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host_name

Required

Specifies the host name of the member to either add, update, or remove from the NIOS instance.
To update the host name in an existing member object, define a dictionary object that contains the following parameters:

• old_name: Specifies the existing host name that must be changed.

• new_name: Specifies the new host name.

vip_setting

*Optional

Specifies the network settings for the Grid member.
Define the following subparameters:

• address:

• Specifies the IPv4 address of the Grid member.

• subnet_mask:

• Specifies the subnet mask for the Grid member.

• gateway:

• Specifies the default gateway for the Grid member.

ipv6_setting

*Optional

Specifies the IPv6 settings for the Grid member.
Define the following subparameters:

• virtual_ip:

•  Specifies the IPv6 address of the Grid member.

• cidr_prefix:

•  Specifies the IPv6 CIDR prefix for the Grid member.

• gateway:

•  Specifies the IPv6 CIDR prefix for the Grid member.

config_addr_type

Optional

Specifies the IP address type as IPV4, IPV6, or BOTH.
The default value is IPV4.

enable_ha

Optional

Enables HA if set to True, which means the member has two physical nodes (HA pair).

router_id

Optional

Specifies the identifier of a virtual router. Provide this ID if enable_ha is set to true.
This is a unique VRID number (from 1 to 255) for the local subnet.

lan2_enabled

Optional

Enables the LAN2 port as an independent port when set to true, or as a port for failover purposes.

lan2_port_setting

Optional

Specifies settings for the LAN2 port of the Grid member

when set to true:

• enabled: Set to True, for the port to have its own IP settings.

• network_setting: If the enabled parameter is set to True, you can define the following IPv4 network settings for the LAN2 port:

  • address: The IPv4 Address.

  • subnet_mask: The subnet mask.

  • gateway: The default gateway.

• v6_network_setting: If the enabled parameter is set to True, you can define the following IPv6 network settings for the LAN2 port:

  • virtual_ip: The IPv6 address

  • cidr_prefix: The IPv6 CIDR prefix

  • gateway: The gateway address

platform

Optional

Specifies the hardware platform. The default value is INFOBLOX.

node_info

Optional

Specifies the node information list with a detailed report of statuses of operations performed on the Grid member.

• lan2_physical_setting: Define the following physical port settings for the LAN2 interface:

  • auto_port_setting_enabled:

• •  Enables or

• • disables the auto port setting.

  • duplex:

• • Specifies the port duplex. If the speed is 1000; duplex must be FULL.

  • speed:

• • Specifies the port speed. If speed is 1000, duplex is FULL.

• lan_ha_port_setting: Define the LAN or HA port settings for the node:

  • ha_ip_address:

• • Specifies the HA IP address.

  • ha_port_setting:

• • Specifies the physical port settings for the HA interface.

    • auto_port_setting_enabled:

• • •  Enables or

• • • disables the auto port setting.

    • duplex:

• • •  Specifies the port duplex. If speed is 1000, duplex must be FULL.

    • speed:

• • •  Specifies the port speed. If speed is 1000, duplex is FULL.

  • lan_port_setting:

• •  Specifies the physical port settings for the LAN interface.
    Define the auto_port_setting_enabled, duplex, and speed parameters.

  • mgmt_ipv6addr: The public IPv6 address for the LAN1 interface.

  • mgmt_lan: The public IPv4 address for the LAN1 interface.

• mgmt_network_setting:

• Defines the network settings for the MGMT port of the node. Configure the address, subnet_mask, and gateway parameters for the MGMT port.

• v6_mgmt_network_setting:

• Defines the following network settings for the IPv6 MGMT port of the node.

  • virtual_ip: The IPv6 address.

  • cidr_prefix: The IPv6 CIDR prefix.

  • gateway: The default gateway address.

mgmt_port_setting

Optional

Specifies settings for the member MGMT port.
Define the following subparameters:

• enabled:

• Specifies whether MGMT port settings must be enabled.

• security_access_enabled:

• Specifies whether the security access on the MGMT port must be enabled or not.

• vpn_enabled:

•  Specifies whether VPN on the MGMT port must be enabled.

upgrade_group

Optional

Specifies the name of the upgrade group to which this Grid member belongs.

use_syslog_proxy_setting

Optional

Specifies whether to use the syslog proxy setting.
Use this flag for parameters: external_syslog_server_enable , syslog_servers, and syslog_proxy_setting, syslog_size.

The default value is False.

external_syslog_server_enable

Optional

Specifies whether external syslog servers are enabled.

syslog_servers

Optional

Specifies the list of external syslog servers.
Define the following subparameters:

• address:

•  Specifies the server address.

• category_list:

•  Specifies the list of all logging categories in syslog.

• connection_type:

•  Specifies the connection type for communicating with this server. You can set it to STCP, TCP, or UDP.

• local_interface:

•  Specifies the local interface through which the appliance sends syslog messages to the syslog server. The available values are ANY, LAN, or MGMT. The default value is ANY.

• message_node_id: Identifies the node in the syslog message. The available values are HOSTNAME, IP_HOSTNAME, LAN, and MGMT. The default value is LAN.

• message_source:

•  Defines the source of syslog messages to be sent to the external syslog server. The default is ANY.

• only_category_list:

•  Sets the list of selected logging categories in syslog. The appliance forwards syslog messages that belong to the selected categories.

• port:

•  Specifies the port this server listens on. The default port is 514.

• severity:

•  Defines the severity filter. The appliance sends log messages of the specified and higher severity to the external syslog server. The default severity value is DEBUG.

pre_provisioning

Optional

Specifies the pre-provisioning information.
Define the following subparameters:

• hardware_info:

•  Specifies an array of structures that describe the hardware being pre-provisioned.

  • hwmodel: Hardware model.

  • hwtype: Hardware type.

• licenses:

•  Specifies an array of license types.

create_token

Optional

Specifies the flag for initiating a create token request for pre-provisioned members.
The default value is

false.

master_candidate

Optional

Determines whether a member must be set as Grid Master Candidate. Set one of the following values:

• true: Sets a member as a Grid Master Candidate.

• false(default): Sets a Grid Master Candidate as a member. A member continues to remain a member.

extattrs

Optional

Specifies extensible attributes for the member object.

state

Optional

Specifies the state of the member instance on the NIOS server.
Set one of the following values:

• present (default): Configures the record.

• absent: Removes the record.

comment

Optional

Describes the Member object.

provider

Required

Defines the details of the connection:

• host: The DNS host name or IP address to connect to the remote instance of NIOS.

• username: The user name to use for authenticating the connection to the remote instance.

• password: The password to use for authenticating the connection to the remote instance.

For information on additional fields you can define, see the list of subparameters in the NIOS Modules for Ansible Collections topic.

connection

Required

The nios_member module must be run locally.