# fortios_router_ospf – Configure OSPF in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify router feature and ospf category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5

## Requirements

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

- fortiosapi>=0.9.8

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
host string |  | FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.

https
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.

password string | Default: "" | FortiOS or FortiGate password.
router_ospf dictionary | Default: null | Configure OSPF.

abr_type
string

Choices:
- cisco
- ibm
- shortcut
- standard

Area border router type.

| area list |  | OSPF area configuration.

authentication
string

Choices:
- none
- text
- md5

Authentication type.

|  | default_cost integer |  | Summary default cost of stub or NSSA area.
|  | filter_list list |  | OSPF area filter-list configuration.

direction
string

Choices:
- in
- out

Direction.

|  |  | id integer / required |  | Filter list entry ID.
|  |  | list string |  | Access-list or prefix-list name. Source router.access-list.name router.prefix-list.name.
|  | id string / required |  | Area entry IP address.

nssa_default_information_originate
string

Choices:
- enable
- always
- disable

Redistribute, advertise, or do not originate Type-7 default route into NSSA area.

|  | nssa_default_information_originate_metric integer |  | OSPF default metric.

nssa_default_information_originate_metric_type
string

Choices:
- 1
- 2

OSPF metric type for default routes.

nssa_redistribution
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable redistribute into NSSA area.

nssa_translator_role
string

Choices:
- candidate
- never
- always

NSSA translator role type.

|  | range list |  | OSPF area range configuration.

advertise
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable/disable advertise status.

|  |  | id integer / required |  | Range entry ID.
|  |  | prefix string |  | Prefix.
|  |  | substitute string |  | Substitute prefix.

substitute_status
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable substitute status.

shortcut
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable
- default

Enable/disable shortcut option.

stub_type
string

Choices:
- no-summary
- summary

Stub summary setting.

type
string

Choices:
- regular
- nssa
- stub

Area type setting.

|  | virtual_link list |  | OSPF virtual link configuration.

authentication
string

Choices:
- none
- text
- md5

Authentication type.

|  |  | authentication_key string |  | Authentication key.
|  |  | dead_interval integer |  | Dead interval.
|  |  | hello_interval integer |  | Hello interval.
|  |  | md5_key string |  | MD5 key.
|  |  | name string / required |  | Virtual link entry name.
|  |  | peer string |  | Peer IP.
|  |  | retransmit_interval integer |  | Retransmit interval.
|  |  | transmit_delay integer |  | Transmit delay.
| auto_cost_ref_bandwidth integer |  | Reference bandwidth in terms of megabits per second.

bfd
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD).

database_overflow
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable database overflow.

| database_overflow_max_lsas integer |  | Database overflow maximum LSAs.
| database_overflow_time_to_recover integer |  | Database overflow time to recover (sec).
| default_information_metric integer |  | Default information metric.

default_information_metric_type
string

Choices:
- 1
- 2

Default information metric type.

default_information_originate
string

Choices:
- enable
- always
- disable

Enable/disable generation of default route.

| default_information_route_map string |  | Default information route map. Source router.route-map.name.
| default_metric integer |  | Default metric of redistribute routes.
| distance integer |  | Distance of the route.
| distance_external integer |  | Administrative external distance.
| distance_inter_area integer |  | Administrative inter-area distance.
| distance_intra_area integer |  | Administrative intra-area distance.
| distribute_list list |  | Distribute list configuration.
|  | access_list string |  | Access list name. Source router.access-list.name.
|  | id integer / required |  | Distribute list entry ID.

protocol
string

Choices:
- connected
- static
- rip

Protocol type.

| distribute_list_in string |  | Filter incoming routes. Source router.access-list.name router.prefix-list.name.
| distribute_route_map_in string |  | Filter incoming external routes by route-map. Source router.route-map.name.

log_neighbour_changes
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable logging of OSPF neighbour's changes

| neighbor list |  | OSPF neighbor configuration are used when OSPF runs on non-broadcast media
|  | cost integer |  | Cost of the interface, value range from 0 to 65535, 0 means auto-cost.
|  | id integer / required |  | Neighbor entry ID.
|  | ip string |  | Interface IP address of the neighbor.
|  | poll_interval integer |  | Poll interval time in seconds.
|  | priority integer |  | Priority.
| network list |  | OSPF network configuration.
|  | area string |  | Attach the network to area.
|  | id integer / required |  | Network entry ID.
|  | prefix string |  | Prefix.
| ospf_interface list |  | OSPF interface configuration.

authentication
string

Choices:
- none
- text
- md5

Authentication type.

|  | authentication_key string |  | Authentication key.

bfd
string

Choices:
- global
- enable
- disable

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD).

|  | cost integer |  | Cost of the interface, value range from 0 to 65535, 0 means auto-cost.

database_filter_out
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable control of flooding out LSAs.

|  | dead_interval integer |  | Dead interval.
|  | hello_interval integer |  | Hello interval.
|  | hello_multiplier integer |  | Number of hello packets within dead interval.
|  | interface string |  | Configuration interface name. Source system.interface.name.
|  | ip string |  | IP address.
|  | md5_key string |  | MD5 key.
|  | mtu integer |  | MTU for database description packets.

mtu_ignore
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable ignore MTU.

|  | name string / required |  | Interface entry name.

network_type
string

Choices:
- broadcast
- non-broadcast
- point-to-point
- point-to-multipoint
- point-to-multipoint-non-broadcast

Network type.

