f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_irule – Manage iRules across different modules on a BIG-IP

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f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_irule – Manage iRules across different modules on a BIG-IP

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_irule.


New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules


Synopsis

  • Manage iRules across different modules on a BIG-IP device.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

content

string

When used instead of src, sets the contents of an iRule directly to the specified value. This is for simple values, but can be used with lookup plugins for anything complex or with formatting. Either one of src or content must be provided.

module

string / required

  • ltm
  • gtm

The BIG-IP module to which the iRule should be added.

name

string / required

The name of the iRule.

partition

string

Default:

"Common"

Device partition to manage resources on.

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.

src

path

The iRule file to interpret and upload to the BIG-IP. Either one of src or content must be provided.

state

string

  • present

  • absent

Whether the iRule should exist or not.



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: Add the iRule contained in template irule.tcl to the LTM module
  bigip_irule:
    content: "{{ lookup('template', 'irule.tcl') }}"
    module: ltm
    name: MyiRule
    state: present
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add the iRule contained in static file irule.tcl to the LTM module
  bigip_irule:
    module: ltm
    name: MyiRule
    src: irule.tcl
    state: present
    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

content

string

changed and success

The content of the iRule that was managed.


Sample:

when LB_FAILED { set wipHost [LB::server addr] }

module

string

changed and success

The module that the iRule was added to.


Sample:

gtm

src

string

changed and success, when provided

The filename that included the iRule source.


Sample:

/opt/src/irules/example1.tcl




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.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.11/collections/f5networks/f5_modules/bigip_irule_module.html