salt.modules.netbox#

NetBox#

Module to query NetBox

codeauthor:: Zach Moody <zmoody@do.co>
maturity:: new
depends:: pynetbox

The following config should be in the minion config file. In order to work with secrets you should provide a token and path to your private key file:

netbox:
  url: <NETBOX_URL>
  token: <NETBOX_USERNAME_API_TOKEN (OPTIONAL)>
  keyfile: </PATH/TO/NETBOX/KEY (OPTIONAL)>

New in version 2018.3.0.

salt.modules.netbox.create_circuit(name, provider_id, circuit_type, description=None)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Create a new Netbox circuit

name: Name of the circuit
provider_id: The netbox id of the circuit provider
circuit_type: The name of the circuit type
asn: The ASN of the circuit provider
description: The description of the circuit

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_circuit NEW_CIRCUIT_01 Telia Transit 1299 "New Telia circuit"

salt.modules.netbox.create_circuit_provider(name, asn=None)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Create a new Netbox circuit provider

name: The name of the circuit provider
asn: The ASN of the circuit provider

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_circuit_provider Telia 1299

salt.modules.netbox.create_circuit_termination(circuit, interface, device, speed, xconnect_id=None, term_side='A')#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Terminate a circuit on an interface

circuit: The name of the circuit
interface: The name of the interface to terminate on
device: The name of the device the interface belongs to
speed: The speed of the circuit, in Kbps
xconnect_id: The cross-connect identifier
term_side: The side of the circuit termination

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_circuit_termination NEW_CIRCUIT_01 xe-0/0/1 myminion 10000 xconnect_id=XCON01

salt.modules.netbox.create_circuit_type(name)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Create a new Netbox circuit type.

name: The name of the circuit type

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_circuit_type Transit

salt.modules.netbox.create_device(name, role, model, manufacturer, site)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Create a new device with a name, role, model, manufacturer and site. All these components need to be already in Netbox.

name: The name of the device, e.g., edge_router
role: String of device role, e.g., router
model: String of device model, e.g., MX480
manufacturer: String of device manufacturer, e.g., Juniper
site: String of device site, e.g., BRU

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_device edge_router router MX480 Juniper BRU

salt.modules.netbox.create_device_role(role, color)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Create a device role

role: String of device role, e.g., router

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_device_role router

salt.modules.netbox.create_device_type(model, manufacturer)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Create a device type. If the manufacturer doesn't exist, create a new manufacturer.

model: String of device model, e.g., MX480
manufacturer: String of device manufacturer, e.g., Juniper

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_device_type MX480 Juniper

salt.modules.netbox.create_interface(device_name, interface_name, mac_address=None, description=None, enabled=None, lag=None, lag_parent=None, form_factor=None)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Attach an interface to a device. If not all arguments are provided, they will default to Netbox defaults.

device_name: The name of the device, e.g., edge_router
interface_name: The name of the interface, e.g., TenGigE0/0/0/0
mac_address: String of mac address, e.g., 50:87:89:73:92:C8
description: String of interface description, e.g., NTT
enabled: String of boolean interface status, e.g., True
lag:: Boolean of interface lag status, e.g., True
lag_parent: String of interface lag parent name, e.g., ae13
form_factor: Integer of form factor id, obtained through _choices API endpoint, e.g., 200

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_interface edge_router ae13 description="Core uplink"

salt.modules.netbox.create_interface_connection(interface_a, interface_b)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Create an interface connection between 2 interfaces

interface_a: Interface id for Side A
interface_b: Interface id for Side B

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_interface_connection 123 456

salt.modules.netbox.create_inventory_item(device_name, item_name, manufacturer_name=None, serial='', part_id='', description='')#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Add an inventory item to an existing device.

device_name: The name of the device, e.g., edge_router.
item_name: String of inventory item name, e.g., Transceiver.
manufacturer_name: String of inventory item manufacturer, e.g., Fiberstore.
serial: String of inventory item serial, e.g., FS1238931.
part_id: String of inventory item part id, e.g., 740-01234.
description: String of inventory item description, e.g., SFP+-10G-LR.

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_inventory_item edge_router Transceiver part_id=740-01234

salt.modules.netbox.create_ipaddress(ip_address, family, device=None, interface=None)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Add an IP address, and optionally attach it to an interface.

ip_address: The IP address and CIDR, e.g., 192.168.1.1/24
family: Integer of IP family, e.g., 4
device: The name of the device to attach IP to, e.g., edge_router
interface: The name of the interface to attach IP to, e.g., ae13

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_ipaddress 192.168.1.1/24 4 device=edge_router interface=ae13

salt.modules.netbox.create_manufacturer(name)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Create a device manufacturer.

name: The name of the manufacturer, e.g., Juniper

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_manufacturer Juniper

salt.modules.netbox.create_platform(platform)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Create a new device platform

platform: String of device platform, e.g., junos

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_platform junos

salt.modules.netbox.create_site(site)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Create a new device site

site: String of device site, e.g., BRU

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.create_site BRU

salt.modules.netbox.delete_interface(device_name, interface_name)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Delete an interface from a device.

device_name: The name of the device, e.g., edge_router.
interface_name: The name of the interface, e.g., ae13

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.delete_interface edge_router ae13

salt.modules.netbox.delete_inventory_item(item_id)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Remove an item from a devices inventory. Identified by the netbox id

item_id: Integer of item to be deleted

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.delete_inventory_item 1354

salt.modules.netbox.delete_ipaddress(ipaddr_id)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Delete an IP address. IP addresses in Netbox are a combination of address and the interface it is assigned to.

id: The Netbox id for the IP address.

