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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 1.13.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

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	Comments
base64 boolean	If yes, the returned inline ASM policy content will be Base64 encoded. Only applies to inline ASM policy exports. Choices: no yes
binary boolean	If yes, the exported ASM policy will be in binary format. Only applies to file ASM policy exports. Choices: no yes
compact boolean	If yes, only the ASM policy custom settings will be exported. Only applies to XML type ASM policy exports. Choices: no yes
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	If no, the file will only be transferred if it does not exist in the the destination. Choices: no yes ← (default)
inline boolean	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. Choices: no yes
name string / required	The name of the policy exported to create a file on the remote device for downloading.
partition string	Device partition which contains the ASM policy to export. Default: “Common”
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	If yes, TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_TELEMETRY_OFF. Previously used variable F5_TEEM is deprecated as its name was confusing. Choices: no ← (default) yes
password aliases: pass, pwd 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.
server string / required	The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
server_port integer	The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT. Default: 443
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	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. Choices: rest ← (default)
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	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. Choices: no yes ← (default)

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

Authors

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

• Nitin Khanna (@nitinthewiz)