f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_device_trust module – Manage the trust relationships between BIG-IPs

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.17.0).

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_trust.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

  • Manage the trust relationships between BIG-IP systems. Devices, once peered, cannot be updated. If updating is needed, the peer must first be removed before it can be re-added to the trust.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

peer_hostname

string

The hostname you want to associate with the device. This value is used to easily distinguish this device in BIG-IP configuration.

When trusting a new device, if this parameter is not specified, the value of peer_server is used as a default.

peer_password

string

The password of the API username of the remote peer device you are trusting. If this value is not specified, then the value of password, or the environment variable F5_PASSWORD is used.

peer_server

string / required

The peer address to connect to and trust for synchronizing the configuration. This is typically the management address of the remote device, but may also be a Self IP address.

peer_user

string

The API username of the remote peer device you are trusting. Note that the CLI user cannot be used unless it too has an API account. If this value is not specified, then the value of user, or the environment variable F5_USER is used.

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 present, ensures the specified devices are trusted.

When absent, removes the device trusts.

Choices:

  • absent

  • present ← (default)

type

string

Specifies whether the device you are adding is a Peer or a Subordinate. The default is peer.

The difference between the two is a matter of mitigating risk of compromise.

A subordinate device cannot sign a certificate for another device.

In the case where the security of an authority device in a trust domain is compromised, the risk of compromise is minimized for any subordinate device.

Designating devices as subordinate devices is recommended for device groups with a large number of member devices, where the risk of compromise is high.

Choices:

  • peer ← (default)

  • subordinate

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: Add trusts for all peer devices to Active device
  bigip_device_trust:
    peer_server: "{{ item.ansible_host }}"
    peer_hostname: "{{ item.inventory_hostname }}"
    peer_user: "{{ item.bigip_username }}"
    peer_password: "{{ item.bigip_password }}"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  loop: hostvars
  when: inventory_hostname in groups['master']
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key

Description

peer_hostname

string

The remote hostname used to identify the trusted peer.

Returned: changed

Sample: “test-bigip-02.localhost.localdomain”

peer_server

string

The remote IP address of the trusted peer.

Returned: changed

Sample: “10.0.2.15”

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)