bigip_gtm_topology_region – Manages GTM Topology Regions

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • Manages GTM Topology Regions.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
name
string / required
Specifies the name of the region.
partition
string
Default:
"Common"
Device partition to manage resources on.
Partition parameter is also taken into account when used in conjunction with pool, data_center, and region parameters.
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.
region_members
list
Specifies the list of region members.
This list of members is all or nothing, in order to add or remove a member, you must specify the entire list of members.
The list will override what is on the device if different.
If none value is specified the region members list will be removed.
continent
string
Specifies one of the seven continents, along with the Unknown setting.
Specifying Unknown forces the system to use a default resolution if the system cannot determine the location of the local DNS making the request.
Full continent names and their abbreviated versions are supported.
country
string
The country name, or code to use.
In addition to the country full names, you may also specify their abbreviated form, such as US instead of United States.
Valid country codes can be found here https://countrycode.org/.
datacenter
string
Specifies the name of GTM data center already defined in the configuration.
geo_isp
string
Specifies a geolocation ISP
isp
string
    Choices:
  • AOL
  • BeijingCNC
  • CNC
  • ChinaEducationNetwork
  • ChinaMobilNetwork
  • ChinaRailwayTelcom
  • ChinaTelecom
  • ChinaUnicom
  • Comcast
  • Earthlink
  • ShanghaiCNC
  • ShanghaiTelecom
Specifies an Internet service provider.
negate
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
When set to c(yes) the system selects this topology region, when the request source does not match.
Only a single list entry can be specified together with negate.
pool
string
Specifies the name of GTM pool already defined in the configuration.
region
string
Specifies the name of region already defined in the configuration.
state
string
Specifies a state in a given country.
subnet
string
added in 2.9
An IP address and network mask in the CIDR format.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
When state is present, ensures that the region exists.
When state is absent, ensures that the region 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 topology region
  bigip_gtm_topology_region:
    name: foobar
    region_members:
      - country: CN
        negate: yes
      - datacenter: baz
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Modify topology region
  bigip_gtm_topology_region:
    name: foobar
    region_members:
      - continent: EU
      - country: PL
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
name
string
changed
The name value of the GTM region.

Sample:
foobar
region_members
list
changed
The list of members of the GTM region.

Sample:
[{'continent': 'EU'}, {'country': 'PL'}]


Status

Authors

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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