f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_snat_translation – Manage SNAT translations on a BIG-IP

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_snat_translation.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

• Manage SNAT translations on a BIG-IP system.

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
address string			Specifies the IP address of the SNAT translation. When state is present, enabled, or disabled, this parameter is required. This parameter cannot be updated after it is set. aliases: ip
arp boolean		Choices: no yes	If yes, specifies the NAT sends ARP requests.
connection_limit integer			Specifies a limit on the number of connections a translation address must reach before it no longer initiates a connection. The default value of 0 indicates the setting is disabled. The accepted value range is 0 - 65535.
description string			Description of snat-translation. none or '' sets a default description of null.
ip_idle_timeout string			Specifies the amount of time connections to an IP address initiated using a SNAT address are allowed to remain idle before being automatically disconnected. indefinite prevents the connection from timing out. The accepted value range is 0 - 4294967295 seconds. Specifying indefinite sets it to the maximum value.
name string / required			The name of SNAT translation.
partition string			Device partition to manage resources on. Required with state absent when a partition other than Common is used.
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.
state string		Choices: present ← absent enabled disabled	The SNAT translation state. If absent, deletes the SNAT translation if it exists. present creates the SNAT translation and enables it. If enabled, enables the SNAT translation if it exists. If disabled, creates the SNAT translation if needed, and sets the state to disabled.
tcp_idle_timeout string			Specifies the amount of time that TCP connections initiated using a SNAT address are allowed to remain idle before being automatically disconnected. indefinite prevents the connection from timing out. The accepted value range is 0 - 4294967295 seconds. Specifying indefinite sets it to the maximum value.
traffic_group string			The traffic group for the snat-translation address. When creating a new address, if this value is not specified, the default is /Common/traffic-group-1.
udp_idle_timeout string			Specifies the amount of time UDP connections initiated using a SNAT address are allowed to remain idle before being automatically disconnected. indefinite prevents the connection from timing out. The accepted value range is 0 - 4294967295 seconds. Specifying indefinite sets it to the maximum value.

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: Create a SNAT translation 'my-snat-translation'
  bigip_snat_translation:
    name: my-snat-pool
    state: present
    address: 10.10.10.10
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Modify a SNAT translation 'my-snat-translation'
  bigip_snat_translation:
    name: my-snat-pool
    state: present
    address: 10.10.10.10
    arp: no
    connection_limit: 300
    ip_idle_timeout: 1800
    tcp_idle_timeout: 1800
    udp_idle_timeout: 1800
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Disable a SNAT translation 'my-snat-translation'
  bigip_snat_translation:
    name: my-snat-pool
    state: disabled
    address: 10.10.10.10
    arp: no
    connection_limit: 300
    ip_idle_timeout: 1800
    tcp_idle_timeout: 1800
    udp_idle_timeout: 1800
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Enable a SNAT translation 'my-snat-translation'
  bigip_snat_translation:
    name: my-snat-pool
    state: enabled
    address: 10.10.10.10
    arp: no
    connection_limit: 300
    ip_idle_timeout: 1800
    tcp_idle_timeout: 1800
    udp_idle_timeout: 1800
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create using partition other then /Common on a SNAT translation 'my-new-snat-translation'
  bigip_snat_translation:
    name: my-new-snat-pool
    state: enabled
    address: 10.10.10.10
    arp: no
    connection_limit: 300
    ip_idle_timeout: 1800
    partition: ansible
    tcp_idle_timeout: 1800
    udp_idle_timeout: 1800
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Modify using traffic group other then /Common/traffic-group-1 on a SNAT translation 'my-new-snat-translation'
  bigip_snat_translation:
    name: my-new-snat-pool
    state: enabled
    address: 10.10.10.10
    arp: no
    connection_limit: 300
    ip_idle_timeout: 1800
    partition: ansible
    tcp_idle_timeout: 1800
    traffic_group: /Common/ansible
    udp_idle_timeout: 1800
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
address string	changed and success	IP address used for SNAT translation. Sample: 10.10.10.10
arp boolean	changed	Whether snat-translation sends arp requests. Sample: True
connection_limit integer	changed	The new connection limit of the virtual address. Sample: 1000
description string	changed	Description of the snat-translation. Sample: My snat-translation
ip_idle_timeout string	changed	IP idle timeout value for the snat-translation. Sample: 300
state string	changed	The new state of the snat-translation. Sample: disabled
tcp_idle_timeout string	changed	TCP idle timeout value for the snat-translation. Sample: 1800
traffic_group string	changed	Assigned traffic group. Sample: /Common/traffic-group-1
udp_idle_timeout string	changed	UDP idle timeout value for the snat-translation. Sample: indefinite

Authors

• Greg Crosby (@crosbygw)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)