f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_pool_member – Manage GTM pool member settings

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_pool_member.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

  • Manages a variety of settings on GTM (now BIG-IP DNS) pool members. The settings that can be adjusted with this module are much more broad that what can be done in the bigip_gtm_pool module. The pool module is intended to allow you to adjust the member order in the pool, not the various settings of the members. The bigip_gtm_pool_member module should be used to adjust all of the other settings.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

aggregate

aliases: members

list / elements=dictionary

List of GTM pool member definitions to be created, modified, or removed.

When using aggregates, if one of the aggregate definitions is invalid, the aggregate run will fail, indicating the error it last encountered.

The module will NOT rollback any changes it has made prior to encountering the error.

The module also will not indicate what changes were made prior to failure, therefore we strongly advise you run the module in check mode to make basic validation, prior to module execution.

description

string

The description of the pool member.

limits

dictionary

Specifies resource thresholds or limit requirements at the pool member level.

When you enable one or more limit settings, the system then uses that data to take members in and out of service.

You can define limits for any or all of the limit settings. However, when a member does not meet the resource threshold limit requirement, the system marks the member as unavailable and directs load balancing traffic to another resource.

bits_enabled

boolean

Whether the bits limit is enabled or not.

This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

bits_limit

integer

Specifies the maximum allowable data throughput rate for the member, in bits per second.

If the network traffic volume exceeds this limit, the system marks the member as unavailable.

connections_enabled

boolean

Whether the current connections limit is enabled or not.

This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

connections_limit

integer

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent connections, combined, for all of the members.

If the connections exceed this limit, the system marks the server as unavailable.

packets_enabled

boolean

Whether the packets limit is enabled or not.

This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

packets_limit

integer

Specifies the maximum allowable data transfer rate for the member, in packets per second.

If the network traffic volume exceeds this limit, the system marks the member as unavailable.

member_order

integer

Specifies the order in which the member will appear in the pool.

The system uses this number with load balancing methods that involve prioritizing pool members, such as the Ratio load balancing method.

When creating a new member using this module, if the member_order parameter is not specified, it will default to 0 (first member in the pool).

monitor

string

Specifies the monitor assigned to this pool member.

Pool members only support a single monitor.

If the port of the gtm_virtual_server is *, the accepted values of this parameter will be affected.

If this parameter is not specified when creating a new pool member, the default of default will be used.

To remove the monitor from the pool member, use the value none.

For pool members created on different partitions, you can also specify the full path to the Common monitor. For example, /Common/tcp.

partition

string

Device partition to manage resources on.

Default: “Common”

pool

string / required

Name of the GTM pool.

For pools created on different partitions, you must specify partition of the pool in the full path format, for example, /FooBar/pool_name.

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)

ratio

integer

Specifies the weight of the pool member for load balancing purposes.

replace_all_with

aliases: purge

boolean

Removes members not defined in the aggregate parameter.

This operation is all or none, meaning it will stop if there are some pool members that cannot be removed.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

server_name

string

Specifies the GTM server which contains the virtual_server.

state

string

Pool member state. When present, ensures the pool member is created and enabled. When absent, ensures the pool member is removed from the system. When enabled or disabled, ensures the pool member is enabled or disabled (respectively) on the remote device.

We recommend you use the members parameter of the bigip_gtm_pool module when adding and removing members, as it provides an easier way of specifying order. If this is not possible, the state parameter here should be used.

Remember that the order of the members will be affected if you add or remove them using this method. To some extent, this can be controlled using the member_order parameter.

Choices:

  • present ← (default)

  • absent

  • enabled

  • disabled

type

string / required

The type of GTM pool that the member is in.

Choices:

  • a

  • aaaa

  • cname

  • mx

  • naptr

  • srv

virtual_server

string

Specifies the name of the GTM virtual server which is assigned to the specified server.

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 GTM pool member
  bigip_gtm_pool_member:
    pool: pool1
    server_name: server1
    virtual_server: vs1
    type: a
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a GTM pool member different partition
  bigip_gtm_pool_member:
    server_name: /Common/foo_name
    virtual_server: GTMVSName
    type: a
    pool: /FooBar/foo-pool
    partition: Common
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add GTM pool members aggregate
  bigip_gtm_pool_member:
    pool: pool1
    type: a
    aggregate:
      - server_name: server1
        virtual_server: vs1
        partition: Common
        description: web server1
        member_order: 0
      - server_name: server2
        virtual_server: vs2
        partition: Common
        description: web server2
        member_order: 1
      - server_name: server3
        virtual_server: vs3
        partition: Common
        description: web server3
        member_order: 2
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add GTM pool members aggregate, remove non aggregates
  bigip_gtm_pool_member:
    pool: pool1
    type: a
    aggregate:
      - server_name: server1
        virtual_server: vs1
        partition: Common
        description: web server1
        member_order: 0
      - server_name: server2
        virtual_server: vs2
        partition: Common
        description: web server2
        member_order: 1
      - server_name: server3
        virtual_server: vs3
        partition: Common
        description: web server3
        member_order: 2
    replace_all_with: yes
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

bits_enabled

boolean

Whether the bits limit is enabled.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

bits_limit

integer

The new bits_enabled limit.

Returned: changed

Sample: 100

connections_enabled

boolean

Whether the connections limit is enabled.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

connections_limit

integer

The new connections_limit limit.

Returned: changed

Sample: 100

description

string

The new description of the member.

Returned: changed

Sample: “My description”

disabled

boolean

Whether the pool member is disabled or not.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

enabled

boolean

Whether the pool member is enabled or not.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

member_order

integer

The new order in which the member appears in the pool.

Returned: changed

Sample: 2

monitor

string

The new monitor assigned to the pool member.

Returned: changed

Sample: “/Common/monitor1”

packets_enabled

boolean

Whether the packets limit is enabled.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

packets_limit

integer

The new packets_limit limit.

Returned: changed

Sample: 100

ratio

integer

The new weight of the member for load balancing.

Returned: changed

Sample: 10

replace_all_with

boolean

Purges all non-aggregate pool members from device

Returned: changed

Sample: true

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)