# nios_next_network – Return the next available network range for a network-container

New in version 2.7.

- Synopsis

- Requirements

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- Uses the Infoblox WAPI API to return the next available network addresses for a given network CIDR

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the local master node that executes this lookup.

- infoblox_client

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Configuration | Comments
--- | --- | --- | ---
_terms - / required |  |  | The CIDR network to retrieve the next network from next available network within the specified container.
cidr - / required | Default: 24 |  | The CIDR of the network to retrieve the next network from next available network within the specified container. Also, Requested CIDR must be specified and greater than the parent CIDR.
exclude - | Default: "" |  | Network addresses returned from network-container excluding list of user's input network range
num - | Default: 1 |  | The number of network addresses to return from network-container
provider dictionary |  |  | A dict object containing connection details.
| host string / required |  |  | Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote instance of NIOS WAPI over REST Value can also be specified using `INFOBLOX_HOST` environment variable.
| http_request_timeout integer | Default: 10 |  | The amount of time before to wait before receiving a response Value can also be specified using `INFOBLOX_HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT` environment variable.
| max_results integer | Default: 1000 |  | Specifies the maximum number of objects to be returned, if set to a negative number the appliance will return an error when the number of returned objects would exceed the setting. Value can also be specified using `INFOBLOX_MAX_RESULTS` environment variable.
| max_retries integer | Default: 3 |  | Configures the number of attempted retries before the connection is declared usable Value can also be specified using `INFOBLOX_MAX_RETRIES` environment variable.
| password string |  |  | Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS. Value can also be specified using `INFOBLOX_PASSWORD` environment variable.
| username string |  |  | Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote instance of NIOS. Value can also be specified using `INFOBLOX_USERNAME` environment variable.

validate_certs
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

Boolean value to enable or disable verifying SSL certificates
Value can also be specified using `INFOBLOX_SSL_VERIFY` environment variable.
aliases: ssl_verify

| wapi_version string | Default: "2.1" |  | Specifies the version of WAPI to use Value can also be specified using `INFOBLOX_WAP_VERSION` environment variable. Until ansible 2.8 the default WAPI was 1.4

## Notes

Note

- This module must be run locally, which can be achieved by specifying `connection: local`.

- Please read the Infoblox Guide for more detailed information on how to use Infoblox with Ansible.

## Examples

    - name: return next available network for network-container 192.168.10.0/24
      set_fact:
        networkaddr: "{{ lookup('nios_next_network', '192.168.10.0/24', cidr=25, provider={'host': 'nios01', 'username': 'admin', 'password': 'password'}) }}"

    - name: return the next 2 available network addresses for network-container 192.168.10.0/24
      set_fact:
        networkaddr: "{{ lookup('nios_next_network', '192.168.10.0/24', cidr=25, num=2,
                            provider={'host': 'nios01', 'username': 'admin', 'password': 'password'}) }}"

    - name: return the available network addresses for network-container 192.168.10.0/24 excluding network range '192.168.10.0/25'
      set_fact:
        networkaddr: "{{ lookup('nios_next_network', '192.168.10.0/24', cidr=25, exclude=['192.168.10.0/25'],
                            provider={'host': 'nios01', 'username': 'admin', 'password': 'password'}) }}"

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
_list list | always | The list of next network addresses available

## Status

- This lookup is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This lookup is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- UNKNOWN

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