bigip_lx_package – Manages Javascript LX packages on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • Manages Javascript LX packages on a BIG-IP. This module will allow you to deploy LX packages to the BIG-IP and manage their lifecycle.

Aliases: bigip_iapplx_package

Requirements

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

  • Requires BIG-IP >= 12.1.0

  • The ‘rpm’ tool installed on the Ansible controller

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
package
path
The LX package that you want to upload or remove. When state is present, and you intend to use this module in a role, it is recommended that you use the {{ role_path }} variable. An example is provided in the EXAMPLES section.
When state is absent, it is not necessary for the package to exist on the Ansible controller. If the full path to the package is provided, the filename will specifically be cherry picked from it to properly remove the package.
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
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.
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
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether the LX package should exist or not.
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.

Notes

Note

  • Requires the rpm tool be installed on the host. This can be accomplished through different ways on each platform. On Debian based systems with apt; apt-get install rpm. On Mac with brew; brew install rpm. This command is already present on RedHat based systems.

  • Requires BIG-IP >= 12.1.0 because the required functionality is missing on versions earlier than that.

  • The module name bigip_iapplx_package has been deprecated in favor of bigip_lx_package.

  • 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: Install AS3
  bigip_lx_package:
    package: f5-appsvcs-3.5.0-3.noarch.rpm
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add an LX package stored in a role
  bigip_lx_package:
    package: "{{ roles_path }}/files/MyApp-0.1.0-0001.noarch.rpm'"
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove an LX package
  bigip_lx_package:
    package: MyApp-0.1.0-0001.noarch.rpm
    state: absent
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

Status

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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