added skipping_fhrp_group_ips config option to enable or disable fhrp group ip address overriding

module/netbox/object_classes.py

@@ -2137,12 +2137,18 @@ class NBIPAddress(NetBoxObject):
         super().resolve_relations()
 
     def update(self, data=None, read_from_netbox=False, source=None):
-
         object_type = data.get("assigned_object_type")
         assigned_object = data.get("assigned_object_id")
-
-        if object_type == "ipam.fhrpgroup":
-            log.info(f"IP address with id '{assigned_object}' assigned to FHRP group. Skipping.")
+        
+        # Skip IP assignments when the IP is assigned to FHRP groups when config option
+        # skipping_fhrp_group_ips is set to True
+        if source is not None:
+            config_relation = source.get_object_relation(assigned_object, "skipping_fhrp_group_ips")
+            if config_relation == True and object_type == "ipam.fhrpgroup":
+                log.debug(f"IP address with id '{assigned_object}' assigned to FHRP group. Skipping.")
+                return
+        elif object_type == "ipam.fhrpgroup":
+            log.debug(f"IP address with id '{assigned_object}' assigned to FHRP group. Skipping.")
             return
 
         # used to track changes in object primary IP assignments

module/sources/check_redfish/config.py

@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ class CheckRedfishConfig(ConfigBase):
                          via check_redfish if False only data which is not preset in NetBox will be added""",
                          default_value=False),
 
+            ConfigOption("skipping_fhrp_group_ips",
+                         bool,
+                         description="""define if an IP address assigned to a FHRP group (like HSRP, VRRP, GLBP) will be skipped.
+                         If True this IP address will be skipped and not synced to NetBox to prevent incorrect syncing.""",
+                         default_value=False),
+
             ConfigOption(**config_option_ip_tenant_inheritance_order_definition),
         ]
 

module/sources/vmware/config.py

@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ class VMWareConfig(ConfigBase):
                          description="""If the VMware Site Recovery Manager is used to can skip syncing
                          placeholder/replicated VMs from fail-over site to NetBox.""",
                          default_value=False),
+            ConfigOption("skipping_fhrp_group_ips",
+                         bool,
+                         description="""If an IP address is assigned to a FHRP group (like HSRP, VRRP, GLBP)
+                         then this IP address will be skipped and not synced to NetBox to prevent incorrect syncing.""",
+                         default_value=False),
             ConfigOption("strip_host_domain_name",
                          bool,
                          description="strip domain part from host name before syncing device to NetBox",

module/sources/vmware/connection.py

@@ -1010,6 +1010,12 @@ class VMWareHandler(SourceBase):
         """
 
         resolved_list = list()
+        relation_data = grab(self.settings, relation, fallback=fallback)
+
+        if isinstance(relation_data, bool):
+            log.debug(f"Object relation '{relation}' is boolean '{relation_data}'. Returning.")
+            return relation_data
+
         for single_relation in grab(self.settings, relation, fallback=list()):
             object_regex = single_relation.get("object_regex")
             match_found = False