bigip_static_route – Manipulate static routes on a BIG-IP

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bigip_static_route – Manipulate static routes on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.5.


Synopsis

  • Manipulate static routes on a BIG-IP.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

description

string

Descriptive text that identifies the route.

destination

string

Specifies an IP address for the static entry in the routing table. When creating a new static route, this value is required.

This value cannot be changed once it is set.

gateway_address

string

Specifies the router for the system to use when forwarding packets to the destination host or network. Also known as the next-hop router address. This can be either an IPv4 or IPv6 address. When it is an IPv6 address that starts with FE80:, the address will be treated as a link-local address. This requires that the vlan parameter also be supplied.

mtu

string

Specifies a specific maximum transmission unit (MTU).

name

string / required

Name of the static route.

netmask

string

The netmask for the static route. When creating a new static route, this value is required.

This value can be in either IP or CIDR format.

This value cannot be changed once it is set.

partition

string

added in 2.6

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

string

Specifies the pool through which the system forwards packets to the destination.

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.

reject

boolean

  • no
  • yes

Specifies that the system drops packets sent to the destination.

route_domain

integer

The route domain id of the system. When creating a new static route, if this value is not specified, a default value of 0 will be used.

This value cannot be changed once it is set.

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 static route exists.

When absent, ensures that the static does not exist.

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.

vlan

string

Specifies the VLAN or Tunnel through which the system forwards packets to the destination. When gateway_address is a link-local IPv6 address, this value is required.



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: Create static route with gateway address
  bigip_static_route:
    destination: 10.10.10.10
    netmask: 255.255.255.255
    gateway_address: 10.2.2.3
    name: test-route
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.come
      user: admin
      validate_certs: no
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description

description

string

changed

Whether the banner is enabled or not.


Sample:

True

destination

string

changed

Whether the banner is enabled or not.


Sample:

True

gateway_address

string

changed

Whether the banner is enabled or not.


Sample:

True

netmask

string

changed

Netmask of the destination.


Sample:

255.255.255.255

partition

string

changed

The partition that the static route was created on.


Sample:

Common

pool

string

changed

Whether the banner is enabled or not.


Sample:

True

reject

string

changed

Whether the banner is enabled or not.


Sample:

True

route_domain

integer

changed

Route domain of the static route.


Sample:

1

vlan

string

changed

Whether the banner is enabled or not.


Sample:

True




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)

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