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.delete_ipaddress 9002

salt.modules.netbox.filter_(app, endpoint, **kwargs)#

Get a list of items from NetBox.

app: String of netbox app, e.g., dcim, circuits, ipam
endpoint: String of app endpoint, e.g., sites, regions, devices
kwargs: Optional arguments that can be used to filter. All filter keywords are available in Netbox, which can be found by surfing to the corresponding API endpoint, and clicking Filters. e.g., role=router

Returns a list of dictionaries

salt myminion netbox.filter dcim devices status=1 role=router

salt.modules.netbox.get_(app, endpoint, id=None, **kwargs)#

Get a single item from NetBox.

app: String of netbox app, e.g., dcim, circuits, ipam
endpoint: String of app endpoint, e.g., sites, regions, devices

Returns a single dictionary

To get an item based on ID.

salt myminion netbox.get dcim devices id=123

Or using named arguments that correspond with accepted filters on the NetBox endpoint.

salt myminion netbox.get dcim devices name=my-router

salt.modules.netbox.get_circuit_provider(name, asn=None)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Get a circuit provider with a given name and optional ASN.

name: The name of the circuit provider
asn: The ASN of the circuit provider

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.get_circuit_provider Telia 1299

salt.modules.netbox.get_interfaces(device_name=None, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Returns interfaces for a specific device using arbitrary netbox filters

device_name: The name of the device, e.g., edge_router
kwargs: Optional arguments to be used for filtering

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.get_interfaces edge_router name="et-0/0/5"

salt.modules.netbox.get_ipaddresses(device_name=None, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Filters for an IP address using specified filters

device_name: The name of the device to check for the IP address
kwargs: Optional arguments that can be used to filter, e.g., family=4

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.get_ipaddresses device_name family=4

salt.modules.netbox.make_interface_child(device_name, interface_name, parent_name)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Set an interface as part of a LAG.

device_name: The name of the device, e.g., edge_router.
interface_name: The name of the interface to be attached to LAG, e.g., xe-1/0/2.
parent_name: The name of the LAG interface, e.g., ae13.

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.make_interface_child xe-1/0/2 ae13

salt.modules.netbox.make_interface_lag(device_name, interface_name)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Update an interface to be a LAG.

device_name: The name of the device, e.g., edge_router.
interface_name: The name of the interface, e.g., ae13.

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.make_interface_lag edge_router ae13

salt.modules.netbox.openconfig_interfaces(device_name=None)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return a dictionary structured as standardised in the openconfig-interfaces YANG model, containing physical and configuration data available in Netbox, e.g., IP addresses, MTU, enabled / disabled, etc.

device_name: None: The name of the device to query the interface data for. If not provided, will use the Minion ID.

CLI Example:

salt '*' netbox.openconfig_interfaces
salt '*' netbox.openconfig_interfaces device_name=cr1.thn.lon

salt.modules.netbox.openconfig_lacp(device_name=None)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return a dictionary structured as standardised in the openconfig-lacp YANG model, with configuration data for Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) for aggregate interfaces.

Note

The interval and lacp_mode keys have the values set as SLOW and ACTIVE respectively, as this data is not currently available in Netbox, therefore defaulting to the values defined in the standard. See interval and lacp-mode for further details.

device_name: None: The name of the device to query the LACP information for. If not provided, will use the Minion ID.

CLI Example:

salt '*' netbox.openconfig_lacp
salt '*' netbox.openconfig_lacp device_name=cr1.thn.lon

salt.modules.netbox.slugify(value)#: ' Slugify given value. Credit to Djangoproject https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/_modules/django/utils/text/#slugify

salt.modules.netbox.update_device(name, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Add attributes to an existing device, identified by name.

name: The name of the device, e.g., edge_router
kwargs: Arguments to change in device, e.g., serial=JN2932930

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.update_device edge_router serial=JN2932920

salt.modules.netbox.update_interface(device_name, interface_name, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Update an existing interface with new attributes.

device_name: The name of the device, e.g., edge_router
interface_name: The name of the interface, e.g., ae13
kwargs: Arguments to change in interface, e.g., mac_address=50:87:69:53:32:D0

CLI Example:

salt myminion netbox.update_interface edge_router ae13 mac_address=50:87:69:53:32:D0

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salt.modules.netbox#

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