theforeman.foreman.host module – Manage Hosts

Note

This module is part of the theforeman.foreman collection (version 4.2.0).

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 theforeman.foreman. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: theforeman.foreman.host.

New in theforeman.foreman 1.0.0

Synopsis 

Create, update, and delete Hosts

Aliases: foreman_host

Requirements 

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

requests

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
activation_keys string	Activation Keys used for deployment. Comma separated list. Only available for Katello installations.
architecture string	Architecture name
build boolean	Whether or not to setup build context for the host Choices: `false` `true`
comment string	Comment about the host.
compute_attributes dictionary	Additional compute resource specific attributes. When this parameter is set, the module will not be idempotent. When you provide a cluster here and compute_resource is set, the cluster id will be automatically looked up.
compute_profile string	Compute profile name
compute_resource string	Compute resource name
config_groups list / elements=string	Config groups list
content_source string	Content Source (Smart Proxy with Content) name. Only available for Katello installations.
content_view string	Content view. Only available for Katello installations.
domain string	Domain name
enabled boolean	Include this host within reporting Choices: `false` `true`
environment string	Puppet environment name
hostgroup string	Title of related hostgroup Example: A child hostgroup bar within a parent hostgroup foo would have the title foo/bar.
image string	The image to use when provision_method=image. The compute_resource parameter is required to find the correct image.
interfaces_attributes list / elements=dictionary added in theforeman.foreman 1.5.0	Additional interfaces specific attributes.
attached_devices list / elements=string	Identifiers of attached interfaces, e.g. [‘eth1’, ‘eth2’]. For bond interfaces those are the slaves. Only for bond and bridges interfaces.
attached_to string	Identifier of the interface to which this interface belongs, e.g. eth1. Only for virtual interfaces.
bond_options string	Space separated options, e.g. miimon=100. Only for bond interfaces.
compute_attributes dictionary	Additional compute resource specific attributes for the interface. When this parameter is set, the module will not be idempotent. When you provide a network here and compute_resource is set, the network id will be automatically looked up. On oVirt/RHV cluster is required in the hosts compute_attributes for the lookup to work.
domain string	Domain name Required for primary interfaces on managed hosts.
execution boolean	Should this interface be used for Remote Execution? Each managed hosts should have one remote execution interface. Choices: `false` `true`
identifier string	Device identifier, e.g. eth0 or eth1.1 You need to set one of identifier, name or mac to be able to update existing interfaces and make execution idempotent.
ip string	IPv4 address of interface
ip6 string	IPv6 address of interface
mac string	MAC address of interface. Required for managed interfaces on bare metal. Please include leading zeros and separate nibbles by colons, otherwise the execution will not be idempotent. Example EE:BB:01:02:03:04 You need to set one of identifier, name or mac to be able to update existing interfaces and make execution idempotent.
managed boolean	Should this interface be managed via DHCP and DNS smart proxy and should it be configured during provisioning? Choices: `false` `true`
mode string	Bond mode of the interface. Only for bond interfaces. Choices: `"balance-rr"` `"active-backup"` `"balance-xor"` `"broadcast"` `"802.3ad"` `"balance-tlb"` `"balance-alb"`
mtu integer	MTU, this attribute has precedence over the subnet MTU.
name string	Interface’s DNS name You need to set one of identifier, name or mac to be able to update existing interfaces and make execution idempotent.
password string	Password for BMC authentication. Only for BMC interfaces.
primary boolean	Should this interface be used for constructing the FQDN of the host? Each managed hosts needs to have one primary interface. Choices: `false` `true`
provider string	Interface provider, e.g. IPMI. Only for BMC interfaces. Choices: `"IPMI"` `"Redfish"` `"SSH"`
provision boolean	Should this interface be used for TFTP of PXELinux (or SSH for image-based hosts)? Each managed hosts needs to have one provision interface. Choices: `false` `true`
subnet string	IPv4 Subnet name
subnet6 string	IPv6 Subnet name
tag string	VLAN tag, this attribute has precedence over the subnet VLAN ID. Only for virtual interfaces.
type string	Interface type. Choices: `"interface"` `"bmc"` `"bond"` `"bridge"`
username string	Username for BMC authentication. Only for BMC interfaces.
virtual boolean	Alias or VLAN device Choices: `false` `true`
ip string	IP address of the primary interface of the host.
kickstart_repository string	Kickstart repository name. You need to provide this to use the “Synced Content” feature. Mutually exclusive with medium. Only available for Katello installations.
lifecycle_environment string	Lifecycle environment. Only available for Katello installations.
location string	Name of related location
mac string	MAC address of the primary interface of the host. Please include leading zeros and separate nibbles by colons, otherwise the execution will not be idempotent. Example EE:BB:01:02:03:04
managed boolean	Whether a host is managed or unmanaged. Forced to true when build=true Choices: `false` `true`
medium aliases: media string	Medium name Mutually exclusive with kickstart_repository.
name string / required	Fully Qualified Domain Name of host
openscap_proxy string	OpenSCAP proxy name. Only available when the OpenSCAP plugin is installed.
operatingsystem string	Operating systems are looked up by their title which is composed as “<name> <major>.<minor>”. You can omit the version part as long as you only have one operating system by that name.
organization string	Name of related organization
owner string	Owner (user) of the host. Users are looked up by their `login`. Mutually exclusive with owner_group.
owner_group string	Owner (user group) of the host. Mutually exclusive with owner.
parameters list / elements=dictionary	Entity domain specific host parameters
name string / required	Name of the parameter
parameter_type string	Type of the parameter Choices: `"string"` ← (default) `"boolean"` `"integer"` `"real"` `"array"` `"hash"` `"yaml"` `"json"`
value any / required	Value of the parameter
password string / required	Password of the user accessing the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `FOREMAN_PASSWORD` will be used instead.
provision_method string	The method used to provision the host. provision_method=bootdisk is only available if the bootdisk plugin is installed. Choices: `"build"` `"image"` `"bootdisk"`
ptable string	Partition table name
puppet_ca_proxy string	Puppet CA proxy name
puppet_proxy string	Puppet server proxy name
puppetclasses list / elements=string	List of puppet classes to include in this host group. Must exist for hostgroup’s puppet environment.
pxe_loader string	PXE Bootloader Choices: `"PXELinux BIOS"` `"PXELinux UEFI"` `"Grub UEFI"` `"Grub2 BIOS"` `"Grub2 ELF"` `"Grub2 UEFI"` `"Grub2 UEFI SecureBoot"` `"Grub2 UEFI HTTP"` `"Grub2 UEFI HTTPS"` `"Grub2 UEFI HTTPS SecureBoot"` `"iPXE Embedded"` `"iPXE UEFI HTTP"` `"iPXE Chain BIOS"` `"iPXE Chain UEFI"` `"None"`
realm string	Realm name
root_pass string	Root password. Will result in the entity always being updated, as the current password cannot be retrieved.
server_url string / required	URL of the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `FOREMAN_SERVER_URL` will be used instead.
state string	State of the entity Choices: `"present"` ← (default) `"absent"`
subnet string	IPv4 Subnet name
subnet6 string	IPv6 Subnet name
username string / required	Username accessing the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `FOREMAN_USERNAME` will be used instead.
validate_certs boolean	Whether or not to verify the TLS certificates of the Foreman server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `FOREMAN_VALIDATE_CERTS` will be used instead. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)

