wti.remote.cpm_serial_port_info – Get Serial port parameters in WTI OOB and PDU devices

Note

This plugin is part of the wti.remote collection (version 1.0.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install wti.remote.

To use it in a playbook, specify: wti.remote.cpm_serial_port_info.

New in version 2.9: of wti.remote

Synopsis

  • Get Serial port parameters from WTI OOB and PDU devices

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cpm_password
string / required
This is the Password of the WTI device to send the module.
cpm_url
string / required
This is the URL of the WTI device to send the module.
cpm_username
string / required
This is the Username of the WTI device to send the module.
port
list / elements=string / required
Default:
["*"]
This is the serial port number that is getting retrieved. It can include a single port
number, multiple port numbers separated by commas, a list of port numbers, or an '*' character for all ports.
use_https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Designates to use an https connection or http connection.
use_proxy
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Flag to control if the lookup will observe HTTP proxy environment variables when present.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
If false, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Notes

Note

  • Use groups/cpm in module_defaults to set common options used between CPM modules.)

Examples

- name: Get the Serial Port Parameters for port 2 of a WTI device
  cpm_serial_port_info:
    cpm_url: "nonexist.wti.com"
    cpm_username: "super"
    cpm_password: "super"
    use_https: true
    validate_certs: false
    port: 2

- name: Get the Serial Port Parameters for ports 2 and 4 of a WTI device
  cpm_serial_port_info:
    cpm_url: "nonexist.wti.com"
    cpm_username: "super"
    cpm_password: "super"
    use_https: true
    validate_certs: false
    port: 2,4

- name: Get the Serial Port Parameters for all ports of a WTI device
  cpm_serial_port_info:
    cpm_url: "nonexist.wti.com"
    cpm_username: "super"
    cpm_password: "super"
    use_https: true
    validate_certs: false
    port: "*"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
data
complex
always
The output JSON returned from the commands sent
serialports
list / elements=string
success
List of data for each serial port

Sample:
[{'baud': 4, 'break': 1, 'cmd': 1, 'connstatus': 'Free', 'echo': 1, 'handshake': 2, 'logoff': '^X', 'mode': 1, 'parity': 3, 'port': 2, 'portname': 'switch', 'seq': 2, 'stopbits': 1, 'tout': 0}, {'baud': 3, 'break': 1, 'cmd': 1, 'connstatus': 'Free', 'echo': 1, 'handshake': 2, 'logoff': '^X', 'mode': 1, 'parity': 1, 'port': 4, 'portname': 'router', 'seq': 2, 'stopbits': 1, 'tout': 1}]


Authors

  • Western Telematic Inc. (@wtinetworkgear)

© 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/wti/remote/cpm_serial_port_info_module.html