fortios_extender_controller_extender – Extender controller configuration in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS by allowing the user to configure extender_controller feature and extender category. Examples includes all options and need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.2

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • fortiosapi>=0.9.8

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
extender_controller_extender
-
Default:
null
Extender controller configuration.
aaa-shared-secret
-
AAA shared secret.
access-point-name
-
Access point name(APN).
admin
-
    Choices:
  • disable
  • discovered
  • enable
FortiExtender Administration (enable or disable).
at-dial-script
-
Initialization AT commands specific to the MODEM.
billing-start-day
-
Billing start day.
cdma-aaa-spi
-
CDMA AAA SPI.
cdma-ha-spi
-
CDMA HA SPI.
cdma-nai
-
NAI for CDMA MODEMS.
conn-status
-
Connection status.
description
-
Description.
dial-mode
-
    Choices:
  • dial-on-demand
  • always-connect
Dial mode (dial-on-demand or always-connect).
dial-status
-
Dial status.
ext-name
-
FortiExtender name.
ha-shared-secret
-
HA shared secret.
id
- / required
FortiExtender serial number.
ifname
-
FortiExtender interface name.
initiated-update
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Allow/disallow network initiated updates to the MODEM.
mode
-
    Choices:
  • standalone
  • redundant
FortiExtender mode.
modem-passwd
-
MODEM password.
modem-type
-
    Choices:
  • cdma
  • gsm/lte
  • wimax
MODEM type (CDMA, GSM/LTE or WIMAX).
multi-mode
-
    Choices:
  • auto
  • auto-3g
  • force-lte
  • force-3g
  • force-2g
MODEM mode of operation(3G,LTE,etc).
ppp-auth-protocol
-
    Choices:
  • auto
  • pap
  • chap
PPP authentication protocol (PAP,CHAP or auto).
ppp-echo-request
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable PPP echo request.
ppp-password
-
PPP password.
ppp-username
-
PPP username.
primary-ha
-
Primary HA.
quota-limit-mb
-
Monthly quota limit (MB).
redial
-
    Choices:
  • none
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
Number of redials allowed based on failed attempts.
redundant-intf
-
Redundant interface.
roaming
-
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable MODEM roaming.
role
-
    Choices:
  • none
  • primary
  • secondary
FortiExtender work role(Primary, Secondary, None).
secondary-ha
-
Secondary HA.
sim-pin
-
SIM PIN.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Indicates whether to create or remove the object
vdom
-
VDOM
wimax-auth-protocol
-
    Choices:
  • tls
  • ttls
WiMax authentication protocol(TLS or TTLS).
wimax-carrier
-
WiMax carrier.
wimax-realm
-
WiMax realm.
host
- / required
FortiOS or FortiGate ip address.
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol
password
-
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
username
- / required
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
vdom
-
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

  • Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet
  • Run as a local_action in your playbook

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
  tasks:
  - name: Extender controller configuration.
    fortios_extender_controller_extender:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      extender_controller_extender:
        state: "present"
        aaa-shared-secret: "<your_own_value>"
        access-point-name: "<your_own_value>"
        admin: "disable"
        at-dial-script: "<your_own_value>"
        billing-start-day: "7"
        cdma-aaa-spi: "<your_own_value>"
        cdma-ha-spi: "<your_own_value>"
        cdma-nai: "<your_own_value>"
        conn-status: "11"
        description: "<your_own_value>"
        dial-mode: "dial-on-demand"
        dial-status: "14"
        ext-name: "<your_own_value>"
        ha-shared-secret: "<your_own_value>"
        id:  "17"
        ifname: "<your_own_value>"
        initiated-update: "enable"
        mode: "standalone"
        modem-passwd: "<your_own_value>"
        modem-type: "cdma"
        multi-mode: "auto"
        ppp-auth-protocol: "auto"
        ppp-echo-request: "enable"
        ppp-password: "<your_own_value>"
        ppp-username: "<your_own_value>"
        primary-ha: "<your_own_value>"
        quota-limit-mb: "29"
        redial: "none"
        redundant-intf: "<your_own_value>"
        roaming: "enable"
        role: "none"
        secondary-ha: "<your_own_value>"
        sim-pin: "<your_own_value>"
        vdom: "36"
        wimax-auth-protocol: "tls"
        wimax-carrier: "<your_own_value>"
        wimax-realm: "<your_own_value>"

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:
PUT
http_status
string
always
Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Sample:
200
mkey
string
success
Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Sample:
id
name
string
always
Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
urlfilter
path
string
always
Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
webfilter
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


Status

Authors

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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