f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_firewall_log_profile – Manages AFM logging profiles configured in the system

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_firewall_log_profile.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

  • Manages AFM (Advanced Firewall Manager) logging profiles configured in the system along with basic information about each profile.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

description

string

Description of the log profile.

dos_protection

dictionary

Configures DoS related settings of the log profile.

dns_publisher

string

Specifies the name of the log publisher used for DNS DoS events.

To specify the log_publisher on a different partition from the AFM log profile, specify the name in fullpath format, e.g. /Foobar/log-publisher, otherwise the partition for the log publisher is inferred from the partition module parameter.

network_publisher

string

Specifies the name of the log publisher used for DoS Network events.

To specify the log_publisher on a different partition from the AFM log profile, specify the name in fullpath format, e.g. /Foobar/log-publisher, otherwise the partition for the log publisher is inferred from the partition module parameter.

sip_publisher

string

Specifies the name of the log publisher used for SIP DoS events.

To specify the log_publisher on a different partition from the AFM log profile, specify the name in fullpath format, e.g. /Foobar/log-publisher, otherwise the partition for the log publisher is inferred from the partition module parameter.

ip_intelligence

dictionary

Configures IP Intelligence related settings of the log profile.

log_publisher

string

Specifies the name of the log publisher used for IP Intelligence events.

To specify the log_publisher on a different partition from the AFM log profile, specify the name in fullpath format, e.g. /Foobar/log-publisher, otherwise the partition for the log publisher is inferred the from partition module parameter.

log_rtbh

boolean

When yes, specifies remotely triggered blackholing events are logged.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

log_shun

boolean

When yes, specifies IP Intelligence shun list events are logged.

This option can only be set on the global-network built-in profile.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

log_translation_fields

boolean

This option is used to enable or disable the logging of translated (i.e server side) fields in IP Intelligence log messages.

Translated fields include (but are not limited to) source address/port, destination address/port, IP protocol, route domain, and VLAN.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

rate_limit

string

Defines a rate limit for all combined IP intelligence log messages per second. Beyond this rate limit, log messages are not logged until the threshold drops below the specified rate.

To specify an indefinite rate, use the value indefinite.

If specifying a numeric rate, the value must be between 1 and 4294967295.

name

string / required

Specifies the name of the log profile.

partition

string

Device partition to create log profile on.

Parameter also used when specifying names for log publishers, unless log publisher names are in fullpath format.

Default: “Common”

port_misuse

dictionary

Port Misuse log configuration.

log_publisher

string

Specifies the name of the log publisher used for Port Misuse events.

To specify the log_publisher on a different partition from the AFM log profile, specify the name in fullpath format, e.g. /Foobar/log-publisher, otherwise the partition for the log publisher is inferred from the partition module parameter.

rate_limit

string

Defines a rate limit for all combined port misuse log messages per second. Beyond this rate limit, log messages are not logged until the threshold drops below the specified rate.

To specify an indefinite rate, use the value indefinite.

If specifying a numeric rate, the value must be between 1 and 4294967295.

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)

state

string

When state is present, ensures the resource exists.

When state is absent, ensures the resource is removed. Attempts to remove built-in system profiles are ignored and no change is returned.

Choices:

  • present ← (default)

  • absent

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 basic log profile with port misuse
  bigip_firewall_log_profile:
    name: barbaz
    port_misuse:
      rate_limit: 30000
      log_publisher: local-db-pub
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Change ip_intelligence settings, publisher on different partition, remove port misuse
  bigip_firewall_log_profile:
    name: barbaz
    ip_intelligence:
      rate_limit: 400000
      log_translation_fields: yes
      log_rtbh: yes
      log_publisher: "/foobar/non-local-db"
    port_misuse:
      log_publisher: ""
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a log profile with dos protection, different partition
  bigip_firewall_log_profile:
    name: foobar
    partition: foobar
    dos_protection:
      dns_publisher: "/Common/local-db-pub"
      sip_publisher: "non-local-db"
      network_publisher: "/Common/local-db-pub"
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove log profile
  bigip_firewall_log_profile:
    name: barbaz
    partition: Common
    state: absent
    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

description

string

New description of the AFM log profile.

Returned: changed

Sample: “This is my description”

dos_protection

complex

Log publishers used in DoS related settings of the log profile.

Returned: changed

Sample: “hash/dictionary of values”

dns_publisher

string

The name of the log publisher used for DNS DoS events.

Returned: changed

Sample: “/Common/local-db-publisher”

network_publisher

string

The name of the log publisher used for DoS Network events.

Returned: changed

Sample: “/Common/local-db-publisher”

sip_publisher

string

The name of the log publisher used for SIP DoS events.

Returned: changed

Sample: “/Common/local-db-publisher”

ip_intelligence

complex

IP Intelligence related settings of the log profile.

Returned: changed

Sample: “hash/dictionary of values”

log_publisher

string

The name of the log publisher used for IP Intelligence events.

Returned: changed

Sample: “/Common/local-db-publisher”

log_rtbh

boolean

Logging of remotely triggered blackholing events.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

log_shun

boolean

Logging of IP Intelligence shun list events.

Returned: changed

Sample: false

log_translation_fields

boolean

Logging of translated fields in IP Intelligence log messages.

Returned: changed

Sample: false

rate_limit

string

The rate limit for all combined IP intelligence log messages per second.

Returned: changed

Sample: “indefinite”

port_misuse

complex

Port Misuse related settings of the log profile.

Returned: changed

Sample: “hash/dictionary of values”

log_publisher

string

The name of the log publisher used for Port Misuse events.

Returned: changed

Sample: “/Common/local-db-publisher”

rate_limit

string

The rate limit for all combined Port Misuse log messages per second.

Returned: changed

Sample: “indefinite”

Authors

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)