Ansible infoblox.py questions

[#1]

I'm new to Ansible so my questions maybe pretty basic.  

What is the best way to install/add the infoblox module (https://github.com/xoanmi/ansible-module-infoblox) into Ansible?  I pip installed the request module but I wasn't sure about the infoblox.py module.

So I cut/paste the source into /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/infoblox/infoblox.py.

I created the following playbook by hacking from others examples

cat jontest.yml

---
- name: create
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: no
tasks:
- name: add_host
infoblox:
server: xx.xx.xx.xx
username: yyyyyyyy
password: ppppppppp
api_version: 2.6
action: add_host
host: ansibletest1.na.example.net
dns_view: default
address: 1.1.1.5
register: result

When I run the playbook I get the following.  I think there is some error being returned by Infoblox but the infoblox.py is attempting to format it as JSON and maybe it is in JSON format?  Any suggestions or hints what error is triggering this?

ansible-playbook -vvv jontest.yml
Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file

PLAYBOOK: jontest **************************************************************
1 plays in jontest

PLAY [create] ******************************************************************

TASK [add_host] ****************************************************************
task path: /home/jtanner/git/Ansible-Playbook-Templates/playbooks/jontest:6
Using module file /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/infoblox/infoblox.py
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: jtanner
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo /tmp/$USER/.ansible/ansible-tmp-1504288306.7-84076120360299 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1504288306.7-84076120360299="` echo /tmp/$USER/.ansible/ansible-tmp-1504288306.7-84076120360299 `" ) && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> PUT /tmp/tmp5981FS TO /tmp/jtanner/.ansible/ansible-tmp-1504288306.7-84076120360299/infoblox.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /tmp/jtanner/.ansible/ansible-tmp-1504288306.7-84076120360299/ /tmp/jtanner/.ansible/ansible-tmp-1504288306.7-84076120360299/infoblox.py && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python2 /tmp/jtanner/.ansible/ansible-tmp-1504288306.7-84076120360299/infoblox.py; rm -rf "/tmp/jtanner/.ansible/ansible-tmp-1504288306.7-84076120360299/" > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
An exception occurred during task execution. The full traceback is:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/ansible_iWJ2Cb/ansible_module_infoblox.py", line 2070, in <module>
main()
File "/tmp/ansible_iWJ2Cb/ansible_module_infoblox.py", line 1798, in main
result = infoblox.create_host_record(host, address, None, comment, ttl, extattrs)
File "/tmp/ansible_iWJ2Cb/ansible_module_infoblox.py", line 1007, in create_host_record
object_ref = self.get_host_object(host, address)
File "/tmp/ansible_iWJ2Cb/ansible_module_infoblox.py", line 981, in get_host_object
hosts = self.get_host_by_name(name)
File "/tmp/ansible_iWJ2Cb/ansible_module_infoblox.py", line 974, in get_host_by_name
return self.invoke("get", "record:host", params=params)
File "/tmp/ansible_iWJ2Cb/ansible_module_infoblox.py", line 225, in invoke
raise Exception(response.json())
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/models.py", line 866, in json
return complexjson.loads(self.text, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/__init__.py", line 338, in loads
return _default_decoder.decode(s)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/decoder.py", line 366, in decode
obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/decoder.py", line 384, in raw_decode
raise ValueError("No JSON object could be decoded")
ValueError: No JSON object could be decoded

fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
"changed": false,
"failed": true,
"invocation": {
"module_name": "infoblox"
},
"module_stderr": "Traceback (most recent call last):\n File \"/tmp/ansible_iWJ2Cb/ansible_module_infoblox.py\", line 2070, in <module>\n main()\n File \"/tmp/ansible_iWJ2Cb/ansible_module_infoblox.py\", line 1798, in main\n result = infoblox.create_host_record(host, address, None, comment, ttl, extattrs)\n File \"/tmp/ansible_iWJ2Cb/ansible_module_infoblox.py\", line 1007, in create_host_record\n object_ref = self.get_host_object(host, address)\n File \"/tmp/ansible_iWJ2Cb/ansible_module_infoblox.py\", line 981, in get_host_object\n hosts = self.get_host_by_name(name)\n File \"/tmp/ansible_iWJ2Cb/ansible_module_infoblox.py\", line 974, in get_host_by_name\n return self.invoke(\"get\", \"record:host\", params=params)\n File \"/tmp/ansible_iWJ2Cb/ansible_module_infoblox.py\", line 225, in invoke\n raise Exception(response.json())\n File \"/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/models.py\", line 866, in json\n return complexjson.loads(self.text, **kwargs)\n File \"/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/__init__.py\", line 338, in loads\n return _default_decoder.decode(s)\n File \"/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/decoder.py\", line 366, in decode\n obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())\n File \"/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/decoder.py\", line 384, in raw_decode\n raise ValueError(\"No JSON object could be decoded\")\nValueError: No JSON object could be decoded\n",
"module_stdout": "",
"msg": "MODULE FAILURE"
}

[#2]

All you need to do is put the ansible-module-infoblox directory somewhere and add it to the ANSIBLE_LIBRARY environment variable. Ansible will pick it up once that's set.

[#3]

Thank you for the update on the installation.  After installing, I get the following error.

Here is my playbook ...

