Create a new FortiFlex configuration

Use the fortflexvm_configs_create module to create a new FortiFlex configuration under a program.

Parameters

The following parameters are included:

Parameter	Type	Description
username	String (Optional)	The username to authenticate. If not declared, the code will read the environment variable FLEXVM_ACCESS_USERNAME.
password	String (Optional)	The password to authenticate. If not declared, the code will read the environment variable FLEXVM_ACCESS_PASSWORD.
programSerialNumber	String	The serial number of your FortiFlex program.
name	String	The name of your FortiFlex configuration.
fortigateBundle	Dictionary (Optional)	The FortiGate Virtual Machine - Service Bundle.
fortiManager	Dictionary (Optional)	The FortiManager Virtual Machine.
fortiWeb	Dictionary (Optional)	The FortiWeb Virtual Machine - Service Bundle.
fortiGateLCS	Dictionary (Optional)	The FortiGate Virtual Machine - A La Carte Services.
fortiAnalyzer	Dictionary (Optional)	The FortiAnalyzer Virtual Machine.
fortiPortal	Dictionary (Optional)	The FortiPortal Virtual Machine.

The fortigateBundle dictionary includes:

Attribute	Type	Description
cpu	String	The number of CPUs. This value can be "1", "2", "4", "8", "16", "32", or "2147483647" (unlimited).
service	String	The value can be either "FC" (FortiCare), "UTM", "ENT" (Enterprise), or "ATP".
vdom	Integer (Optional)	The number of VDOMs between 0 and 500. The default value is 0.

The fortiManager dictionary includes:

Attribute	Type	Description
device	Integer	The number of managed devices between 1 and 100000.
adom	Integer	The number of ADOMs between 1 and 100000.

The fortiWeb dictionary includes:

Attribute	Type	Description
cpu	String	The number of CPUs. This value can be "1", "2", "4", "8", or "16".
service	String	The service package can be "FWBSTD" (Standard) or "FWBADV" (Advanced).

The fortiGateLCS dictionary includes:

Attribute	Type	Description
cpu	Integer	The number of CPUs between 1 and 96.
fortiGuardServices	List (Optional)	The FortiGuard services this FortiGate Virtual Machine supports. The default value is an empty list but may contain "IPS", "AVDB", "FURL", "IOTH", "FGSA", and "ISSS".
supportService	String	The value can be "FC247" (FortiCare 24x7) or "ASET" (FortiCare Elite).
vdom	Integer	The number of VDOMs between 1 and 500.
cloudServices	List (Optional)	The cloud services this FortiGate Virtual Machine supports. The default value is an empty list but may contain "FAMS", "SWNM", "FMGC", and "AFAC".

The fortiAnalyzer dictionary includes:

Attribute	Type	Description
storage	Integer	The daily storage (GB) between 5 and 8300.
adom	Integer	The number of ADOMs between 0 and 1200.
service	String	The support service. "FAZFC247" (FortiCare Premium) is currently the only available option and is the default.

The fortiPortal dictionary includes:

Attribute	Type	Description
device	Integer	The number of managed devices between 0 and 100000.

Example

The following is an example use of this module:

- name: Create VM configuration
  hosts: localhost
  collections:
    - fortinet.fortiflexvm
  vars:
    username: "<your_own_value>"
    password: "<your_own_value>"
  tasks:
    - name: Create a Virtual Machine configuration
      fortinet.fortiflexvm.fortiflexvm_configs_create:
        username: "{{ username }}"
        password: "{{ password }}"
        programSerialNumber: "ELAVMS000000XXXX"
        name: "ansible"

        # Please only use one of the following.

        fortiGateBundle:
          cpu: "2" # "1", "2", "4", "8", "16", "32", "2147483647"
          service: "FC" # "FC", "UTM", "ENT", "ATP"
          vdom: 10 # 0 ~ 500

        # fortiManager:
        #   device: 1 # 1 ~ 100000
        #   adom: 1 # 1 ~ 100000

        # fortiWeb:
        #   cpu: "4" # "1", "2", "4", "8", "16"
        #   service: "FWBSTD" # "FWBSTD" or "FWBADV"

        # fortiGateLCS:
        #   cpu: 4 # 1 ~ 96
        #   fortiGuardServices: [] # "IPS", "AVDB", "FURL", "IOTH", "FGSA", "ISSS"
        #   supportService: "FC247" # "FC247", "ASET"
        #   vdom: 1 # 1 ~ 500
        #   cloudServices: ["FAMS", "SWNM"] # "FAMS", "SWNM", "FMGC", "AFAC"

        # fortiAnalyzer:
        #   storage: 5 # 5 ~ 8300
        #   adom: 1 # 0 ~ 1200
        #   service: "FAZFC247" # "FAZFC247"

        # fortiPortal:
        #   device: 1 # 0 ~ 100000

      register: result

    - name: Display response
      debug:
        var: result.configs

Return values

The following parameters are returned:

Parameter	Type Returned	Description
configs	Dictionary	The configuration you create.

The configs dictionary includes:

Parameter	Type Returned	Description
id	Integer	The ID of the configuration.
name	String	The name of the configuration.
programSerialNumber	String	The program serial number the configuration belongs to.
status	String	The status of the configuration.
fortigateBundle	Dictionary (Changed)	The FortiGate Virtual Machine - Service Bundle.
fortiManager	Dictionary (Changed)	The FortiManager Virtual Machine.
fortiWeb	Dictionary (Changed)	The FortiWeb Virtual Machine - Service Bundle.
fortiGateLCS	Dictionary (Changed)	The FortiGate Virtual Machine - A La Carte Services.
fortiAnalyzer	Dictionary (Changed)	The FortiAnalyzer Virtual Machine.
fortiPortal	Dictionary (Changed)	The FortiPortal Virtual Machine.

See the Parameters for dictionary attributes that are always returned.