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title: "Forward/Stub Server Name Server Group"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/niosmodulesansible/915734560/Forward%2FStub%20Server%20Name%20Server%20Group"
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Use the `nios_nsgroup_forwardstubserver` module to create, update, or remove a name server group object of type ‘Forward/Stub Server’ from NIOS. A forward/stub name server group is a collection of one or more external name servers. For more information about forward/stub server name server groups, see the *Using Name Server Groups* topic in the *[Infoblox NIOS Documentation](https://docs.infoblox.com/)*.

The following table describes the parameters you can define in the `nios_nsgroup_forwardstubserver` module:

| **Parameter** | **Required/Optional** | **Description** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | Required | Specifies the name of this forward or stub name server group that needs to be managed. |
| `external_servers` | Required | Specifies the list of external servers to be used.  
Configure the following subparameters for each name server in the list:<br>- `name` (required): Specifies the name of the external name server.
- `address`(required): Specifies the IP address of the external name server. |
| `extattrs` | Optional | Specifies extensible attributes for the DNS name server group object. |
| `state` | Optional | Specifies the state of the DNS name server group instance on the NIOS server.  
Set one of the following values:<br>- `present` (default): creates or updates the group.
- `absent`: Removes the group. |
| `comment` | Optional | Describes the DNS name server group object. |
| `provider` | Required | Defines the details of the connection:<br>- `host`: The DNS host name or IP address to connect to the remote instance of NIOS.
- `username`: The user name to use for authenticating the connection to the remote instance.
- `password`: The password to use for authenticating the connection to the remote instance.<br>For information on additional fields you can define, see the list of subparameters in the *[NIOS Modules for Ansible Collections](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/niosmodulesansible/pages/44525470)* topic. |
| `connection` | Required | The `nios_nsgroup_forwardstubserver` module must be run locally. |

## Examples

`name: create infoblox nameserver forward/stub group`  
`infoblox.nios_modules.nios_nsgroup_forwardstubserver:`  
`  name: my-forwardstub-group`  
`  comment: "this is a forward/stub nameserver group"`  
`  external_servers:`  
`    - name: first`  
`      address: 192.168.0.10`  
`    - name: second`  
`      address: 192.168.0.20`  
`  state: present`  
`  provider:`  
`    host: <nios_hostname_or_hostip>`  
`    username: <nios_username>`  
`    password: <nios_password>`  
`connection: local`