bigip_software_install – Install software images on a BIG-IP

bigip_software_install – Install software images on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.7.

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Status

Synopsis

• Install new images on a BIG-IP.

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
image string			Image to install on the remote device.
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
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		activated ← installed	When installed, ensures that the software is installed on the volume and the volume is set to be booted from. The device is not rebooted into the new software. When activated, performs the same operation as installed, but the system is rebooted to the new software.
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.
volume string			The volume to install the software image to.

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 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: Ensure an existing image is installed in specified volume
  bigip_software_install:
    image: BIGIP-13.0.0.0.0.1645.iso
    volume: HD1.2
    state: installed
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Ensure an existing image is activated in specified volume
  bigip_software_install:
    image: BIGIP-13.0.0.0.0.1645.iso
    state: activated
    volume: HD1.2
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/modules/bigip_software_install_module.html