f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp – Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM TCP monitors

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f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp – Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM TCP monitors

Note

This plugin is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.7.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install f5networks.f5_modules.

To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp.


New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules


Synopsis

  • Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM (now BIG-IP DNS) TCP monitors.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

ignore_down_response

boolean

  • no
  • yes

Specifies the monitor allows more than one probe attempt per interval.

When yes, specifies the monitor ignores down responses for the duration of the monitor timeout. Once the monitor timeout is reached without the system receiving an up response, the system marks the object down.

When no, specifies the monitor immediately marks an object down when it receives a down response.

When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, the default value will be no.

interval

integer

The interval specifying how frequently the monitor instance of this template will run.

If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value will be 30.

This value must be less than the timeout value.

ip

string

IP address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value will be '*'.

If this value is an IP address, a port number must be specified.

name

string / required

Monitor name.

parent

string

Default:

"/Common/tcp"

The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the tcp parent on the Common partition.

partition

string

Default:

"Common"

Device partition to manage resources on.

port

string

Port address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value will be '*'. Note that if using an IP address, you must specify a value between 1 and 65535.

probe_timeout

integer

Specifies the number of seconds after which the system times out the probe request to the system.

When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be 5.

provider

dictionary

added in 1.0.0 of f5networks.f5_modules

A dict object containing connection details.

auth_provider

string

Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device.

This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.

no_f5_teem

boolean

  • no
  • yes

If yes, TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5.

You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_TEEM.

password

string / required

The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP.

You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD.


aliases: pass, pwd

server

string / required

The BIG-IP host.

You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.

server_port

integer

Default:

443

The BIG-IP server port.

You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT.

timeout

integer

Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.

transport

string

  • rest

Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.

user

string / required

The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device.

You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER.

validate_certs

boolean

  • no
  • yes

If no, SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS.

receive

string

The receive string for the monitor call.

reverse

boolean

  • no
  • yes

Instructs the system to mark the target resource down when the test is successful. This setting is useful, for example, if the content on your web site home page is dynamic and changes frequently, you may want to set up a reverse ECV service check that looks for the string Error.

A match for this string means the web server was down.

To use this option, you must specify values for send and receive.

send

string

The send string for the monitor call.

state

string

  • present

  • absent

When present, ensures the monitor exists.

When absent, ensures the monitor is removed.

timeout

integer

The number of seconds in which the node or service must respond to the monitor request. If the target responds within the set time period, it is considered up. If the target does not respond within the set time period, it is considered down. You can change this number to any number you want, however, it should be 3 times the interval number of seconds plus 1 second.

If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value will be 120.

transparent

boolean

  • no
  • yes

Specifies whether the monitor operates in transparent mode.

A monitor in transparent mode directs traffic through the associated pool members or nodes (usually a router or firewall) to the aliased destination (that is, it probes the ip-port combination specified in the monitor).

If the monitor cannot successfully reach the aliased destination, the pool member or node through which the monitor traffic was sent is marked down.

When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be no.



Notes

Note

  • For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.
  • Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12.
  • The F5 modules only manipulate the running configuration of the F5 product. To ensure that BIG-IP specific configuration persists to disk, be sure to include at least one task that uses the f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_config module to save the running configuration. Refer to the module’s documentation for the correct usage of the module to save your running configuration.


Examples

- name: Create a GTM TCP monitor
  bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp:
    name: my_monitor
    ip: 1.1.1.1
    port: 80
    send: my send string
    receive: my receive string
    state: present
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove TCP Monitor
  bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp:
    name: my_monitor
    state: absent
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add TCP monitor for all addresses, port 514
  bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp:
    name: my_monitor
    port: 514
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description

ignore_down_response

boolean

changed

Whether to ignore the down response or not.


Sample:

True

interval

integer

changed

The new interval in which to run the monitor check.


Sample:

2

ip

string

changed

The new IP of IP/port definition.


Sample:

10.12.13.14

parent

string

changed

New parent template of the monitor.


Sample:

tcp

port

string

changed

The new port on which the monitor checks the resource.


Sample:

8080

probe_timeout

integer

changed

The new timeout in which the system will timeout the monitor probe.


Sample:

10

receive

string

changed

The new receive string for this monitor.


Sample:

tcp string to receive

reverse

boolean

changed

The new value for whether the monitor operates in reverse mode.


send

string

changed

The new send string for this monitor.


Sample:

tcp string to send

timeout

integer

changed

The new timeout in which the remote system must respond to the monitor.


Sample:

10

transparent

boolean

changed

The new value for whether the monitor operates in transparent mode.





Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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