bigip_device_ha_group – Manage HA group settings on a BIG-IP system

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bigip_device_ha_group – Manage HA group settings on a BIG-IP system

New in version 2.8.


Synopsis

  • Manage HA group settings on a BIG-IP system.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

active_bonus

integer

Specifies the extra value to be added to the active unit's ha score.

When system creates HA group this value is set to 10 by the system.

description

string

User created HA group description.

enable

boolean

  • no
  • yes

When set to no the system disables the ha score feature.

name

string / required

Name of the HA group to create/manage.

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

pools

list

Specifies pools to contribute to the ha score.

The pools must exist on the BIG-IP otherwise the operation will fail.

attribute

string

  • percent-up-members

The pool attribute that contributes to the ha score.

minimum_threshold

integer

Below this value the selected pool attribute contributes nothing to the ha score.

This value must be greater than the number of pool members present in the pool.

In TMOS versions 12.x this attribute is named threshold however it has been deprecated in versions 13.x and above.

Specifying this attribute in the module running against v12.x will keep the same behavior as if threshold option was set.

partition

string

Default:

"Common"

Device partition where the specified pool exists.

This parameter is ignored if the pool_name is specified in full path format.

pool_name

string / required

The pool name which is used to contribute to the ha score.

Referencing pool can be done in the full path format for example, /Common/pool_name.

When pool is referenced in full path format, the partition parameter is ignored.

weight

integer / required

Maximum value the selected pool attribute contributes to the ha score.

provider

dictionary

added in 2.5

A dict object containing connection details.

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.

ssh_keyfile

path

Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports.

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

timeout

integer

Default:

10

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

  • cli
  • 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.

server

string / required

The BIG-IP host.

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

server_port

integer

added in 2.2

Default:

443

The BIG-IP server port.

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

state

string

  • present

  • absent

When present, ensures that the resource exists.

When absent, ensures the resource is removed.

trunks

list

Specifies trunks to contribute to the ha score.

The trunks must exist on the BIG-IP otherwise the operation will fail.

attribute

string

  • percent-up-members

The trunk attribute that contributes to the ha score.

minimum_threshold

integer

Below this value the selected trunk attribute contributes nothing to the ha score.

This value must be greater than the number of trunk members.

In TMOS versions 12.x this attribute is named threshold however it has been deprecated in versions 13.x and above.

Specifying this attribute in the module running against v12.x will keep the same behavior as if threshold option was set.

trunk_name

string / required

The trunk name which is used to contribute to the ha score.

weight

integer / required

Maximum value the selected trunk attribute contributes to the ha score.

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

added in 2.0

  • 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.



Notes

Note

  • This module does not support atomic removal of HA group objects.
  • 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 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 HA group no members, not active
  bigip_device_ha_group:
    name: foo_ha
    description: empty_foo
    active_bonus: 20
    enable: no
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create HA group with pools and trunks
  bigip_device_ha_group:
    name: baz_ha
    description: non_empty_baz
    active_bonus: 15
    pools:
      - pool_name: foopool
        weight: 30
        minimum_threshold: 1
    trunks:
      - trunk_name: footrunk
        weight: 70
        minimum_threshold: 2
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create HA group pools using full_path format
  bigip_device_ha_group:
    name: bar_ha
    description: non_empty_bar
    active_bonus: 12
    pools:
      - pool_name: /Baz/foopool
        weight: 30
        minimum_threshold: 1
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove HA group
  bigip_device_ha_group:
    name: foo_ha
    state: absent
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description

active_bonus

integer

changed

The extra value to be added to the active unit's ha score.


Sample:

20

description

string

changed

User created HA group description.


Sample:

Some Group

enable

boolean

changed

Enables or disables HA score feature.


Sample:

True

name

string

changed

Name of the HA group.


Sample:

foo_HA

pools

complex

changed

The pools to contribute to the ha score.


Sample:

hash/dictionary of values

attribute

string

changed

The pool attribute that contributes to the ha score.


Sample:

percent-up-members

minimum_threshold

integer

changed

Below this value the selected pool attribute contributes nothing to the ha score.


Sample:

2

partition

string

changed

Device partition where the specified pool exists.


Sample:

Common

pool_name

string

changed

The pool name which is used to contribute to the ha score.


Sample:

foo_pool

weight

integer

changed

Maximum value the selected pool attribute contributes to the ha score.


Sample:

40

trunks

complex

changed

The trunks to contribute to the ha score.


Sample:

hash/dictionary of values

attribute

string

changed

The trunk attribute that contributes to the ha score.


Sample:

percent-up-members

minimum_threshold

integer

changed

Below this value the selected trunk attribute contributes nothing to the ha score.


Sample:

2

trunk_name

string

changed

The trunk name which is used to contribute to the ha score.


Sample:

foo_trunk

weight

integer

changed

Maximum value the selected trunk attribute contributes to the ha score.


Sample:

40




Status

Authors

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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