A Record

Use the nios_a_record module to create, update, or remove an A record object from a NIOS Grid.

Note
In the current release of NIOS Modules for Ansible Collections, creation of A records by allocating IP addresses dynamically using nios_next_ip is not supported if the Python-client version you are using is later than 0.5.0.

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

Parameter	Required/Optional	Description
`name`	Required	Specifies the fully qualified host name to add or remove from NIOS.
`dns_view/view`	Optional	Sets the DNS view to associate the A record with. If a value is not specified, the default view configured in NIOS is used.
`ipv4addr`	Required	Specifies the IPv4 address for the A record. To allocate a dynamic IP address, define a dictionary object that contains the `nios_next_ip` and `CIDR network` `range` parameters.
`ttl`	Optional	Specifies the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record. The duration that the record is valid for, in seconds (cached).
`extattrs`	Optional	Specifies the extensible attributes for the A record object.
`state`	Optional	Specifies the state of the A record instance on the NIOS server. Set one of the following values: `present` (default): Configures the record. `absent`: Removes the record.
`comment`	Optional	Describes the A record 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_a_record` module must be run locally.

Examples

name:configure an A record
infoblox.nios_modules.nios_a_record:
name: a.ansibletestzone.com
ipv4: 192.168.10.1
comment: this is a test comment
state: present
provider:
host: <nios_hostname_or_hostip>
username: <nios_username>
password: <nios_password>
connection: local

name: dynamically add a record to the next available ip
infoblox.nios_modules.nios_a_record:
name: a.ansibletestzone.com
ipv4: {nios_next_ip: 192.168.10.0/24}
comment: this is a test comment
state: present
provider:
host: <nios_hostname_or_hostip>
username: <nios_username>
password: <nios_password>
connection: local