netscaler.adc.route module – Configuration for route resource.

Note

This module is part of the netscaler.adc collection (version 2.6.0).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install netscaler.adc.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netscaler.adc.route.

New in netscaler.adc 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • Configuration for route resource.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

advertise

any

Advertise this route.

Choices:

  • "DISABLED"

  • "ENABLED"

api_path

string

Base NITRO API path.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

Default: "nitro/v1/config"

cost

float

Positive integer used by the routing algorithms to determine preference for using this route. The lower the cost, the higher the preference.

cost1

any

The cost of a route is used to compare routes of the same type. The route having the lowest cost is the most preferred route. Possible values: 0 through 65535. Default: 0.

detail

boolean

Display a detailed view.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

distance

any

Administrative distance of this route, which determines the preference of this route over other routes, with same destination, from different routing protocols. A lower value is preferred.

gateway

any

IP address of the gateway for this route. Can be either the IP address of the gateway, or can be null to specify a null interface route.

managed_netscaler_instance_id

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The ID of the managed NetScaler instance to which NetScaler Console

has to configure as a proxy server.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

managed_netscaler_instance_ip

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The IP of the managed NetScaler instance to which NetScaler Console

has to configure as a proxy server.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

managed_netscaler_instance_name

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The name of the managed NetScaler instance to which NetScaler Console

has to configure as a proxy server.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

managed_netscaler_instance_password

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The password of the managed NetScaler instance.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

In Settings > Administration > System Configurations > Basic Settings,

if you select Prompt Credentials for Instance Login,

ensure to configure username and password of a managed instance.

managed_netscaler_instance_username

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The username of the managed NetScaler instance.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

In Settings > Administration > System Configurations > Basic Settings,

if you select Prompt Credentials for Instance Login,

ensure to configure username and password of a managed instance.

monitor

any

Name of the monitor, of type ARP or PING, configured on the Citrix ADC to monitor this route.

msr

any

Monitor this route using a monitor of type ARP or PING.

Choices:

  • "ENABLED"

  • "DISABLED"

netmask

any

The subnet mask associated with the network address.

netscaler_console_as_proxy_server

boolean

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The IP address of the NetScaler ADC appliance acting as a proxy server.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

network

any

IPv4 network address for which to add a route entry in the routing table of the Citrix ADC.

nitro_auth_token

string

The authentication token provided by a login operation.

nitro_pass

string

The password with which to authenticate to the NetScaler ADC node.

nitro_protocol

string

Which protocol to use when accessing the nitro API objects.

Choices:

  • "http"

  • "https" ← (default)

nitro_user

string

The username with which to authenticate to the NetScaler ADC node.

nsip

string / required

The ip address of the NetScaler ADC appliance where the nitro API calls will be made.

The port can be specified with the colon (:). E.g. 192.168.1.1:555.

ownergroup

string

The owner node group in a Cluster for this route. If owner node group is not specified then the route is treated as Striped route.

protocol

any

Routing protocol used for advertising this route.

Choices:

  • "OSPF"

  • "ISIS"

  • "RIP"

  • "BGP"

routetype

string

Protocol used by routes that you want to remove from the routing table of the Citrix ADC.

Choices:

  • "CONNECTED"

  • "STATIC"

  • "DYNAMIC"

  • "OSPF"

  • "ISIS"

  • "RIP"

  • "BGP"

save_config

boolean

If true the module will save the configuration on the NetScaler ADC node if it makes any changes.

The module will not save the configuration on the NetScaler ADC node if it made no changes.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

state

string

The state of the resource being configured by the module on the NetScaler ADC node.

When present, the resource will be added/updated configured according to the module’s parameters.

When absent, the resource will be deleted from the NetScaler ADC node.

When unset, the resource will be unset on the NetScaler ADC node.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

  • "unset"

td

any

Integer value that uniquely identifies the traffic domain in which you want to configure the entity. If you do not specify an ID, the entity becomes part of the default traffic domain, which has an ID of 0.

validate_certs

boolean

If false, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

vlan

float

VLAN as the gateway for this route.

weight

any

Positive integer used by the routing algorithms to determine preference for this route over others of equal cost. The lower the weight, the higher the preference.

Notes

Note

Examples

---
- name: Sample Playbook
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: Sample Task | route
      delegate_to: localhost
      netscaler.adc.route:
        state: present
        network: 172.31.0.0
        netmask: 255.255.0.0
        gateway: 172.31.0.1

Return Values

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

Key

Description

changed

boolean

Indicates if any change is made by the module

Returned: always

Sample: true

diff

dictionary

Dictionary of before and after changes

Returned: always

Sample: {"after": {"key2": "pqr"}, "before": {"key1": "xyz"}, "prepared": "changes done"}

diff_list

list / elements=string

List of differences between the actual configured object and the configuration specified in the module

Returned: when changed

Sample: ["Attribute `key1` differs. Desired: (<class 'str'>) XYZ. Existing: (<class 'str'>) PQR"]

failed

boolean

Indicates if the module failed or not

Returned: always

Sample: false

loglines

list / elements=string

list of logged messages by the module

Returned: always

Sample: ["message 1", "message 2"]

Authors

  • Sumanth Lingappa (@sumanth-lingappa)