bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp_half_open – Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM tcp half-open monitors¶

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status

Synopsis ¶

Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM tcp half-open monitors.

Requirements ¶

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

f5-sdk >= 3.0.16

Parameters ¶

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
ignore_down_response boolean		Choices: no yes	Specifies that the monitor allows more than one probe attempt per interval. When `yes`, specifies that the monitor ignores down responses for the duration of the monitor timeout. Once the monitor timeout is reached without the system receiving an up response, the system marks the object down. When `no`, specifies that the monitor immediately marks an object down when it receives a down response. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be `no`.
interval -			Specifies, in seconds, the frequency at which the system issues the monitor check when either the resource is down or the status of the resource is unknown. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be `30`. This value must be less than the `timeout` value.
ip -			IP address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be '*'.
name - / required			Monitor name.
parent -		Default: "/Common/tcp_half_open"	The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the `tcp_half_open` parent on the `Common` partition.
partition -		Default: "Common"	Device partition to manage resources on.
password - / 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
port -			Port address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be '*'. Note that if specifying an IP address, a value between 1 and 65535 must be specified
probe_attempts -			Specifies the number of times the system attempts to probe the host server, after which the system considers the host server down or unavailable. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be `3`.
probe_interval -			Specifies the number of seconds the big3d process waits before sending out a subsequent probe attempt when a probe fails and multiple probe attempts have been requested. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be `1`.
probe_timeout -			Specifies the number of seconds after which the system times out the probe request to the system. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be `5`.
provider - added in 2.5		Default: null	A dict object containing connection details.
	password - / 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 - / required		The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER`.
	server_port -	Default: 443	The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER_PORT`.
	ssh_keyfile -		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 -	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 - / required	Choices: rest cli ←	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
	user - / 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	Choices: 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 - / required			The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER`.
server_port - 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 -		Choices: present ← absent	When `present`, ensures that the monitor exists. When `absent`, ensures the monitor is removed.
timeout -			Specifies the number of seconds the target has in which to respond to the monitor request. If the target responds within the set time period, it is considered up. If the target does not respond within the set time period, it is considered down. When this value is set to 0 (zero), the system uses the interval from the parent monitor. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be `120`.
transparent boolean		Choices: no yes	Specifies whether the monitor operates in transparent mode. A monitor in transparent mode directs traffic through the associated pool members or nodes (usually a router or firewall) to the aliased destination (that is, it probes the `ip`-`port` combination specified in the monitor). If the monitor cannot successfully reach the aliased destination, the pool member or node through which the monitor traffic was sent is marked down. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be `no`.
user - / 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		Choices: 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

Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12
For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.
Requires the f5-sdk Python package on the host. This is as easy as pip install f5-sdk.
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 TCP half-open Monitor
  bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp_half_open:
    state: present
    ip: 10.10.10.10
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    password: secret
    name: my_monitor
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove TCP half-open Monitor
  bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp_half_open:
    state: absent
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    password: secret
    name: my_monitor
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add half-open monitor for all addresses, port 514
  bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp_half_open:
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    port: 514
    password: secret
    name: my_monitor
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
interval integer	changed	The new interval in which to run the monitor check. Sample: 2
ip string	changed	The new IP of IP/port definition. Sample: 10.12.13.14
parent string	changed	New parent template of the monitor. Sample: tcp_half_open
probe_attempts integer	changed	The new number of attempts the system will make in checking the monitor probe. Sample: 10
probe_interval integer	changed	The new interval in which the system will check the monitor probe. Sample: 10
probe_timeout integer	changed	The new timeout in which the system will timeout the monitor probe. Sample: 10
timeout integer	changed	The new timeout in which the remote system must respond to the monitor. Sample: 10

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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bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp_half_open – Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM tcp half-open monitors¶

Synopsis¶

Requirements¶

Parameters¶

Notes¶

Examples¶

Return Values¶

Status¶