Attributes 

Attribute	Support	Description
check_mode	Support: full	Can run in check_mode and return changed status prediction without modifying the entity
diff_mode	Support: full	Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in check_mode), when in diff mode

Examples 

- name: "Create a host"
  theforeman.foreman.host:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    name: "new_host"
    hostgroup: my_hostgroup
    state: present

- name: "Create a host with build context"
  theforeman.foreman.host:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    name: "new_host"
    hostgroup: my_hostgroup
    build: true
    state: present

- name: "Create an unmanaged host"
  theforeman.foreman.host:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    name: "new_host"
    managed: false
    state: present

- name: "Create a VM with 2 CPUs and 4GB RAM"
  theforeman.foreman.host:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    name: "new_host"
    compute_attributes:
      cpus: 2
      memory_mb: 4096
    state: present

- name: "Create a VM and start it after creation"
  theforeman.foreman.host:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    name: "new_host"
    compute_attributes:
      start: "1"
    state: present

- name: "Create a VM on specific ovirt network"
  theforeman.foreman.host:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    name: "new_host"
    interfaces_attributes:
      - type: "interface"
        compute_attributes:
          name: "nic1"
          network: "969efbe6-f9e0-4383-a19a-a7ee65ad5007"
          interface: "virtio"
    state: present

- name: "Create a VM with 2 NICs on specific ovirt networks"
  theforeman.foreman.host:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    name: "new_host"
    interfaces_attributes:
      - type: "interface"
        primary: true
        compute_attributes:
          name: "nic1"
          network: "969efbe6-f9e0-4383-a19a-a7ee65ad5007"
          interface: "virtio"
      - type: "interface"
        name: "new_host_nic2"
        managed: true
        compute_attributes:
          name: "nic2"
          network: "969efbe6-f9e0-4383-a19a-a7ee65ad5008"
          interface: "e1000"
    state: present

- name: "Delete a host"
  theforeman.foreman.host:
    username: "admin"
    password: "changeme"
    server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
    name: "new_host"
    state: absent

Return Values 

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

Key	Description
entity dictionary	Final state of the affected entities grouped by their type. Returned: success
hosts list / elements=dictionary	List of hosts. Returned: success

Authors

Bernhard Hopfenmueller (@Fobhep) ATIX AG

theforeman.foreman.host module – Manage Hosts

Synopsis

Requirements

Parameters

Attributes

Examples

Return Values