f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_firewall_address_list module – Manage address lists on BIG-IP AFM

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_firewall_address_list.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

  • Manages the AFM (Advanced Firewall Manager) address lists on a BIG-IP. This module can be used to add and remove address list entries.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

address_lists

list / elements=string

Simple list of existing address lists to add to this list. Address lists can be specified in either their fully qualified name (/Common/foo) or their short name (foo). If a short name is used, the partition argument will automatically be prepended to the short name.

address_ranges

list / elements=string

A list of address ranges where the range starts with a port number, is followed by a dash (-), and then a second number.

If the first address is greater than the second number, the numbers will be reversed so they are properly formatted. For example, 2.2.2.2-1.1.1. would become 1.1.1.1-2.2.2.2.

addresses

list / elements=string

Individual addresses you want to add to the list. These addresses differ from ranges and lists of lists, such as what can be used in address_ranges and address_lists respectively.

This list can also include networks that have CIDR notation.

description

string

Description of the address list.

fqdns

list / elements=string

A list of fully qualified domain names (FQDNs).

An FQDN has at least one decimal point in it, separating the host from the domain.

To add FQDNs to a list requires that a global FQDN resolver is configured. This must be done using bigip_command or from the GUI of the BIG-IP. If using bigip_command, you can do this with tmsh modify security firewall global-fqdn-policy FOO where FOO is a DNS resolver configured at tmsh create net dns-resolver FOO.

geo_locations

list / elements=dictionary

List of geolocations specified by their country and region.

country

string / required

The country name or code of the geolocation to use.

In addition to the country full names, you may also specify their abbreviated form, such as US instead of United States.

Valid country codes can be found here https://countrycode.org/.

Choices:

  • Any valid 2 character ISO country code.

  • Any valid country name.

region

string

Region name of the country to use.

name

string / required

Specifies the name of the address list.

partition

string

Device partition to manage resources on.

Default: “Common”

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 address list and entries exists.

When absent, ensures the address list is removed.

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 an address list
  bigip_firewall_address_list:
    name: foo
    addresses:
      - 3.3.3.3
      - 4.4.4.4
      - 5.5.5.5
    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

address_lists

list / elements=string

The new list of address list names applied to the address list.

Returned: changed

Sample: [“/Common/list1”, “/Common/list2”]

address_ranges

list / elements=string

The new list of address ranges applied to the address list.

Returned: changed

Sample: [“1.1.1.1-2.2.2.2”, “3.3.3.3-4.4.4.4”]

addresses

list / elements=string

The new list of addresses applied to the address list.

Returned: changed

Sample: [“1.1.1.1”, “2.2.2.2”]

description

string

The new description of the address list.

Returned: changed

Sample: “My address list”

fqdns

list / elements=string

The new list of FQDN names applied to the address list.

Returned: changed

Sample: [“google.com”, “mit.edu”]

geo_locations

complex

The new list of geolocations applied to the address list.

Returned: changed

country

string

Country of the geolocation.

Returned: changed

Sample: “US”

region

string

Region of the geolocation.

Returned: changed

Sample: “California”

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)