fortios_config – Manage config on Fortinet FortiOS firewall devices

Synopsis

• This module provides management of FortiOS Devices configuration.

Requirements

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

• pyFG

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
backup boolean	Choices: no ← yes	This argument will cause the module to create a backup of the current running-config from the remote device before any changes are made. The backup file is written to the i(backup) folder.
backup_filename string		Specifies the backup filename. If omitted filename will be formatted like HOST_config.YYYY-MM-DD@HH:MM:SS
backup_path path		Specifies where to store backup files. Required if backup=yes.
config_file path added in 2.4		Path to configuration file. Required when file_mode is True.
file_mode boolean added in 2.4	Choices: no ← yes	Don't connect to any device, only use config_file as input and Output.
filter -	Default: ""	Only for partial backup, you can restrict by giving expected configuration path (ex. firewall address).
host string		Specifies the DNS hostname or IP address for connecting to the remote fortios device. Required when file_mode is False.
password string		Specifies the password used to authenticate to the remote device. Required when file_mode is True.
src -		The src argument provides a path to the configuration template to load into the remote device.
timeout integer	Default: 60	Timeout in seconds for connecting to the remote device.
username string		Configures the username used to authenticate to the remote device. Required when file_mode is True.
vdom string		Specifies on which vdom to apply configuration

Examples

- name: Backup current config
  fortios_config:
    host: 192.168.0.254
    username: admin
    password: password
    backup: yes

- name: Backup only address objects
  fortios_config:
    host: 192.168.0.254
    username: admin
    password: password
    backup: yes
    backup_path: /tmp/forti_backup/
    filter: "firewall address"

- name: Update configuration from file
  fortios_config:
    host: 192.168.0.254
    username: admin
    password: password
    src: new_configuration.conf.j2

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
change_string string	only if config changed	The commands really executed by the module
running_config string	always	full config string

Status

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

• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Benjamin Jolivot (@bjolivot)

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