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Netbox - Ansible

Gather all the devices mapped in your ansible-inventory (hosts) and populate the information into netbox automatically (For now the script is only supported to gather Windows information)

Functionalities:

Netbox areas that will be required:

  • Devices
  • IPAM
  • Custom Fields (Arquitecture OS, Cores, Number of CPU, Threads, CPU model, Disk Partition, Memory )

Tested on:

  • Netbox = 3.3.2
  • ansible-playbook = core 2.13.1
  • python version = 3.8.10
  • jinja version = 3.1.2

Architecture:

image

Requirements:

Hosts:

  • Install WinRM on Windows OS to access from the CM (Control Machine)

Control Machine (Ansible):

  • Install Kerberos/sshkeys to access to the hosts of your ansible inventory.
  • Install Ansible.

Netbox:

  • Create and Adapat the variables of the file main.yml (Create the temporary objects o relate them to those that already exist ) main.yml:
---
- hosts: win
vars:
  #################################################
  ################# MANAGMENT #####################
  
  site_temporal: 5     # site.id that will be used for the gathered devices  
  device_type : "HP Proliant Gen 10" #The device type that will be used for the gathered devices  
  device_type_interface: "ge0/4" # The interface Netbox where the IP will be assigned
  device_role: "Servidores Fisicos" # The Device Role that will be used for the gathered devices  

  
  url_nb: "http://192.168.1.203" # NETBOX URL
  token_nb: "4c121d2ed2103e10fd2f4d9532dcb8e040fd0fc9" # NETBOX TOKEN
  • Set the inventory (IP or DomainName) in hosts.
  • Then run the ansible playbook and populate your server information into NETBOX.
  • ansible-playbook main.yml -i hosts

EXECUTION:

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