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f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_server module – Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM servers

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_gtm_server.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

• Manage BIG-IP GTM (now BIG-IP DNS) server configuration. This module is able to manipulate the server definitions in a BIG-IP.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
availability_requirements dictionary	If you activate more than one health monitor, specifies the number of health monitors that must receive successful responses in order for the link to be considered available.
at_least integer	Specifies the minimum number of active health monitors that must be successful before the link is considered up. This parameter is only relevant when a type of at_least is used. This parameter will be ignored if a type of either all or require is used.
number_of_probers integer	Specifies the number of probers that should be used when running probes. When creating a new virtual server, if this parameter is specified, the number_of_probes parameter must also be specified. The value of this parameter should always be higher than, or equal to, the value of number_of_probers. This parameter is only relevant when a type of require is used. This parameter will be ignored if a type of either all or at_least is used.
number_of_probes integer	Specifies the minimum number of probes that must succeed for this server to be declared up. When creating a new virtual server, if this parameter is specified, then the number_of_probers parameter must also be specified. The value of this parameter should always be lower than, or equal to, the value of number_of_probers. This parameter is only relevant when a type of require is used. This parameter will be ignored if a type of either all or at_least is used.
type string / required	Monitor rule type when monitors is specified. When creating a new pool, if this value is not specified, the default of all will be used. Choices: all at_least require
datacenter string	Data center to which the server belongs. When creating a new GTM server, this value is required.
devices raw	Lists the self IP addresses and translations for each device. When creating a new GTM server, this value is required. This list is a complex list that specifies a number of keys. The name key specifies a name for the device. The device name must be unique per server. This key is required. The address key contains an IP address, or list of IP addresses, for the destination server. This key is required. The translation key contains an IP address to translate the address value above to. This key is optional. Specifying duplicate name fields is a supported means of providing device addresses. In this scenario, the addresses will be assigned to the name‘s list of addresses.
iquery_options dictionary	Specifies whether the Global Traffic Manager uses this BIG-IP system to conduct a variety of probes before delegating traffic to it.
allow_path boolean	Specifies the system verifies the logical network route between a data center server and a local DNS server. Choices: no yes
allow_service_check boolean	Specifies the system verifies that an application on a server is running, by remotely running the application using an external service checker program. Choices: no yes
allow_snmp boolean	Specifies the system checks the performance of a server running an SNMP agent. Choices: no yes
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 it 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 it 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.
cpu_enabled boolean	Whether the CPU limit it enabled or not. This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit. Choices: no yes
cpu_limit integer	Specifies the percent of CPU usage. If percent of CPU usage goes above the limit, the system marks the server as unavailable.
memory_enabled boolean	Whether the memory limit it enabled or not. This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit. Choices: no yes
memory_limit integer	Specifies the available memory required by the virtual servers on the server. If available memory falls below this limit, the system marks the server as unavailable.
packets_enabled boolean	Whether the packets limit it 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.
link_discovery string	Specifies whether the system auto-discovers the links for this server. When creating a new GTM server, if this parameter is not specified, the default value disabled is used. If you set this parameter to enabled or enabled-no-delete, you must also ensure the virtual_server_discovery parameter is also set to enabled or enabled-no-delete. Choices: enabled disabled enabled-no-delete
monitors list / elements=string	Specifies the health monitors the system currently uses to monitor this resource. When availability_requirements.type is require, you may only have a single monitor in the monitors list.
name string / required	The name of the server. If the virtual server is auto-discovered from the LTM,then the partition name needs to be included as part of the virtual server name when referencing from the module e.g. “/Common/vsname”.
partition string	Device partition to manage resources on. Default: “Common”
prober_fallback string	Specifies the type of prober to use to monitor this server’s resources when the preferred prober is not available. This option is ignored in TMOS version 12.x. From TMOS version 13.x and up, when prober_preference is set to pool a prober_pool parameter must be specified. The choices are mutually exclusive with prober_preference parameter, with the exception of the any-available or none options. Choices: any inside-datacenter outside-datacenter inherit pool none
prober_pool string	Specifies the name of the prober pool to use to monitor this server’s resources. In TMOS version 13.x and later, this parameter is mandatory when prober_preference is set to pool. The format of the name can be either be prepended by partition (/Common/foo), or specified just as an object name (foo). In TMOS version 12.x, prober_pool can be set to an empty string to revert to default setting of inherit.
prober_preference string	Specifies the type of prober to use to monitor this server’s resources. This option is ignored in TMOS version 12.x. From TMOS version 13.x and up, when prober_preference is set to pool a prober_pool parameter must be specified. Choices: inside-datacenter outside-datacenter inherit pool
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)
server_type aliases: product string	Specifies the server type. The server type determines the metrics the system can collect from the server. When creating a new GTM server, the default value bigip is used. Choices: alteon-ace-director cisco-css cisco-server-load-balancer generic-host radware-wsd windows-nt-4.0 bigip cisco-local-director-v2 extreme generic-load-balancer sun-solaris cacheflow cisco-local-director-v3 foundry-server-iron netapp windows-2000-server
state string	The server state. If absent, the module attempts to delete the server. This will only succeed if this server is not in use by a virtual server. present creates the server and enables it. If enabled, enables the server if it exists. If disabled, creates the server if needed, and sets state to disabled. Choices: present ← (default) absent enabled disabled
virtual_server_discovery string	Specifies whether the system auto-discovers the virtual servers for this server. When creating a new GTM server, if this parameter is not specified, the default value disabled is used. Choices: enabled disabled enabled-no-delete

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 server "GTM_Server"
  bigip_gtm_server:
    name: GTM_Server
    datacenter: /Common/New York
    server_type: bigip
    link_discovery: disabled
    virtual_server_discovery: disabled
    devices:
      - name: server_1
        address: 1.1.1.1
      - name: server_2
        address: 2.2.2.1
        translation: 192.168.2.1
      - name: server_2
        address: 2.2.2.2
      - name: server_3
        addresses:
          - address: 3.3.3.1
          - address: 3.3.3.2
      - name: server_4
        addresses:
          - address: 4.4.4.1
            translation: 192.168.14.1
          - address: 4.4.4.2
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create server "GTM_Server" with expanded keys
  bigip_gtm_server:
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    password: secret
    name: GTM_Server
    datacenter: /Common/New York
    server_type: bigip
    link_discovery: disabled
    virtual_server_discovery: disabled
    devices:
      - name: server_1
        address: 1.1.1.1
      - name: server_2
        address: 2.2.2.1
        translation: 192.168.2.1
      - name: server_2
        address: 2.2.2.2
      - name: server_3
        addresses:
          - address: 3.3.3.1
          - address: 3.3.3.2
      - name: server_4
        addresses:
          - address: 4.4.4.1
            translation: 192.168.14.1
          - address: 4.4.4.2
    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
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
datacenter string	The new datacenter which the server is a part of. Returned: changed Sample: “datacenter01”
link_discovery string	The new link_discovery configured on the remote device. Returned: changed Sample: “enabled”
monitors list / elements=string	The new list of monitors for the resource. Returned: changed Sample: [“/Common/monitor1”, “/Common/monitor2”]
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
server_type string	The new type of the server. Returned: changed Sample: “bigip”
virtual_server_discovery string	The new virtual_server_discovery name for the trap destination. Returned: changed Sample: “disabled”

Authors

• Robert Teller (@r-teller)

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

Collection links

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