bigip_static_route – Manipulate static routes on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • Manipulate static routes on a BIG-IP.

Requirements

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

  • f5-sdk >= 3.0.16

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
description
-
Descriptive text that identifies the route.
destination
-
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
-
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
-
Specifies a specific maximum transmission unit (MTU).
name
- / required
Name of the static route.
netmask
-
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
-
added in 2.6
 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
pool
-
Specifies the pool through which the system forwards packets to the destination.
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.
reject
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Specifies that the system drops packets sent to the destination.
route_domain
-
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
- / 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 static route exists.
When absent, ensures that the static does not exist.
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.
vlan
-
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 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 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
    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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