---
- name: create
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: no
tasks:
- name: add_host
infoblox:
server: xx.xx.xx.xx
username: yyyyyyy
password: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
api_version: 2.6
action: get_a_record
name: jontestip.na.steelcase.net
address: 10.80.96.81
register: result

ansible-playbook jontest.yml

PLAY [create] ******************************************************************

TASK [add_host] ****************************************************************
An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback, use -vvv. The error was: ValueError: No JSON object could be decoded
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "module_stderr": "Traceback (most recent call last):\n File \"/tmp/ansible_t_XqPg/ansible_module_infoblox.py\", line 2070, in <module>\n main()\n File \"/tmp/ansible_t_XqPg/ansible_module_infoblox.py\", line 1693, in main\n result = infoblox.get_a_record(name)\n File \"/tmp/ansible_t_XqPg/ansible_module_infoblox.py\", line 510, in get_a_record\n return self.invoke(\"get\", \"record:a\", params=params)\n File \"/tmp/ansible_t_XqPg/ansible_module_infoblox.py\", line 225, in invoke\n raise Exception(response.json())\n File \"/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/models.py\", line 866, in json\n return complexjson.loads(self.text, **kwargs)\n File \"/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/__init__.py\", line 338, in loads\n return _default_decoder.decode(s)\n File \"/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/decoder.py\", line 366, in decode\n obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())\n File \"/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/decoder.py\", line 384, in raw_decode\n raise ValueError(\"No JSON object could be decoded\")\nValueError: No JSON object could be decoded\n", "module_stdout": "", "msg": "MODULE FAILURE"}
to retry, use: --limit @/home/jtanner/git/Ansible-Playbook-Templates/playbooks/jontest2.retry

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
localhost : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1

In the Infoblox logs, I can see a successful connection.  Yet there must be some error being returned that infoblox.py isn't handling correctly?

[#4]

What are you trying to do with this playbook?

[#5]

What I need is the ability to create an A record and the corresponding in-ADDR record for a specified IP. The second scenario we've identified is needing to register the next available IP within a specified subnet to a specific host name. But what we're attempting in this playbook is just to create a simply query and existing A record from Infoblox to verify we have connection and authority with Infoblox. Per the Infoblox GUI, I running Version: 7.3.8-340539.

I'm assuming I've got something incorrect but I don't get any error messages returned. I get a message saying the JSON message is missing or maybe isn't JSON formatted (ValueError: No JSON object could be decoded).

Is there any documentation available for the infoblox.py module? Are you aware of anyone sharing their Ansible/Infoblox playbooks?

Jon Tanner
Steelcase
Server Engineer
Core Infrastructure
+1 616 475 2446
Steelcase.com

[#6]

Edit: I just noticed you said you're running NIOS 7.3.8. You need to change your api_version to 2.3.1. If you open https://<url>/wapidoc on your appliance and look in the upper left corner you will see the WAPI version for your system.

Also, in the above playbook you shouldn't be getting an a record using both a name and an IP, you should just use the name. This playbook works for me:

---

- name: create

  hosts: localhost

  gather_facts: no

  remote_user: brampling

  become: true

  become_user: root

  tasks:

   - name: get_a_record

     infoblox:

       server: 10.60.27.4

       username: admin

       password: infoblox

       api_version: 2.6

       action: get_a_record

       name: onea.blair.com

       dns_view: default

     register: result

   - debug: var=result

...

ansible-playbook test-gethost.yml

PLAY [create] ******************************************************************

TASK [get_a_record] ************************************************************

ok: [localhost]

TASK [debug] *******************************************************************

ok: [localhost] => {

    "result": {

        "changed": false,

        "result": [

            {

                "_ref": "record:a/ZG5zLmJpbmRfYSQuX2RlZmF1bHQuY29tLmJsYWlyLG9uZWEsMS4xLjEuMQnea.blair.com/default",

                "extattrs": {},

                "ipv4addr": "1.1.1.1",

                "name": "onea.blair.com",

                "use_ttl": false,

                "view": "default"

            }

        ]

    }

}

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************

localhost                  : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0 

[#7]

Unfortunately there is no documentation for the open source Ansible module. Here is an example playbook that will create a Host record in one of three ways. If you specify the network parameter (as in the below example) it will get the next available IP in the speficied network and create a Host record with the name specified in the host parameter. If you comment out network, uncomment start_addr and end_addr, then set those to the start and end of a Range, it will get the next available IP in the range and use that for the Host record. Finally if you uncomment the address parameter (and comment out the start_addr, end_addr, and network parameters) it will use a specified address and not use get next available IP at all.

---

- name: create

  hosts: localhost

  gather_facts: no

  remote_user: brampling

  become: true

  become_user: root

  tasks:

   - name: add_host

     infoblox:

       server: 10.60.27.4

       username: admin

       password: infoblox

       api_version: 2.6

       action: add_host

       host: ansibletest3.test.com

       dns_view: default

#       address: 1.1.1.6

#       start_addr: 1.1.1.2

#       end_addr: 1.1.1.5

       network: 1.1.1.0/24

     register: result

...

[#8]

I resolved my own issue. Please disregard.

[#9]

Do you mind sharing the solution for the event that someone else has the same or a similar issue?