# fortios_firewall_vip – Configure virtual IP for IPv4 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 firewall feature and vip 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
--- | --- | ---
firewall_vip dictionary | Default: null | Configure virtual IP for IPv4.

arp_reply
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable to respond to ARP requests for this virtual IP address. Enabled by default.

| color integer |  | Color of icon on the GUI.
| comment string |  | Comment.
| dns_mapping_ttl integer |  | DNS mapping TTL (Set to zero to use TTL in DNS response).
| extaddr list |  | External FQDN address name.
|  | name string / required |  | Address name. Source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name.
| extintf string |  | Interface connected to the source network that receives the packets that will be forwarded to the destination network. Source system .interface.name.
| extip string |  | IP address or address range on the external interface that you want to map to an address or address range on the destination network.
| extport string |  | Incoming port number range that you want to map to a port number range on the destination network.
| gratuitous_arp_interval integer |  | Enable to have the VIP send gratuitous ARPs. 0=disabled. Set from 5 up to 8640000 seconds to enable.
| http_cookie_age integer |  | Time in minutes that client web browsers should keep a cookie. Default is 60 seconds. 0 = no time limit.
| http_cookie_domain string |  | Domain that HTTP cookie persistence should apply to.

http_cookie_domain_from_host
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable/disable use of HTTP cookie domain from host field in HTTP.

| http_cookie_generation integer |  | Generation of HTTP cookie to be accepted. Changing invalidates all existing cookies.
| http_cookie_path string |  | Limit HTTP cookie persistence to the specified path.

http_cookie_share
string

Choices:
- disable
- same-ip

Control sharing of cookies across virtual servers. same-ip means a cookie from one virtual server can be used by another. Disable stops cookie sharing.

http_ip_header
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

For HTTP multiplexing, enable to add the original client IP address in the XForwarded-For HTTP header.

| http_ip_header_name string |  | For HTTP multiplexing, enter a custom HTTPS header name. The original client IP address is added to this header. If empty, X-Forwarded-For is used.

http_multiplex
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable HTTP multiplexing.

https_cookie_secure
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable/disable verification that inserted HTTPS cookies are secure.

| id integer |  | Custom defined ID.

ldb_method
string

Choices:
- static
- round-robin
- weighted
- least-session
- least-rtt
- first-alive
- http-host

Method used to distribute sessions to real servers.

| mapped_addr string |  | Mapped FQDN address name. Source firewall.address.name.
| mappedip list |  | IP address or address range on the destination network to which the external IP address is mapped.
|  | range string / required |  | Mapped IP range.
| mappedport string |  | Port number range on the destination network to which the external port number range is mapped.
| max_embryonic_connections integer |  | Maximum number of incomplete connections.
| monitor list |  | Name of the health check monitor to use when polling to determine a virtual server's connectivity status.
|  | name string / required |  | Health monitor name. Source firewall.ldb-monitor.name.
| name string / required |  | Virtual IP name.

nat_source_vip
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable/disable forcing the source NAT mapped IP to the external IP for all traffic.

outlook_web_access
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable to add the Front-End-Https header for Microsoft Outlook Web Access.

persistence
string

Choices:
- none
- http-cookie
- ssl-session-id

Configure how to make sure that clients connect to the same server every time they make a request that is part of the same session.

portforward
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable/disable port forwarding.

portmapping_type
string

Choices:
- 1-to-1
- m-to-n

Port mapping type.

protocol
string

Choices:
- tcp
- udp
- sctp
- icmp

Protocol to use when forwarding packets.

| realservers list |  | Select the real servers that this server load balancing VIP will distribute traffic to.
|  | client_ip string |  | Only clients in this IP range can connect to this real server.

healthcheck
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable
- vip

Enable to check the responsiveness of the real server before forwarding traffic.

|  | holddown_interval integer |  | Time in seconds that the health check monitor continues to monitor and unresponsive server that should be active.
|  | http_host string |  | HTTP server domain name in HTTP header.
|  | id integer / required |  | Real server ID.
|  | ip string |  | IP address of the real server.
|  | max_connections integer |  | Max number of active connections that can be directed to the real server. When reached, sessions are sent to other real servers.
|  | monitor string |  | Name of the health check monitor to use when polling to determine a virtual server's connectivity status. Source firewall .ldb-monitor.name.
|  | port integer |  | Port for communicating with the real server. Required if port forwarding is enabled.

status
string

Choices:
- active
- standby
- disable

Set the status of the real server to active so that it can accept traffic, or on standby or disabled so no traffic is sent.

|  | weight integer |  | Weight of the real server. If weighted load balancing is enabled, the server with the highest weight gets more connections.

server_type
string

Choices:
- http
- https
- imaps
- pop3s
- smtps
- ssl
- tcp
- udp
- ip

Protocol to be load balanced by the virtual server (also called the server load balance virtual IP).

| service list |  | Service name.
|  | name string / required |  | Service name. Source firewall.service.custom.name firewall.service.group.name.
| src_filter list |  | Source address filter. Each address must be either an IP/subnet (x.x.x.x/n) or a range (x.x.x.x-y.y.y.y). Separate addresses with spaces.
|  | range string / required |  | Source-filter range.
| srcintf_filter list |  | Interfaces to which the VIP applies. Separate the names with spaces.
|  | interface_name string |  | Interface name. Source system.interface.name.

