topic Re: Ansible playbook, error add network AND host in Ansible

Ansible playbook, error add network AND host

pabu — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 09:52:57 GMT

Hi all,

I just started playing with Ansible. I Needs some help. I build a test setup:
- Using: ansible-galaxy collection install check_point.mgmt, v1.0.6
- Smartcenter R80.40, latest jumbo

Everything is working, I am able to create a network object using a playbook. My working example:

----------- WORKING PLAYBOOK -----------

- name: playbook name
hosts: check_point
connection: httpapi
tasks:
- name: This is the first network
cp_mgmt_network:
name: "TEST"
subnet: 1.1.1.0
mask_length: 24
cp_mgmt_network:
name: "TEST2"
subnet: 2.2.2.0
mask_length: 24
auto_publish_session: true

---------------------------------------------------

Now my challenge, I would like to extend this playbook to add also a host object. My new script:

------------ FAILED PLAYBOOK --------------------

- name: playbook name
hosts: check_point
connection: httpapi
tasks:
- name: "Test with two Check Point networks"
cp_mgmt_network:
name: "TEST"
subnet: 1.1.1.0
mask_length: 24
cp_mgmt_network:
name: "TEST2"
subnet: 2.2.2.0
mask_length: 24
- name: "Add a new host object"
cp_mgmt_host:
name: "Test3"
ip_address: 3.3.3.3

-----------------------------------------------------

Error output:

ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
did not find expected '-' indicator

The error appears to be in '/etc/ansible/test.yml': line 14, column 6, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

mask_length: 24
- name: "Add a new host object"
^ here

-----------------------------------------------------

Could you please assist? I am really new to ansible.

Thanks!!!

Regards, Paul

Re: Ansible playbook, error add network AND host

PhoneBoy — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 19:09:15 GMT

It would be helpful if you attached the exact script used.
Indents matter quite a bit and it’s difficult to see with what was pasted to the community.

Re: Ansible playbook, error add network AND host

pabu — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 06:43:50 GMT

Added two files, the faulty script and the error output.

Re: Ansible playbook, error add network AND host

funkylicious — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 08:22:23 GMT

Hi,

Please try and add a empty line between the tasks of network creation and host creation.

Re: Ansible playbook, error add network AND host

pabu — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:00:20 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for your help! Still not working with a empty line.

Regards, Paul

Re: Ansible playbook, error add network AND host

funkylicious — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:18:25 GMT

Hi,

Based on this and SK
try:

- name: add-host cp_mgmt_host: ip_address: 192.0.2.1 name: New Host 1 state: present

Re: Ansible playbook, error add network AND host

pabu — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:22:10 GMT

Dear funkylicious,

Still not working. The add-host is working if I am using it in a playbook alone. When I combine it with the cp_mgmt_network I get errors. I added the script and output below.

Regards, Paul

---------------------------------------------------------------------

@ansible01:/etc/ansible# cat test2.yml
---
- name: playbook name
hosts: check_point
connection: httpapi
tasks:
- name: "Test with two Check Point networks"
cp_mgmt_network:
name: "TEST"
subnet: 1.1.1.0
mask_length: 24
cp_mgmt_network:
name: "TEST2"
subnet: 2.2.2.0
mask_length: 24

- name: add-host
cp_mgmt_host:
ip_address: 192.8.2.1
name: New host
state: present

---------------------------------------------------------------------
root@ansible01:/etc/ansible# ansible-playbook test2.yml
ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
did not find expected '-' indicator

The error appears to be in '/etc/ansible/test2.yml': line 16, column 6, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

- name: add-host
^ here

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Re: Ansible playbook, error add network AND host

funkylicious — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:30:51 GMT

Hi,

Sorry, but i didn't pay enough attention to your playbook/details.

Apparently, from my understanding you cannot combine multiple modules in the same playbook, e.g cp_mgmt_network and cp_mgmt_host , so you would require individual playbooks for different tasks/modules.

If I misread/misunderstood this, someone please correct me.

Re: Ansible playbook, error add network AND host

pabu — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:30:52 GMT

Ow really, are you sure about this? Should explain a lot :-)!

Re: Ansible playbook, error add network AND host

pabu — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:23:43 GMT

Hi,

Its working when I use seperate playbooks, one for each module. For example:

main-playbook.yml
- import_playbook: playbook-add-network-objects.yml
- import_playbook: playbook-add-host-objects.yml

Regards, Paul

Re: Ansible playbook, error add network AND host

Daniel_Schlifka — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 23:41:07 GMT

Well, theres a yaml syntax error. see attached screenshot and fix the indent in the according line.

Re: Ansible playbook, error add network AND host

pabu — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 08:50:52 GMT

Thanks!!! I dont understand whats wrong in the syntax, should be OK?