MX Record

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

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

Parameter	Required/Optional	Description
`name`	Required	Specifies the fully qualified host name of the record to add, update, or remove from NIOS.
`view`	Optional	Specifies the DNS view to associate the MX record with. If a value is not specified, the default DNS view configured in NIOS is used.
`mail_exchanger`	Required	Specifies the mail exchanger FQDN for this MX record.
`preference`	Required	Specifies the preference value in the range of 0 to 65535 that is formatted as a 32-bit unsigned integer.
`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 extensible attributes for the MX record object.
`state`	Optional	Specifies the state of the MX 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 MX record object.
`provider`	Required	Defines the details of the connection: `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_mx_record` module must be run locally.

Examples

name: Configure an MX record infoblox.nios_modules.nios_mx_record: name: ansible.com mx: mailhost.ansible.com preference: 0
state: present
provider:
host: <nios_hostname_or_hostip>
username: <nios_username>
password: <nios_password>
connection: local

name:Add a comment to an existing MX record infoblox.nios_modules.nios_mx_record: name: ansible.com mx: mailhost.ansible.com preference: 0 comment: this is a test comment state: present
provider:
host: <nios_hostname_or_hostip>
username: <nios_username>
password: <nios_password>
connection: local