# fortios_system_central_management – Configure central management 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 system feature and central_management 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.

ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.

system_central_management dictionary | Default: null | Configure central management.

allow_monitor
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable allowing the central management server to remotely monitor this FortiGate

allow_push_configuration
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable allowing the central management server to push configuration changes to this FortiGate.

allow_push_firmware
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable allowing the central management server to push firmware updates to this FortiGate.

allow_remote_firmware_upgrade
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable remotely upgrading the firmware on this FortiGate from the central management server.

enc_algorithm
string

Choices:
- default
- high
- low

Encryption strength for communications between the FortiGate and central management.

| fmg string |  | IP address or FQDN of the FortiManager.
| fmg_source_ip string |  | IPv4 source address that this FortiGate uses when communicating with FortiManager.
| fmg_source_ip6 string |  | IPv6 source address that this FortiGate uses when communicating with FortiManager.

include_default_servers
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable inclusion of public FortiGuard servers in the override server list.

mode
string

Choices:
- normal
- backup

Central management mode.

schedule_config_restore
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable allowing the central management server to restore the configuration of this FortiGate.

schedule_script_restore
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable allowing the central management server to restore the scripts stored on this FortiGate.

| serial_number string |  | Serial number.
| server_list list |  | Additional servers that the FortiGate can use for updates (for AV, IPS, updates) and ratings (for web filter and antispam ratings) servers.

addr_type
string

Choices:
- ipv4
- ipv6
- fqdn

Indicate whether the FortiGate communicates with the override server using an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address or a FQDN.

|  | fqdn string |  | FQDN address of override server.
|  | id integer / required |  | ID.
|  | server_address string |  | IPv4 address of override server.
|  | server_address6 string |  | IPv6 address of override server.

server_type
string

Choices:
- update
- rating

FortiGuard service type.

type
string

Choices:
- fortimanager
- fortiguard
- none

Central management type.

| vdom string |  | Virtual domain (VDOM) name to use when communicating with FortiManager. Source system.vdom.name.
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 central management.
        fortios_system_central_management:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          system_central_management:
            allow_monitor: "enable"
            allow_push_configuration: "enable"
            allow_push_firmware: "enable"
            allow_remote_firmware_upgrade: "enable"
            enc_algorithm: "default"
            fmg: "<your_own_value>"
            fmg_source_ip: "<your_own_value>"
            fmg_source_ip6: "<your_own_value>"
            include_default_servers: "enable"
            mode: "normal"
            schedule_config_restore: "enable"
            schedule_script_restore: "enable"
            serial_number: "<your_own_value>"
            server_list:
             -
                addr_type: "ipv4"
                fqdn: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "19"
                server_address: "<your_own_value>"
                server_address6: "<your_own_value>"
                server_type: "update"
            type: "fortimanager"
            vdom: "<your_own_value> (source system.vdom.name)"

## 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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