f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_monitor_external – Manages external GTM monitors 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_gtm_monitor_external
.
New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules
Parameters
Parameter |
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Specifies any command-line arguments the script requires. |
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Specifies the name of the file for the monitor to use. In order to reference a file, you must first import it using options on the System > File Management > External Monitor Program File List > Import screen. The BIG-IP system automatically places the file in the proper location on the file system. |
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The interval specifying how frequently the monitor instance of this template will run. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value will be 30. This value must be less than the |
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IP address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be ‘*’. |
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Specifies the name of the monitor. |
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The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the Default: “/Common/external” |
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Device partition to manage resources on. Default: “Common” |
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Port address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value will be ‘*’. Note that if specifying an IP address, you must use a value between 1 and 65535. |
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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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When When Choices:
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The number of seconds in which the node or service must respond to the monitor request. If the target responds within the set time period, it is considered up. If the target does not respond within the set time period, it is considered down. You can change this to any number, however, it should be 3 times the interval number of seconds plus 1 second. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value will be 120. |
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Specifies any variables the script requires. Double quotes in values will be suppressed. |
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 an external monitor
bigip_gtm_monitor_external:
name: foo
state: present
provider:
user: admin
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Create an external monitor with variables
bigip_gtm_monitor_external:
name: foo
timeout: 10
variables:
var1: foo
var2: bar
state: present
provider:
user: admin
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add a variable to an existing set
bigip_gtm_monitor_external:
name: foo
timeout: 10
variables:
var1: foo
var2: bar
cat: dog
state: present
provider:
user: admin
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
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 interval in which to run the monitor check. Returned: changed Sample: 2 |
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The new IP of IP/port definition. Returned: changed Sample: “10.12.13.14” |
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New parent template of the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: “external” |
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The new timeout in which the remote system must respond to the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: 10 |
Authors
Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)