bigip_gtm_wide_ip – Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM wide ip

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bigip_gtm_wide_ip – Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM wide ip

New in version 2.0.


Synopsis

  • Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM wide ip.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

aliases

list

added in 2.7

Specifies alternate domain names for the web site content you are load balancing.

You can use the same wildcard characters for aliases as you can for actual wide IP names.

irules

list

added in 2.6

List of rules to be applied.

If you want to remove all existing iRules, specify a single empty value; "". See the documentation for an example.

last_resort_pool

string

added in 2.8

Specifies which GTM pool, for the system to use as the last resort pool for the wide IP.

The valid pools for this parameter are those with the type specified in this module.

name

string / required

Wide IP name. This name must be formatted as a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). You can also use the alias wide_ip but this is deprecated and will be removed in a future Ansible version.


aliases: wide_ip

partition

string

added in 2.5

Default:

"Common"

Device partition to manage resources on.

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

pool_lb_method

string / required

added in 2.5

  • round-robin
  • ratio
  • topology
  • global-availability
  • global_availability
  • round_robin

Specifies the load balancing method used to select a pool in this wide IP. This setting is relevant only when multiple pools are configured for a wide IP.

The round_robin value is deprecated and will be removed in Ansible 2.9.

The global_availability value is deprecated and will be removed in Ansible 2.9.


aliases: lb_method

pools

list

added in 2.5

The pools that you want associated with the Wide IP.

If ratio is not provided when creating a new Wide IP, it will default to 1.

name

string / required

The name of the pool to include.

ratio

integer

Ratio for the pool.

The system uses this number with the Ratio load balancing method.

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

added in 2.4

  • present

  • absent
  • disabled
  • enabled

When present or enabled, ensures that the Wide IP exists and is enabled.

When absent, ensures that the Wide IP has been removed.

When disabled, ensures that the Wide IP exists and is disabled.

type

string

added in 2.4

  • a
  • aaaa
  • cname
  • mx
  • naptr
  • srv

Specifies the type of wide IP. GTM wide IPs need to be keyed by query type in addition to name, since pool members need different attributes depending on the response RDATA they are meant to supply. This value is required if you are using BIG-IP versions >= 12.0.0.

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

  • Support for TMOS versions below v12.x has been deprecated for this module, and will be removed in Ansible 2.12.
  • 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: Set lb method
  bigip_gtm_wide_ip:
    pool_lb_method: round-robin
    name: my-wide-ip.example.com
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add iRules to the Wide IP
  bigip_gtm_wide_ip:
    pool_lb_method: round-robin
    name: my-wide-ip.example.com
    irules:
      - irule1
      - irule2
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove one iRule from the Virtual Server
  bigip_gtm_wide_ip:
    pool_lb_method: round-robin
    name: my-wide-ip.example.com
    irules:
      - irule1
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove all iRules from the Virtual Server
  bigip_gtm_wide_ip:
    pool_lb_method: round-robin
    name: my-wide-ip.example.com
    irules: ""
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Assign a pool with ratio to the Wide IP
  bigip_gtm_wide_ip:
    pool_lb_method: round-robin
    name: my-wide-ip.example.com
    pools:
      - name: pool1
        ratio: 100
    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

aliases

list

changed

Aliases set on the Wide IP.


Sample:

['alias1.foo.com', '*.wildcard.domain']

irules

list

changed

iRules set on the Wide IP.


Sample:

['/Common/irule1', '/Common/irule2']

lb_method

string

changed

The new load balancing method used by the wide IP.


Sample:

topology

state

string

changed

The new state of the wide IP.


Sample:

disabled




Status

  • This module is guaranteed to have no backward incompatible interface changes going forward. [stableinterface]
  • This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]

Authors

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

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