bigip_gtm_pool_member – Manage GTM pool member settings

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

  • Manages a variety of settings on GTM pool members. The settings that can be adjusted with this module are much more broad that what can be done in the bigip_gtm_pool module. The pool module is intended to allow you to adjust the member order in the pool, not the various settings of the members. The bigip_gtm_pool_member module should be used to adjust all of the other settings.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
aggregate
list
added in 2.8
List of GTM pool member definitions to be created, modified or removed.

aliases: members
description
string
The description of the pool member.
limits
dictionary
Specifies resource thresholds or limit requirements at the pool member level.
When you enable one or more limit settings, the system then uses that data to take members in and out of service.
You can define limits for any or all of the limit settings. However, when a member does not meet the resource threshold limit requirement, the system marks the member as unavailable and directs load-balancing traffic to another resource.
bits_enabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the bits limit it enabled or not.
This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit.
bits_limit
integer
Specifies the maximum allowable data throughput rate, in bits per second, for the member.
If the network traffic volume exceeds this limit, the system marks the member as unavailable.
connections_enabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the current connections limit it enabled or not.
This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit.
connections_limit
integer
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent connections, combined, for all of the member.
If the connections exceed this limit, the system marks the server as unavailable.
packets_enabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the packets limit it enabled or not.
This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit.
packets_limit
integer
Specifies the maximum allowable data transfer rate, in packets per second, for the member.
If the network traffic volume exceeds this limit, the system marks the member as unavailable.
member_order
integer
Specifies the order in which the member will appear in the pool.
The system uses this number with load balancing methods that involve prioritizing pool members, such as the Ratio load balancing method.
When creating a new member using this module, if the member_order parameter is not specified, it will default to 0 (first member in the pool).
monitor
string
Specifies the monitor assigned to this pool member.
Pool members only support a single monitor.
If the port of the gtm_virtual_server is *, the accepted values of this parameter will be affected.
When creating a new pool member, if this parameter is not specified, the default of default will be used.
To remove the monitor from the pool member, use the value none.
For pool members created on different partitions, you can also specify the full path to the Common monitor. For example, /Common/tcp.
partition
string
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 / required
Name of the GTM pool.
For pools created on different partitions, you must specify partition of the pool in the full path format, for example, /FooBar/pool_name.
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
    Choices:
  • 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
    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.
ratio
integer
Specifies the weight of the pool member for load balancing purposes.
replace_all_with
boolean
added in 2.8
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Remove members not defined in the aggregate parameter.
This operation is all or none, meaning that it will stop if there are some pool members that cannot be removed.

aliases: purge
server
string / required
The BIG-IP host.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
server_name
string / required
Specifies the GTM server which contains the virtual_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
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
  • enabled
  • disabled
Pool member state. When present, ensures that the pool member is created and enabled. When absent, ensures that the pool member is removed from the system. When enabled or disabled, ensures that the pool member is enabled or disabled (respectively) on the remote device.
It is recommended that you use the members parameter of the bigip_gtm_pool module when adding and removing members and it provides an easier way of specifying order. If this is not possible, then the state parameter here should be used.
Remember that the order of the members will be affected if you add or remove them using this method. To some extent, this can be controlled using the member_order parameter.
type
string / required
    Choices:
  • a
  • aaaa
  • cname
  • mx
  • naptr
  • srv
The type of GTM pool that the member is in.
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
    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.
virtual_server
string / required
Specifies the name of the GTM virtual server which is assigned to the specified server.

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 a GTM pool member
  bigip_gtm_pool_member:
    pool: pool1
    server_name: server1
    virtual_server: vs1
    type: a
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a GTM pool member different partition
  bigip_gtm_pool_member:
    server_name: /Common/foo_name
    virtual_server: GTMVSName
    type: a
    pool: /FooBar/foo-pool
    partition: Common
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add GTM pool members aggregate
  bigip_gtm_pool_member:
    pool: pool1
    type: a
    aggregate:
      - server_name: server1
        virtual_server: vs1
        partition: Common
        description: web server1
        member_order: 0
      - server_name: server2
        virtual_server: vs2
        partition: Common
        description: web server2
        member_order: 1
      - server_name: server3
        virtual_server: vs3
        partition: Common
        description: web server3
        member_order: 2
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add GTM pool members aggregate, remove non aggregates
  bigip_gtm_pool_member:
    pool: pool1
    type: a
    aggregate:
      - server_name: server1
        virtual_server: vs1
        partition: Common
        description: web server1
        member_order: 0
      - server_name: server2
        virtual_server: vs2
        partition: Common
        description: web server2
        member_order: 1
      - server_name: server3
        virtual_server: vs3
        partition: Common
        description: web server3
        member_order: 2
    replace_all_with: yes
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
bits_enabled
boolean
 changed
Whether the bits limit is enabled.

Sample:
True
bits_limit
integer
 changed
The new bits_enabled limit.

Sample:
100
connections_enabled
boolean
 changed
Whether the connections limit is enabled.

Sample:
True
connections_limit
integer
 changed
The new connections_limit limit.

Sample:
100
description
string
 changed
The new description of the member.

Sample:
My description
disabled
boolean
 changed
Whether the pool member is disabled or not.

Sample:
True
enabled
boolean
 changed
Whether the pool member is enabled or not.

Sample:
True
member_order
integer
 changed
The new order in which the member appears in the pool.

Sample:
2
monitor
string
 changed
The new monitor assigned to the pool member.

Sample:
/Common/monitor1
packets_enabled
boolean
 changed
Whether the packets limit is enabled.

Sample:
True
packets_limit
integer
 changed
The new packets_limit limit.

Sample:
100
ratio
integer
 changed
The new weight of the member for load balancing.

Sample:
10
replace_all_with
boolean
 changed
Purges all non-aggregate pool members from device

Sample:
True


Status

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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