f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_wide_ip module – Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM Wide IP

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_wide_ip.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

  • Manages the F5 BIG-IP GTM (now BIG-IP DNS) Wide IP.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

aliases

list / elements=string

Specifies alternate domain names for the web site content you are load balancing.

You can use the same wildcard characters for aliases as you can for actual Wide IP names.

irules

list / elements=string

List of rules to be applied.

If you want to remove all existing iRules, specify a single empty value; "". See the documentation for an example.

last_resort_pool

string

Specifies which GTM pool for the system to use as the last resort pool for the Wide IP.

The valid pools for this parameter are those with the type specified in this module.

name

aliases: wide_ip

string / required

Wide IP name. This name must be formatted as a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). You can also use the alias wide_ip but this is deprecated and will be removed in a future Ansible version.

partition

string

Device partition to manage resources on.

Default: “Common”

persist_cidr_ipv4

integer

Specifies a mask used to group IPv4 LDNS addresses. This feature allows one persistence record to be shared by LDNS addresses that match within this mask.

persist_cidr_ipv6

integer

Specifies a mask used to group IPv6 LDNS addresses. This feature allows one persistence record to be shared by LDNS addresses that match within this mask.

persistence

boolean

When yes, ensures that when a local DNS makes repetitive requests on behalf of a client, the system reconnects the client to the same resource as previous requests.

When no, ensures repetitive requests do not reconnect the client to the same resource.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

persistence_ttl

integer

Specifies the time to maintain a connection between an local DNS and a particular virtual server.

pool_lb_method

aliases: lb_method

string

Specifies the load balancing method used to select a pool in this wide IP. This setting is relevant only when multiple pools are configured for a Wide IP.

Choices:

  • round-robin

  • ratio

  • topology

  • global-availability

pools

list / elements=dictionary

The pools you want associated with the Wide IP.

If ratio is not provided when creating a new Wide IP, it will default to 1.

name

string / required

The name of the pool to include.

order

integer

Order of the pool in relation to other pools attached to this Wide IP.

Pool order is significant when the Global Availability load balancing method is used.

When order is not provided, the module assigns it value of 0.

ratio

integer

Ratio for the pool.

The system uses this number with the Ratio load balancing method.

When ratio is not provided, the module assigns it value of 0.

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 or enabled, ensures the Wide IP exists and is enabled.

When absent, ensures the Wide IP has been removed.

When disabled, ensures the Wide IP exists and is disabled.

Choices:

  • present ← (default)

  • absent

  • disabled

  • enabled

type

string / required

Specifies the type of Wide IP. GTM Wide IPs need to be keyed by query type in addition to name, because pool members need different attributes depending on the response RDATA they are meant to supply.

Choices:

  • a

  • aaaa

  • cname

  • mx

  • naptr

  • srv

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: Set lb method
  bigip_gtm_wide_ip:
    pool_lb_method: round-robin
    name: my-wide-ip.example.com
    type: a
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add iRules to the Wide IP
  bigip_gtm_wide_ip:
    pool_lb_method: round-robin
    name: my-wide-ip.example.com
    type: a
    irules:
      - irule1
      - irule2
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove one iRule from the Virtual Server
  bigip_gtm_wide_ip:
    pool_lb_method: round-robin
    name: my-wide-ip.example.com
    type: a
    irules:
      - irule1
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove all iRules from the Virtual Server
  bigip_gtm_wide_ip:
    pool_lb_method: round-robin
    name: my-wide-ip.example.com
    type: a
    irules: ""
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Assign a pool with ratio to the Wide IP
  bigip_gtm_wide_ip:
    pool_lb_method: round-robin
    name: my-wide-ip.example.com
    type: a
    pools:
      - name: pool1
        ratio: 100
        order: 2
      - name: pool1
        ratio: 100
        order: 1
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Assign a pool with persistence to the Wide IP
  bigip_gtm_wide_ip:
    pool_lb_method: round-robin
    name: my-wide-ip.example.com
    type: a
    pools:
      - name: pool1
        persistence: yes
        persist_cidr_ipv4: 24
        persist_cidr_ipv6: 120
        persistence_ttl: 3500
    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

aliases

list / elements=string

Aliases set on the Wide IP.

Returned: changed

Sample: [“alias1.foo.com”, “*.wildcard.domain”]

irules

list / elements=string

iRules set on the Wide IP.

Returned: changed

Sample: [“/Common/irule1”, “/Common/irule2”]

lb_method

string

The new load balancing method used by the Wide IP.

Returned: changed

Sample: “topology”

persist_cidr_ipv4

integer

Specifies a mask used to group IPv4 LDNS addresses.

Returned: changed

Sample: 32

persist_cidr_ipv6

integer

Specifies a mask used to group IPv6 LDNS addresses.

Returned: changed

Sample: 128

persistence

boolean

Whether pool connections will be persisted.

Returned: changed

Sample: false

persistence_ttl

integer

Specifies the persistence TTL between an local DNS and a particular virtual server.

Returned: changed

Sample: 3600

state

string

The new state of the Wide IP.

Returned: changed

Sample: “disabled”

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)