f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_cli_alias – Manage CLI aliases on a BIG-IP
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_cli_alias
.
New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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The command to alias. |
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Description of the alias. |
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Specifies the name of the alias. |
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Device partition on which to manage resources. This parameter is disregarded when the Default: “Common” |
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A dict object containing connection details. |
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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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If You may omit this option by setting the environment variable Previously used variable Choices:
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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 |
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The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable |
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The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable Default: 443 |
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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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Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. Choices:
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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 |
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If You may omit this option by setting the environment variable Choices:
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The scope of the alias; whether it is shared on the system, or usable only for the user who created it. Choices:
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When When Choices:
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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 new alias
bigip_cli_alias:
name: sync_device_to_bside
scope: shared
command: save /sys config partitions all; run /cm config-sync to-group device-group-1
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 |
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The new command that is aliased. Returned: changed Sample: “run /util bash” |
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The new description of the alias. Returned: changed Sample: “Run the bash shell” |
Authors
Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)