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address
string
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Virtual address. This value cannot be modified after it is set.
If you never created a virtual address, but did create virtual servers, then a virtual address for each virtual server was created automatically. The name of this virtual address is its IP address value.
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arp
boolean
added in 2.7 |
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Specifies whether the system accepts ARP requests.
When no , specifies that the system does not accept ARP requests.
When yes , then the packets are dropped.
Note that both ARP and ICMP Echo must be disabled in order for forwarding virtual servers using that virtual address to forward ICMP packets.
When creating a new virtual address, if this parameter is not specified, the default value is yes .
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arp_state
string
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Choices:
- enabled
- disabled
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Specifies whether the system accepts ARP requests. When (disabled), specifies that the system does not accept ARP requests. Note that both ARP and ICMP Echo must be disabled in order for forwarding virtual servers using that virtual address to forward ICMP packets. If (enabled), then the packets are dropped.
Deprecated. Use the arp parameter instead.
When creating a new virtual address, if this parameter is not specified, the default value is enabled .
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auto_delete
string
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Specifies whether the system automatically deletes the virtual address with the deletion of the last associated virtual server. When disabled , specifies that the system leaves the virtual address even when all associated virtual servers have been deleted. When creating the virtual address, the default value is enabled .
enabled and disabled are deprecated and will be removed in Ansible 2.11. Instead, use known Ansible booleans such as yes and no
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availability_calculation
string
added in 2.6 |
Choices:
- always
- when_all_available
- when_any_available
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Specifies what routes of the virtual address the system advertises. When when_any_available , advertises the route when any virtual server is available. When when_all_available , advertises the route when all virtual servers are available. When (always), always advertises the route regardless of the virtual servers available.
aliases: advertise_route
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connection_limit
integer
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Specifies the number of concurrent connections that the system allows on this virtual address.
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icmp_echo
string
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Choices:
- enabled
- disabled
- selective
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Specifies how the systems sends responses to (ICMP) echo requests on a per-virtual address basis for enabling route advertisement. When enabled , the BIG-IP system intercepts ICMP echo request packets and responds to them directly. When disabled , the BIG-IP system passes ICMP echo requests through to the backend servers. When (selective), causes the BIG-IP system to internally enable or disable responses based on virtual server state; when_any_available , when_all_available, or C(always , regardless of the state of any virtual servers.
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name
string
added in 2.6 |
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Name of the virtual address.
If this parameter is not provided, then the value of address will be used.
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netmask
string
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Netmask of the provided virtual address. This value cannot be modified after it is set.
When creating a new virtual address, if this parameter is not specified, the default value is 255.255.255.255 for IPv4 addresses and ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff for IPv6 addresses.
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partition
string
added in 2.5 |
Default:
"Common"
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Device partition to manage resources on.
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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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route_advertisement
string
added in 2.6 |
Choices:
- disabled
- enabled
- always
- selective
- any
- all
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Specifies whether the system uses route advertisement for this virtual address.
When disabled, the system does not advertise routes for this virtual address.
The majority of these options are only supported on versions 13.0.0-HF1 or higher. On versions less than this, all choices expect disabled will translate to enabled .
When always , the BIG-IP system will always advertise the route for the virtual address, regardless of availability status. This requires an enabled virtual address.
When enabled , the BIG-IP system will advertise the route for the available virtual address, based on the calculation method in the availability calculation.
When disabled , the BIG-IP system will not advertise the route for the virtual address, regardless of the availability status.
When selective , you can also selectively enable ICMP echo responses, which causes the BIG-IP system to internally enable or disable responses based on virtual server state. Either any virtual server, all virtual servers, or always , regardless of the state of any virtual server.
When any , the BIG-IP system will advertise the route for the virtual address when any virtual server is available.
When all , the BIG-IP system will advertise the route for the virtual address when all virtual servers are available.
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route_domain
string
added in 2.6 |
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The route domain of the address that you want to use.
This value cannot be modified after it is set.
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spanning
boolean
added in 2.7 |
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Enables all BIG-IP systems in a device group to listen for and process traffic on the same virtual address.
Spanning for a virtual address occurs when you enable the spanning option on a device and then sync the virtual address to the other members of the device group.
Spanning also relies on the upstream router to distribute application flows to the BIG-IP systems using ECMP routes. ECMP defines a route to the virtual address using distinct Floating self-IP addresses configured on each BIG-IP system.
You must also configure MAC masquerade addresses and disable arp on the virtual address when Spanning is enabled.
When creating a new virtual address, if this parameter is not specified, the default valus is no .
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state
string
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Choices:
present ←
- absent
- enabled
- disabled
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The virtual address state. If absent , an attempt to delete the virtual address will be made. This will only succeed if this virtual address is not in use by a virtual server. present creates the virtual address and enables it. If enabled , enable the virtual address if it exists. If disabled , create the virtual address if needed, and set state to disabled .
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traffic_group
string
added in 2.5 |
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The traffic group for the virtual address. When creating a new address, if this value is not specified, the default of /Common/traffic-group-1 will be used.
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