ssl_algorithm
string

Choices:
- high
- medium
- low
- custom

Permitted encryption algorithms for SSL sessions according to encryption strength.

| ssl_certificate string |  | The name of the SSL certificate to use for SSL acceleration. Source vpn.certificate.local.name.
| ssl_cipher_suites list |  | SSL/TLS cipher suites acceptable from a client, ordered by priority.

cipher
string

Choices:
- TLS-RSA-WITH-3DES-EDE-CBC-SHA
- TLS-DHE-RSA-WITH-DES-CBC-SHA
- TLS-DHE-DSS-WITH-DES-CBC-SHA

Cipher suite name.

|  | priority integer / required |  | SSL/TLS cipher suites priority.

versions
string

Choices:
- ssl-3.0
- tls-1.0
- tls-1.1
- tls-1.2

SSL/TLS versions that the cipher suite can be used with.

ssl_client_fallback
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable/disable support for preventing Downgrade Attacks on client connections (RFC 7507).

ssl_client_renegotiation
string

Choices:
- allow
- deny
- secure

Allow, deny, or require secure renegotiation of client sessions to comply with RFC 5746.

| ssl_client_session_state_max integer |  | Maximum number of client to FortiGate SSL session states to keep.
| ssl_client_session_state_timeout integer |  | Number of minutes to keep client to FortiGate SSL session state.

ssl_client_session_state_type
string

Choices:
- disable
- time
- count
- both

How to expire SSL sessions for the segment of the SSL connection between the client and the FortiGate.

ssl_dh_bits
string

Choices:
- 768
- 1024
- 1536
- 2048
- 3072
- 4096

Number of bits to use in the Diffie-Hellman exchange for RSA encryption of SSL sessions.

ssl_hpkp
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable
- report-only

Enable/disable including HPKP header in response.

| ssl_hpkp_age integer |  | Number of seconds the client should honour the HPKP setting.
| ssl_hpkp_backup string |  | Certificate to generate backup HPKP pin from. Source vpn.certificate.local.name vpn.certificate.ca.name.

ssl_hpkp_include_subdomains
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Indicate that HPKP header applies to all subdomains.

| ssl_hpkp_primary string |  | Certificate to generate primary HPKP pin from. Source vpn.certificate.local.name vpn.certificate.ca.name.
| ssl_hpkp_report_uri string |  | URL to report HPKP violations to.

ssl_hsts
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable/disable including HSTS header in response.

| ssl_hsts_age integer |  | Number of seconds the client should honour the HSTS setting.

ssl_hsts_include_subdomains
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Indicate that HSTS header applies to all subdomains.

ssl_http_location_conversion
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable to replace HTTP with HTTPS in the reply's Location HTTP header field.

ssl_http_match_host
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable HTTP host matching for location conversion.

ssl_max_version
string

Choices:
- ssl-3.0
- tls-1.0
- tls-1.1
- tls-1.2

Highest SSL/TLS version acceptable from a client.

ssl_min_version
string

Choices:
- ssl-3.0
- tls-1.0
- tls-1.1
- tls-1.2

Lowest SSL/TLS version acceptable from a client.

ssl_mode
string

Choices:
- half
- full

Apply SSL offloading between the client and the FortiGate (half) or from the client to the FortiGate and from the FortiGate to the server (full).

ssl_pfs
string

Choices:
- require
- deny
- allow

Select the cipher suites that can be used for SSL perfect forward secrecy (PFS). Applies to both client and server sessions.

ssl_send_empty_frags
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable sending empty fragments to avoid CBC IV attacks (SSL 3.0 & TLS 1.0 only). May need to be disabled for compatibility with older systems.

ssl_server_algorithm
string

Choices:
- high
- medium
- low
- custom
- client

Permitted encryption algorithms for the server side of SSL full mode sessions according to encryption strength.

| ssl_server_cipher_suites list |  | SSL/TLS cipher suites to offer to a server, ordered by priority.

cipher
string

Choices:
- TLS-RSA-WITH-3DES-EDE-CBC-SHA
- TLS-DHE-RSA-WITH-DES-CBC-SHA
- TLS-DHE-DSS-WITH-DES-CBC-SHA

Cipher suite name.

|  | priority integer / required |  | SSL/TLS cipher suites priority.

versions
string

Choices:
- ssl-3.0
- tls-1.0
- tls-1.1
- tls-1.2

SSL/TLS versions that the cipher suite can be used with.

ssl_server_max_version
string

Choices:
- ssl-3.0
- tls-1.0
- tls-1.1
- tls-1.2
- client

Highest SSL/TLS version acceptable from a server. Use the client setting by default.

ssl_server_min_version
string

Choices:
- ssl-3.0
- tls-1.0
- tls-1.1
- tls-1.2
- client

Lowest SSL/TLS version acceptable from a server. Use the client setting by default.

| ssl_server_session_state_max integer |  | Maximum number of FortiGate to Server SSL session states to keep.
| ssl_server_session_state_timeout integer |  | Number of minutes to keep FortiGate to Server SSL session state.

ssl_server_session_state_type
string

Choices:
- disable
- time
- count
- both

How to expire SSL sessions for the segment of the SSL connection between the server and the FortiGate.

state
string

Choices:
- present
- absent

Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.9 we recommend using the top-level 'state' parameter.