|  | prefix_length integer |  | Prefix length.
|  | priority integer |  | Priority.
|  | resync_timeout integer |  | Graceful restart neighbor resynchronization timeout.
|  | retransmit_interval integer |  | Retransmit interval.

status
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable/disable status.

|  | transmit_delay integer |  | Transmit delay.
| passive_interface list |  | Passive interface configuration.
|  | name string / required |  | Passive interface name. Source system.interface.name.
| redistribute list |  | Redistribute configuration.
|  | metric integer |  | Redistribute metric setting.

metric_type
string

Choices:
- 1
- 2

Metric type.

|  | name string / required |  | Redistribute name.
|  | routemap string |  | Route map name. Source router.route-map.name.

status
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

status

|  | tag integer |  | Tag value.

restart_mode
string

Choices:
- none
- lls
- graceful-restart

OSPF restart mode (graceful or LLS).

| restart_period integer |  | Graceful restart period.

rfc1583_compatible
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable RFC1583 compatibility.

| router_id string |  | Router ID.
| spf_timers string |  | SPF calculation frequency.
| summary_address list |  | IP address summary configuration.

advertise
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable/disable advertise status.

|  | id integer / required |  | Summary address entry ID.
|  | prefix string |  | Prefix.
|  | tag integer |  | Tag value.

ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.

username string |  | FortiOS or FortiGate username.
vdom string | Default: "root" | Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.

## Notes

Note

- Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet
- Run as a local_action in your playbook

## Examples

    - hosts: localhost
      vars:
       host: "192.168.122.40"
       username: "admin"
       password: ""
       vdom: "root"
       ssl_verify: "False"
      tasks:
      - name: Configure OSPF.
        fortios_router_ospf:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          router_ospf:
            abr_type: "cisco"
            area:
             -
                authentication: "none"
                default_cost: "6"
                filter_list:
                 -
                    direction: "in"
                    id:  "9"
                    list: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name router.prefix-list.name)"
                id:  "11"
                nssa_default_information_originate: "enable"
                nssa_default_information_originate_metric: "13"
                nssa_default_information_originate_metric_type: "1"
                nssa_redistribution: "enable"
                nssa_translator_role: "candidate"
                range:
                 -
                    advertise: "disable"
                    id:  "19"
                    prefix: "<your_own_value>"
                    substitute: "<your_own_value>"
                    substitute_status: "enable"
                shortcut: "disable"
                stub_type: "no-summary"
                type: "regular"
                virtual_link:
                 -
                    authentication: "none"
                    authentication_key: "<your_own_value>"
                    dead_interval: "29"
                    hello_interval: "30"
                    md5_key: "<your_own_value>"
                    name: "default_name_32"
                    peer: "<your_own_value>"
                    retransmit_interval: "34"
                    transmit_delay: "35"
            auto_cost_ref_bandwidth: "36"
            bfd: "enable"
            database_overflow: "enable"
            database_overflow_max_lsas: "39"
            database_overflow_time_to_recover: "40"
            default_information_metric: "41"
            default_information_metric_type: "1"
            default_information_originate: "enable"
            default_information_route_map: "<your_own_value> (source router.route-map.name)"
            default_metric: "45"
            distance: "46"
            distance_external: "47"
            distance_inter_area: "48"
            distance_intra_area: "49"
            distribute_list:
             -
                access_list: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
                id:  "52"
                protocol: "connected"
            distribute_list_in: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name router.prefix-list.name)"
            distribute_route_map_in: "<your_own_value> (source router.route-map.name)"
            log_neighbour_changes: "enable"
            neighbor:
             -
                cost: "58"
                id:  "59"
                ip: "<your_own_value>"
                poll_interval: "61"
                priority: "62"
            network:
             -
                area: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "65"
                prefix: "<your_own_value>"
            ospf_interface:
             -
                authentication: "none"
                authentication_key: "<your_own_value>"
                bfd: "global"
                cost: "71"
                database_filter_out: "enable"
                dead_interval: "73"
                hello_interval: "74"
                hello_multiplier: "75"
                interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
                ip: "<your_own_value>"
                md5_key: "<your_own_value>"
                mtu: "79"
                mtu_ignore: "enable"
                name: "default_name_81"
                network_type: "broadcast"
                prefix_length: "83"
                priority: "84"
                resync_timeout: "85"
                retransmit_interval: "86"
                status: "disable"
                transmit_delay: "88"
            passive_interface:
             -
                name: "default_name_90 (source system.interface.name)"
            redistribute:
             -
                metric: "92"
                metric_type: "1"
                name: "default_name_94"
                routemap: "<your_own_value> (source router.route-map.name)"
                status: "enable"
                tag: "97"
            restart_mode: "none"
            restart_period: "99"
            rfc1583_compatible: "enable"
            router_id: "<your_own_value>"
            spf_timers: "<your_own_value>"
            summary_address:
             -
                advertise: "disable"
                id:  "105"
                prefix: "<your_own_value>"
                tag: "107"

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
build string | always | Build number of the fortigate image Sample: 1547
http_method string | always | Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate Sample: PUT
http_status string | always | Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied Sample: 200
mkey string | success | Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate Sample: id
name string | always | Name of the table used to fulfill the request Sample: urlfilter
path string | always | Path of the table used to fulfill the request Sample: webfilter
revision string | always | Internal revision number Sample: 17.0.2.10658
serial string | always | Serial number of the unit Sample: FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
status string | always | Indication of the operation's result Sample: success
vdom string | always | Virtual domain used Sample: root
version string | always | Version of the FortiGate Sample: v5.6.3

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
- Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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