# fortios_router_multicast – Configure router multicast 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 router feature and multicast 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.
router_multicast dictionary | Default: null | Configure router multicast.
| interface list |  | PIM interfaces.

bfd
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD).

cisco_exclude_genid
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Exclude GenID from hello packets (compatibility with old Cisco IOS).

|  | dr_priority integer |  | DR election priority.
|  | hello_holdtime integer |  | Time before old neighbor information expires (0 - 65535 sec).
|  | hello_interval integer |  | Interval between sending PIM hello messages (0 - 65535 sec).
|  | igmp dictionary |  | IGMP configuration options.
|  |  | access_group string |  | Groups IGMP hosts are allowed to join. Source router.access-list.name.
|  |  | immediate_leave_group string |  | Groups to drop membership for immediately after receiving IGMPv2 leave. Source router.access-list.name.
|  |  | last_member_query_count integer |  | Number of group specific queries before removing group (2 - 7).
|  |  | last_member_query_interval integer |  | Timeout between IGMPv2 leave and removing group (1 - 65535 msec).
|  |  | query_interval integer |  | Interval between queries to IGMP hosts (1 - 65535 sec).
|  |  | query_max_response_time integer |  | Maximum time to wait for a IGMP query response (1 - 25 sec).
|  |  | query_timeout integer |  | Timeout between queries before becoming querier for network (60 - 900).

router_alert_check
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable require IGMP packets contain router alert option.

version
string

Choices:
- 3
- 2
- 1

Maximum version of IGMP to support.

|  | join_group list |  | Join multicast groups.
|  |  | address string / required |  | Multicast group IP address.
|  | multicast_flow string |  | Acceptable source for multicast group. Source router.multicast-flow.name.
|  | name string / required |  | Interface name. Source system.interface.name.
|  | neighbour_filter string |  | Routers acknowledged as neighbor routers. Source router.access-list.name.

passive
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable listening to IGMP but not participating in PIM.

pim_mode
string

Choices:
- sparse-mode
- dense-mode

PIM operation mode.

|  | propagation_delay integer |  | Delay flooding packets on this interface (100 - 5000 msec).

rp_candidate
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable compete to become RP in elections.

|  | rp_candidate_group string |  | Multicast groups managed by this RP. Source router.access-list.name.
|  | rp_candidate_interval integer |  | RP candidate advertisement interval (1 - 16383 sec).
|  | rp_candidate_priority integer |  | Router's priority as RP.
|  | state_refresh_interval integer |  | Interval between sending state-refresh packets (1 - 100 sec).
|  | static_group string |  | Statically set multicast groups to forward out. Source router.multicast-flow.name.
|  | ttl_threshold integer |  | Minimum TTL of multicast packets that will be forwarded (applied only to new multicast routes) (1 - 255).

multicast_routing
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable IP multicast routing.

| pim_sm_global dictionary |  | PIM sparse-mode global settings.
|  | accept_register_list string |  | Sources allowed to register packets with this Rendezvous Point (RP). Source router.access-list.name.
|  | accept_source_list string |  | Sources allowed to send multicast traffic. Source router.access-list.name.

bsr_allow_quick_refresh
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable accept BSR quick refresh packets from neighbors.

bsr_candidate
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable allowing this router to become a bootstrap router (BSR).

|  | bsr_hash integer |  | BSR hash length (0 - 32).
|  | bsr_interface string |  | Interface to advertise as candidate BSR. Source system.interface.name.
|  | bsr_priority integer |  | BSR priority (0 - 255).

cisco_crp_prefix
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable making candidate RP compatible with old Cisco IOS.

cisco_ignore_rp_set_priority
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Use only hash for RP selection (compatibility with old Cisco IOS).

cisco_register_checksum
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Checksum entire register packet(for old Cisco IOS compatibility).

|  | cisco_register_checksum_group string |  | Cisco register checksum only these groups. Source router.access-list.name.
|  | join_prune_holdtime integer |  | Join/prune holdtime (1 - 65535).
|  | message_interval integer |  | Period of time between sending periodic PIM join/prune messages in seconds (1 - 65535).
|  | null_register_retries integer |  | Maximum retries of null register (1 - 20).
|  | register_rate_limit integer |  | Limit of packets/sec per source registered through this RP (0 - 65535).

register_rp_reachability
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable check RP is reachable before registering packets.

register_source
string

Choices:
- disable
- interface
- ip-address

Override source address in register packets.

|  | register_source_interface string |  | Override with primary interface address. Source system.interface.name.
|  | register_source_ip string |  | Override with local IP address.
|  | register_supression integer |  | Period of time to honor register-stop message (1 - 65535 sec).
|  | rp_address list |  | Statically configure RP addresses.
|  |  | group string |  | Groups to use this RP. Source router.access-list.name.
|  |  | id integer / required |  | ID.
|  |  | ip_address string |  | RP router address.
|  | rp_register_keepalive integer |  | Timeout for RP receiving data on (S,G) tree (1 - 65535 sec).

spt_threshold
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable switching to source specific trees.

|  | spt_threshold_group string |  | Groups allowed to switch to source tree. Source router.access-list.name.

ssm
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable source specific multicast.

|  | ssm_range string |  | Groups allowed to source specific multicast. Source router.access-list.name.
| route_limit integer |  | Maximum number of multicast routes.
| route_threshold integer |  | Generate warnings when the number of multicast routes exceeds this number, must not be greater than route-limit.

ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.

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 router multicast.
        fortios_router_multicast:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          router_multicast:
            interface:
             -
                bfd: "enable"
                cisco_exclude_genid: "enable"
                dr_priority: "6"
                hello_holdtime: "7"
                hello_interval: "8"
                igmp:
                    access_group: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
                    immediate_leave_group: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
                    last_member_query_count: "12"
                    last_member_query_interval: "13"
                    query_interval: "14"
                    query_max_response_time: "15"
                    query_timeout: "16"
                    router_alert_check: "enable"
                    version: "3"
                join_group:
                 -
                    address: "<your_own_value>"
                multicast_flow: "<your_own_value> (source router.multicast-flow.name)"
                name: "default_name_22 (source system.interface.name)"
                neighbour_filter: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
                passive: "enable"
                pim_mode: "sparse-mode"
                propagation_delay: "26"
                rp_candidate: "enable"
                rp_candidate_group: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
                rp_candidate_interval: "29"
                rp_candidate_priority: "30"
                state_refresh_interval: "31"
                static_group: "<your_own_value> (source router.multicast-flow.name)"
                ttl_threshold: "33"
            multicast_routing: "enable"
            pim_sm_global:
                accept_register_list: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
                accept_source_list: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
                bsr_allow_quick_refresh: "enable"
                bsr_candidate: "enable"
                bsr_hash: "40"
                bsr_interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
                bsr_priority: "42"
                cisco_crp_prefix: "enable"
                cisco_ignore_rp_set_priority: "enable"
                cisco_register_checksum: "enable"
                cisco_register_checksum_group: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
                join_prune_holdtime: "47"
                message_interval: "48"
                null_register_retries: "49"
                register_rate_limit: "50"
                register_rp_reachability: "enable"
                register_source: "disable"
                register_source_interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
                register_source_ip: "<your_own_value>"
                register_supression: "55"
                rp_address:
                 -
                    group: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
                    id:  "58"
                    ip_address: "<your_own_value>"
                rp_register_keepalive: "60"
                spt_threshold: "enable"
                spt_threshold_group: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
                ssm: "enable"
                ssm_range: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
            route_limit: "65"
            route_threshold: "66"

## 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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