f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_qkview module – Manage QKviews on the device

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.28.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install f5networks.f5_modules.

To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_qkview.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Manages creating and downloading QKviews from a BIG-IP. The qkview utility automatically collects configuration and diagnostic information from BIG-IP systems, and combines the data into a QKView file. F5 Support may request you send or upload this QKview to assist in troubleshooting.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
asm_request_log boolean	When true, includes ASM request log data. When False, excludes ASM request log data. Choices: false ← (default) true
complete_information boolean	Include complete (all applicable) information in the QKview. Choices: false ← (default) true
dest path	Destination on your local filesystem where you want to save the QKview.
exclude list / elements=string	Exclude various file from the QKview. Choices: "all" "audit" "secure" "bash_history"
exclude_core boolean	Exclude core files from the QKview. Choices: false ← (default) true
filename string	Name of the QKview file to create on the remote BIG-IP. Default: "localhost.localdomain.qkview"
force boolean	If no, the file will only be transferred if the destination does not exist. Choices: false true ← (default)
max_file_size integer	Maximum file size of the QKview file, in bytes. By default, no max file size is specified.
only_create_file boolean added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.20.0	If true, the file is created on the device and not downloaded. The file will not be deleted by the module from the device. Choices: false ← (default) true
provider dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0	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	If yes, TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_TELEMETRY_OFF. Previously used variable F5_TEEM is deprecated as its name was confusing. Choices: false ← (default) true
password aliases: pass, pwd string / required	The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP or the BIG-IQ. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD.
server string / required	The BIG-IP host or the BIG-IQ host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
server_port integer	The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT. Default: 443
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	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. Choices: "rest" ← (default)
user string / required	The username to connect to the BIG-IP or the BIG-IQ. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER.
validate_certs boolean	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. Choices: false true ← (default)

Notes

Note

• This module does not include the “max time” or “restrict to blade” options.

• If you are using this module with either Ansible Tower or Ansible AWX, you should be aware of how these Ansible products execute jobs in restricted environments. More information can be found here https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/orchestration/ansible/devel/usage/module-usage-with-tower.html

• Some longer running tasks might cause the REST interface on BIG-IP to time out, to avoid this adjust the timers as per this KB article https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K94602685

• 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: Fetch a qkview from the remote device
  bigip_qkview:
    asm_request_log: true
    exclude:
      - audit
      - secure
    dest: /tmp/localhost.localdomain.qkview
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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