f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_provision – Manage BIG-IP module provisioning¶
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_provision
.
New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules
Synopsis¶
Manage BIG-IP module provisioning. This module will only provision at the standard levels of Dedicated, Nominal, and Minimum.
Parameters¶
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: Provision PEM at "nominal" level
bigip_provision:
module: pem
level: nominal
provider:
server: lb.mydomain.com
password: secret
user: admin
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Provision a dedicated SWG. This will unprovision every other module
bigip_provision:
module: swg
level: dedicated
provider:
server: lb.mydomain.com
password: secret
user: admin
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Provision mgmt with medium amount of memory.
bigip_provision:
module: mgmt
memory: medium
provider:
server: lb.mydomain.com
password: secret
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 |
---|---|---|
level
string
|
changed |
The new provisioning level of the module.
Sample:
minimum
|
memory
string
|
changed |
The new provisioned amount of memory for mgmt module.
Sample:
large
|
Authors¶
Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
Greg Crosby (@crosbygw)