DNS View

Use the nios_dns_view module to create, update, or remove instances of DNS view objects from a NIOS Grid.

The following table describes the parameters you can define in the nios_dns_view module:

Parameter	Required/Optional	Description
`name`	Required	Specifies the fully qualified host name to add or remove from NIOS.
`network_view`	Required	Specifies the name of the network view to which the DNS view must be assigned. If a value is not specified, the default network view configured in NIOS is used.
`extattrs`	Optional	Specifies extensible attributes for the DNS view object.
`state`	Optional	Specifies the state of the DNS view instance in NIOS. Set one of the following values: `present` (default): Configures the object. `absent`: Removes the object.
`comment`	Optional	Describes the DNS view object.
`provider`	Required	A dictionary object that contains connection details. `host`: DNS host name or IP address to connect to the remote instance of NIOS. `username`: User name to use for authenticating the connection to the remote instance. `password`: Password to use for authenticating the connection to the remote instance. For information on additional fields you can define, see the list of subparameters.
`connection`	Required	The `nios_dns_view` module must be run locally.

Examples

name: configure a new dns view instance
infoblox.nios_modules.nios_dns_view:
name: ansible-dns
state: present
provider:
host: <nios_hostname_or_hostip> username: <nios_username> password: <nios_password>
connection: local

name: update the dns view instance
infoblox.nios_modules.nios_dns_view:
name: {new_name: ansible-dns-new, old_name: ansible-dns}
state: present
provider:
host: <nios_hostname_or_hostip> username: <nios_username> password: <nios_password>
connection: local