Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Comments |
authentication
boolean
|
|
Credentials can be set on an SMTP server's configuration even if that authentication is not used (think staging configs or emergency changes). This parameter acts as a switch to make the specified smtp_server_username and smtp_server_password parameters active or not.
When yes , the authentication parameters will be active.
When no , the authentication parameters will be inactive.
|
encryption
string
|
|
Specifies whether the SMTP server requires an encrypted connection in order to send mail.
|
from_address
string
|
|
Email address that the email is being sent from. This is the "Reply-to" address that the recipient sees.
|
local_host_name
string
|
|
Host name used in SMTP headers in the format of a fully qualified domain name. This setting does not refer to the BIG-IP system's hostname.
|
name
string
/ required
|
|
Specifies the name of the SMTP server configuration.
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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 .
|
smtp_server
string
|
|
SMTP server host name in the format of a fully qualified domain name.
This value is required when create a new SMTP configuration.
|
smtp_server_password
string
|
|
Password that the SMTP server requires when validating a user.
|
smtp_server_port
integer
|
|
Specifies the SMTP port number.
When creating a new SMTP configuration, the default is 25 when encryption is none or tls . The default is 465 when ssl is selected.
|
smtp_server_username
string
|
|
User name that the SMTP server requires when validating a user.
|
state
string
|
Choices:
present ←
- absent
|
When present , ensures that the SMTP configuration exists.
When absent , ensures that the SMTP configuration does not exist.
|
update_password
string
|
Choices:
always ←
- on_create
|
Passwords are stored encrypted, so the module cannot know if the supplied smtp_server_password is the same or different than the existing password. This parameter controls the updating of the smtp_server_password credential.
When always , will always update the password.
When on_create , will only set the password for newly created SMTP server configurations.
|