "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      switch_controller_lldp_profile:
          tlvs_802dot1: "port-vlan-id"
          tlvs_802dot3: "max-frame-size"
          auto_isl: "disable"
          auto_isl_auth: "legacy"
          auto_isl_auth_encrypt: "none"
          auto_isl_auth_identity: "<your_own_value>"
          auto_isl_auth_macsec_profile: "<your_own_value>"
          auto_isl_auth_reauth: "3600"
          auto_isl_auth_user: "<your_own_value>"
          auto_isl_hello_timer: "3"
          auto_isl_port_group: "0"
          auto_isl_receive_timeout: "60"
          auto_mclag_icl: "disable"
          custom_tlvs:
              -
                  information_string: "<your_own_value>"
                  name: "default_name_18"
                  oui: "<your_own_value>"
                  subtype: "0"
          med_location_service:
              -
                  name: "default_name_22"
                  status: "disable"
                  sys_location_id: "<your_own_value> (source switch-controller.location.name)"
          med_network_policy:
              -
                  assign_vlan: "disable"
                  dscp: "0"
                  name: "default_name_28"
                  priority: "0"
                  status: "disable"
                  vlan: "2047"
                  vlan_intf: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
          med_tlvs: "inventory-management"
          name: "default_name_34"

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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