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address
string
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Specifies the virtual address. This value cannot be modified after it is set.
If you never created a virtual address, but did create virtual servers, 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
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Specifies whether the system accepts ARP requests.
When no , specifies the system does not accept ARP requests.
When yes , the packets are dropped.
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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auto_delete
boolean
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Specifies whether the system automatically deletes the virtual address with the deletion of the last associated virtual server. When no , specifies the system leaves the virtual address, even when all associated virtual servers have been deleted. When creating the virtual address, the default value is yes .
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availability_calculation
string
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Choices:
- always
- when_all_available
- when_any_available
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Specifies which 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 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 system 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
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Name of the virtual address.
If this parameter is not provided, the system uses the value of address .
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netmask
string
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Specifies the 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
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Default:
"Common"
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Device partition to manage resources on.
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provider
dictionary
added in 1.0.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
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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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no_f5_teem
boolean
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If yes , TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_TEEM .
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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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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
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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 later. On versions prior than this, all choices expect disabled translate to enabled .
When always , the BIG-IP system always advertises the route for the virtual address, regardless of availability status. This requires an enabled virtual address.
When enabled , the BIG-IP system advertises the route for the available virtual address, based on the calculation method in the availability calculation.
When disabled , the BIG-IP system does 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.
When any , the BIG-IP system advertises the route for the virtual address when any virtual server is available.
When all , the BIG-IP system advertises the route for the virtual address when all virtual servers are available.
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route_domain
string
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The route domain of the address you want to use.
This value cannot be modified after it is set.
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spanning
boolean
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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 , the system makes an attempt to delete the virtual address. 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 , enables the virtual address if it exists. If disabled , creates the virtual address if needed, and sets the state to disabled .
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traffic_group
string
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The traffic group for the virtual address. When creating a new address, if this value is not specified, the default is /Common/traffic-group-1 .
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