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+.. _vyos.rest.vyos_system_module:
+
+
+*********************
+vyos.rest.vyos_system
+*********************
+
+**Manage system settings on VyOS devices using REST API**
+
+
+Version added: 1.0.0
+
+.. contents::
+ :local:
+ :depth: 1
+
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+- Manages basic system settings on VyOS devices via the REST API.
+- Uses REST API (``connection=httpapi``) instead of CLI.
+
+
+
+
+Parameters
+----------
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+ <table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
+ <tr>
+ <th colspan="1">Parameter</th>
+ <th>Choices/<font color="blue">Defaults</font></th>
+ <th width="100%">Comments</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>domain_name</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">string</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Device domain name.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>domain_search</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">list</span>
+ / <span style="color: purple">elements=string</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>List of domain search suffixes.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>host_name</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">string</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Device hostname.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>name_server</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">list</span>
+ / <span style="color: purple">elements=string</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>List of DNS name servers.</div>
+ <div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: name_servers</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>state</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">string</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
+ <li><div style="color: blue"><b>present</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
+ <li>absent</li>
+ </ul>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div><code>present</code> applies the configuration.</div>
+ <div><code>absent</code> removes the configuration.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ <br/>
+
+
+Notes
+-----
+
+.. note::
+ - Requires ``ansible_connection=httpapi`` with the VyOS httpapi plugin.
+ - ``ansible_network_os`` must be set to ``vyos.rest.vyos``.
+
+
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+ - name: Configure hostname and domain
+ vyos.rest.vyos_system:
+ host_name: router1
+ domain_name: example.com
+ name_server:
+ - 8.8.8.8
+ - 8.8.4.4
+ state: present
+
+ - name: Remove domain name and name servers
+ vyos.rest.vyos_system:
+ domain_name: example.com
+ name_server:
+ - 8.8.8.8
+ state: absent
+
+
+
+Return Values
+-------------
+Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+ <table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
+ <tr>
+ <th colspan="1">Key</th>
+ <th>Returned</th>
+ <th width="100%">Description</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
+ <b>after</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">dictionary</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>when changed</td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Module-owned system configuration after this module ran.</div>
+ <br/>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
+ <b>before</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">dictionary</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>always</td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Module-owned system configuration before this module ran.</div>
+ <br/>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
+ <b>commands</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">list</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>always</td>
+ <td>
+ <div>List of API command tuples sent to the device.</div>
+ <br/>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
+ <b>response</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">dictionary</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>always</td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Raw API response.</div>
+ <br/>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
+ <b>saved</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>when changed</td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Whether the config was saved after changes.</div>
+ <br/>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ <br/><br/>
+
+
+Status
+------
+
+
+Authors
+~~~~~~~
+
+- VyOS Community (@vyos)