win_route - Add or remove a static route

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
destination
required
Destination IP address in CIDR format (ip address/prefix length)
gateway
The gateway used by the static route.
If gateway is not provided it will be set to 0.0.0.0.
metric
int
 Default:
1
Metric used by the static route.
state
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
If absent, it removes a network static route.
If present, it adds a network static route.

Notes

Note

  • Works only with Windows 2012 R2 and newer.

Examples

---
- name: Add a network static route
  win_route:
    destination: 192.168.2.10/32
    gateway: 192.168.1.1
    metric: 1
    state: present

- name: Remove a network static route
  win_route:
    destination: 192.168.2.10/32
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
output
string
 always
A message describing the task result.

Sample:
Route added


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

  • Daniele Lazzari

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