f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_asm_policy_fetch – Exports the ASM policy from remote nodes.

Note

This plugin is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.9.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install f5networks.f5_modules.

To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_asm_policy_fetch.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

• Exports the ASM policy from remote nodes.

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
base64 boolean		Choices: no yes	If yes, the returned inline ASM policy content will be Base64 encoded. Only applies to inline ASM policy exports.
binary boolean		Choices: no yes	If yes, the exported ASM policy will be in binary format. Only applies to file ASM policy exports.
compact boolean		Choices: no yes	If yes, only the ASM policy custom settings will be exported. Only applies to XML type ASM policy exports.
dest path			A directory to save the policy file into. This option is ignored when inline is set to c(yes).
file string			The name of the file to be created on the remote device for downloading. When binary is set to no the ASM policy will be in XML format.
force boolean		Choices: no yes ←	If no, the file will only be transferred if it does not exist in the the destination.
inline boolean		Choices: no yes	If yes, the ASM policy will be exported inline as a string instead of a file. The policy can be be retrieved in the playbook result dictionary under the inline_policy key.
name string / required			The name of the policy exported to create a file on the remote device for downloading.
partition string		Default: "Common"	Device partition which contains the ASM policy to export.
provider dictionary added in 1.0.0 of f5networks.f5_modules			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.
	no_f5_teem boolean	Choices: no yes	If yes, TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_TEEM.
	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.
	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: 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.

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 f5networks.f5_modules.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: Export policy in binary format
  bigip_asm_policy_fetch:
    name: foobar
    file: export_foo
    dest: /root/download
    binary: yes
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Export policy inline base64 encoded format
  bigip_asm_policy_fetch:
    name: foobar
    inline: yes
    base64: yes
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Export policy in XML format
  bigip_asm_policy_fetch:
    name: foobar
    file: export_foo
    dest: /root/download
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Export compact policy in XML format
  bigip_asm_policy_fetch:
    name: foobar
    file: export_foo.xml
    dest: /root/download/
    compact: yes
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Export policy in binary format, autogenerate name
  bigip_asm_policy_fetch:
    name: foobar
    dest: /root/download/
    binary: yes
    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
base64 boolean	changed	Set to encode inline export in Base64 format.
binary boolean	changed	Set to export the ASM policy in binary format. Sample: True
compact boolean	changed	Set only to export custom ASM policy settings.
dest string	changed	Local path to download the exported ASM policy. Sample: /root/downloads/foobar.xml
file string	changed	Name of the policy file on the remote BIG-IP to download. If not specified, then this will be a randomly generated filename. Sample: foobar.xml
inline boolean	changed	Set when the ASM policy to be exported is inline Sample: True
name string	changed	Name of the ASM policy to be exported. Sample: Asm_APP1_Transparent

Authors

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

• Nitin Khanna (@nitinthewiz)