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bigip_sys_db – Manage BIG-IP system database variables
Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Comments |
key
string
/ required
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The database variable to manipulate.
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provider
dictionary
added in 2.5 |
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A dict object containing connection details.
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auth_provider
string
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Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device.
This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.
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password
string
/ required
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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
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server
string
/ required
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The BIG-IP host.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER .
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server_port
integer
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Default:
443
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The BIG-IP server port.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT .
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ssh_keyfile
path
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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 .
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timeout
integer
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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.
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transport
string
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Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
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user
string
/ required
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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 .
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validate_certs
boolean
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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 .
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state
string
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The state of the variable on the system. When present , guarantees that an existing variable is set to value . When reset sets the variable back to the default value. At least one of value and state reset are required.
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value
string
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The value to set the key to. At least one of value and state reset are required.
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Note
Requires BIG-IP version 12.0.0 or greater
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.
- name: Set the boot.quiet DB variable on the BIG-IP
bigip_sys_db:
key: boot.quiet
value: disable
provider:
user: admin
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Disable the initial setup screen
bigip_sys_db:
key: setup.run
value: false
provider:
user: admin
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Reset the initial setup screen
bigip_sys_db:
key: setup.run
state: reset
provider:
user: admin
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Returned |
Description |
default_value
string
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changed and success |
The default value of the key
Sample:
True
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name
string
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changed and success |
The key in the system database that was specified
Sample:
setup.run
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value
string
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changed and success |
The value that you set the key to
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