fortinet.fortios.fortios_facts – Get facts about fortios devices (about to be deprecated).
Note
This plugin is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 1.1.8).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install fortinet.fortios.
To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_facts.
New in version 2.9: of fortinet.fortios
Synopsis
- Collects facts from network devices running the fortios operating system. This module places the facts gathered in the fact tree keyed by the respective resource name. This facts module will only collect those facts which user specified in playbook.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- galaxy collection fortinet.fortios
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
|   gather_subset    list / elements=dictionary / required    |    When supplied, this argument will restrict the facts collected to a given subset. Possible values for this argument include system_current-admins_select, system_firmware_select, system_fortimanager_status, system_ha-checksums_select, system_interface_select, system_status_select and system_time_select   |  ||
|   fact    string / required    |    Name of the facts to gather   |  ||
|   filters    list / elements=dictionary    |    Filters apply when gathering facts   |  ||
|   host    string    |    FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.   |  ||
|   https    boolean    |   
  |    Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.   |  |
|   password    string    |   Default: ""   |    FortiOS or FortiGate password.   |  |
|   ssl_verify    boolean    |   
  |    Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.   |  |
|   username    string    |    FortiOS or FortiGate username.   |  ||
|   vdom    string    |   Default: "root"   |    Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.   |  |
Notes
Note
- httpapi mode is the new recommended way for any network modules
 - the module is going to be deprecated in next major release.
 
Examples
- hosts: localhost
  vars:
    host: "192.168.122.40"
    username: "admin"
    password: ""
    vdom: "root"
    ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: gather basic system status facts
    fortios_facts:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      gather_subset:
        - fact: 'system_status_select'
  - name: gather all physical interfaces status facts
    fortios_facts:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      gather_subset:
        - fact: 'system_interface_select'
  - name: gather gather all physical and vlan interfaces status facts
    fortios_facts:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      gather_subset:
        - fact: 'system_interface_select'
          filters:
            - include_vlan: true
  - name: gather basic system info and physical interface port3 status facts
    fortios_facts:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      gather_subset:
        - fact: 'system_status_select'
        - fact: 'system_interface_select'
          filters:
            - interface_name: 'port3'
   Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
|   build    string    |  always |   Build number of the fortigate image  Sample:  1547   |  
|   http_method    string    |  always |   Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate  Sample:  GET   |  
|   name    string    |  always |   Name of the table used to fulfill the request  Sample:  firmware   |  
|   path    string    |  always |   Path of the table used to fulfill the request  Sample:  system   |  
|   revision    string    |  always |   Internal revision number  Sample:  17.0.2.10658   |  
|   serial    string    |  always |   Serial number of the unit  Sample:  FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352   |  
|   status    string    |  always |   Indication of the operation's result  Sample:  success   |  
|   vdom    string    |  always |   Virtual domain used  Sample:  root   |  
|   version    string    |  always |   Version of the FortiGate  Sample:  v5.6.3   |  
Authors
- Don Yao (@fortinetps)
 - Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
 - Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)
 
    © 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
    https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.10/collections/fortinet/fortios/fortios_facts_module.html