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f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_device_dns – Manage DNS settings 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_device_dns.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

• Manage the DNS settings on a BIG-IP device.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
cache string	Specifies whether the system caches DNS lookups or performs the operation each time a lookup is needed. Note this applies only to Access Policy Manager (APM) features, such as ACLs, web application rewrites, and authentication. Choices: enabled disabled enable disable
ip_version integer	Specifies whether the DNS specifies IP addresses using IPv4 or IPv6. Choices: 4 6
name_servers list / elements=string	A list of name servers the system uses to validate DNS lookups
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)
search list / elements=string	A list of domains the system searches for local domain lookups, to resolve local host names.
state string	The state of the variable on the system. When present, guarantees an existing variable is set to value. Choices: absent present ← (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: Set the DNS settings on the BIG-IP
  bigip_device_dns:
    name_servers:
      - 208.67.222.222
      - 208.67.220.220
    search:
      - localdomain
      - lab.local
    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
cache string	The new value of the DNS caching. Returned: changed Sample: “enabled”
ip_version integer	IP version that was set, DNS will specify IP addresses in this version. Returned: changed Sample: 4
name_servers list / elements=string	List of name servers that were set. Returned: changed Sample: [“192.0.2.10”, “172.17.12.10”]
search list / elements=string	List of search domains that were set. Returned: changed Sample: [“192.0.2.10”, “172.17.12.10”]
warnings list / elements=string	The list of warnings (if any) generated by module based on arguments Returned: always Sample: [“…”, “…”]

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)