bigip_device_traffic_group – Manages traffic groups on BIG-IP

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

• Supports managing traffic groups and their attributes on a BIG-IP.

Aliases: bigip_traffic_group

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
auto_failback boolean added in 2.8		Choices: no yes	Specifies whether the traffic group fails back to the initial device specified in ha_order.
auto_failback_time integer added in 2.8			Specifies the number of seconds the system delays before failing back to the initial device specified in ha_order. The correct value range is 0 - 300 inclusive.
ha_group string added in 2.8			Specifies a configured HA group to be associated with the traffic group. Once you create an HA group on a device and associate the HA group with a traffic group, you must create an HA group and associate it with that same traffic group on every device in the device group. To disable an HA group failover method , specify an empty string value ("") to this parameter. Disabling HA group will revert the device back to using Load Aware method as it is the default, unless ha_order setting is also configured. The auto_failback and auto_failback_time are not compatible with ha_group.
ha_load_factor integer added in 2.8			The value of the load the traffic-group presents the system relative to other traffic groups. This parameter only takes effect when Load Aware failover method is in use. The correct value range is 1 - 1000 inclusive.
ha_order list added in 2.8			Specifies order in which you would like to assign devices for failover. If you configure this setting, you must configure the setting on every traffic group in the device group. The values should be device names of the devices that belong to the failover group configured beforehand. The order in which the devices are placed as arguments to this parameter, determines their HA order on the device, in other words changing the order of the same elements will cause a change on the unit. To disable an HA order failover method , specify an empty string value ("") to this parameter. Disabling HA order will revert the device back to using Load Aware method as it is the default, unless ha_group setting is also configured. Device names will be prepended by a partition by the module, so you can provide either the full path format name /Common/bigip1 or just the name string bigip1.
mac_address string added in 2.6			Specifies the floating Media Access Control (MAC) address associated with the floating IP addresses defined for a traffic group. Primarily, a MAC masquerade address minimizes ARP communications or dropped packets as a result of failover. A MAC masquerade address ensures that any traffic destined for a specific traffic group reaches an available device after failover, which happens because along with the traffic group, the MAC masquerade address floats to the available device. Without a MAC masquerade address, the sending host must learn the MAC address for a newly-active device, either by sending an ARP request or by relying on the gratuitous ARP from the newly-active device. To unset the MAC address, specify an empty value ("") to this parameter.
name string / required			The name of the traffic group.
partition string		Default: "Common"	Device partition to manage resources on.
provider dictionary added in 2.5			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.
	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		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.
state string		Choices: present ← absent	When present, ensures that the traffic group exists. When absent, ensures the traffic group is removed.

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 traffic group
  bigip_device_traffic_group:
    name: foo1
    state: present
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a traffic group with ha_group failover
  bigip_device_traffic_group:
    name: foo2
    state: present
    ha_group: foo_HA_grp
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a traffic group with ha_order failover
  bigip_device_traffic_group:
    name: foo3
    state: present
    ha_order:
      - /Common/bigip1.lab.local
      - /Common/bigip2.lab.local
    auto_failback: yes
    auto_failback_time: 40
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Change traffic group ha_order to ha_group
  bigip_device_traffic_group:
    name: foo3
    state: present
    ha_group: foo_HA_grp
    ha_order: ""
    auto_failback: no
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove traffic group
  bigip_device_traffic_group:
    name: foo
    state: absent
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
auto_failback boolean	changed	Specifies whether the traffic group fails back to the initial device specified in ha_order Sample: True
auto_failback_time integer	changed	Specifies the number of seconds the system delays before failing back Sample: 60
ha_group string	changed	The configured HA group associated with traffic group Sample: foo_HA_grp
ha_load_factor integer	changed	The value of the load the traffic-group presents the system relative to other traffic groups Sample: 20
ha_order list	changed	Specifies the order in which the devices will failover Sample: ['/Common/bigip1', '/Common/bigip2']
mac_address string	changed	The MAC masquerade address Sample: 02:01:d7:93:35:08

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)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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