Indicates whether to create or remove the object.

type
string

Choices:
- static-nat
- load-balance
- server-load-balance
- dns-translation
- fqdn

Configure a static NAT, load balance, server load balance, DNS translation, or FQDN VIP.

| uuid string |  | Universally Unique Identifier (UUID; automatically assigned but can be manually reset).

weblogic_server
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable to add an HTTP header to indicate SSL offloading for a WebLogic server.

websphere_server
string

Choices:
- disable
- enable

Enable to add an HTTP header to indicate SSL offloading for a WebSphere server.

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.

state
string
added in 2.9

Choices:
- present
- absent

Indicates whether to create or remove the object. This attribute was present already in previous version in a deeper level. It has been moved out to this outer level.

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 virtual IP for IPv4.
        fortios_firewall_vip:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          state: "present"
          firewall_vip:
            arp_reply: "disable"
            color: "4"
            comment: "Comment."
            dns_mapping_ttl: "6"
            extaddr:
             -
                name: "default_name_8 (source firewall.address.name firewall.addrgrp.name)"
            extintf: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
            extip: "<your_own_value>"
            extport: "<your_own_value>"
            gratuitous_arp_interval: "12"
            http_cookie_age: "13"
            http_cookie_domain: "<your_own_value>"
            http_cookie_domain_from_host: "disable"
            http_cookie_generation: "16"
            http_cookie_path: "<your_own_value>"
            http_cookie_share: "disable"
            http_ip_header: "enable"
            http_ip_header_name: "<your_own_value>"
            http_multiplex: "enable"
            https_cookie_secure: "disable"
            id:  "23"
            ldb_method: "static"
            mapped_addr: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.address.name)"
            mappedip:
             -
                range: "<your_own_value>"
            mappedport: "<your_own_value>"
            max_embryonic_connections: "29"
            monitor:
             -
                name: "default_name_31 (source firewall.ldb-monitor.name)"
            name: "default_name_32"
            nat_source_vip: "disable"
            outlook_web_access: "disable"
            persistence: "none"
            portforward: "disable"
            portmapping_type: "1-to-1"
            protocol: "tcp"
            realservers:
             -
                client_ip: "<your_own_value>"
                healthcheck: "disable"
                holddown_interval: "42"
                http_host: "myhostname"
                id:  "44"
                ip: "<your_own_value>"
                max_connections: "46"
                monitor: "<your_own_value> (source firewall.ldb-monitor.name)"
                port: "48"
                status: "active"
                weight: "50"
            server_type: "http"
            service:
             -
                name: "default_name_53 (source firewall.service.custom.name firewall.service.group.name)"
            src_filter:
             -
                range: "<your_own_value>"
            srcintf_filter:
             -
                interface_name: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
            ssl_algorithm: "high"
            ssl_certificate: "<your_own_value> (source vpn.certificate.local.name)"
            ssl_cipher_suites:
             -
                cipher: "TLS-RSA-WITH-3DES-EDE-CBC-SHA"
                priority: "62"
                versions: "ssl-3.0"
            ssl_client_fallback: "disable"
            ssl_client_renegotiation: "allow"
            ssl_client_session_state_max: "66"
            ssl_client_session_state_timeout: "67"
            ssl_client_session_state_type: "disable"
            ssl_dh_bits: "768"
            ssl_hpkp: "disable"
            ssl_hpkp_age: "71"
            ssl_hpkp_backup: "<your_own_value> (source vpn.certificate.local.name vpn.certificate.ca.name)"
            ssl_hpkp_include_subdomains: "disable"
            ssl_hpkp_primary: "<your_own_value> (source vpn.certificate.local.name vpn.certificate.ca.name)"
            ssl_hpkp_report_uri: "<your_own_value>"
            ssl_hsts: "disable"
            ssl_hsts_age: "77"
            ssl_hsts_include_subdomains: "disable"
            ssl_http_location_conversion: "enable"
            ssl_http_match_host: "enable"
            ssl_max_version: "ssl-3.0"
            ssl_min_version: "ssl-3.0"
            ssl_mode: "half"
            ssl_pfs: "require"
            ssl_send_empty_frags: "enable"
            ssl_server_algorithm: "high"
            ssl_server_cipher_suites:
             -
                cipher: "TLS-RSA-WITH-3DES-EDE-CBC-SHA"
                priority: "89"
                versions: "ssl-3.0"
            ssl_server_max_version: "ssl-3.0"
            ssl_server_min_version: "ssl-3.0"
            ssl_server_session_state_max: "93"
            ssl_server_session_state_timeout: "94"
            ssl_server_session_state_type: "disable"
            type: "static-nat"
            uuid: "<your_own_value>"
            weblogic_server: "disable"
            websphere_server: "disable"

## 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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