f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_message_routing_peer module – Manage peers for routing generic message protocol messages

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_message_routing_peer.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

  • Manage peers for routing generic message protocol messages.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

auto_init

boolean

If yes, the BIG-IP automatically creates outbound connections to the active pool members in the specified pool using the configuration of the specified transport_config.

For auto-initialization to attempt to create a connection, the peer must be included in a route that is attached to a router instance. For each router instance the peer is contained in, a connection is initiated.

The auto_init logic verifies at auto_init_interval if the a connection exists between the BIG-IP and the pool members of the pool. If a connection does not exist, it attempts to reestablish one.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

auto_init_interval

integer

Specifies the interval at which attempts to initiate a connection occur.

The default value upon peer object creation, that is supplied by the system is 5000 milliseconds.

The accepted range is between 0 and 4294967295 inclusive.

connection_mode

string

Specifies how the number of connections per host are to be limited.

Choices:

  • per-blade

  • per-client

  • per-peer

  • per-tmm

description

string

The user-defined description of the peer.

name

string / required

Specifies the name of the peer to manage.

number_of_connections

integer

Specifies the distribution of connections between the BIG-IP and a remote host.

The accepted range is between 0 and 65535 inclusive.

partition

string

Device partition to create peer object on.

Default: “Common”

pool

string

Specifies the name of the pool that messages are routed towards.

The specified pool must be on the same partition as the peer.

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 ratio to be used for selection of a peer within a list of peers in a LTM route.

The accepted range is between 0 and 4294967295 inclusive.

state

string

When present, ensures the peer exists.

When absent, ensures the peer is removed.

Choices:

  • present ← (default)

  • absent

transport_config

string

The name of the LTM virtual or LTM transport-config to use for creating an outgoing connection.

The resource must exist on the same partition as the peer object.

type

string

Parameter used to specify the type of the peer to manage.

Default setting is generic with more options coming.

Choices:

  • generic ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • Requires BIG-IP >= 14.0.0

  • 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 simple peer
  bigip_message_routing_peer:
    name: foobar
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create message routing peer with additional settings
  bigip_message_routing_peer:
    name: foobar
    connection_mode: per-blade
    pool: /baz/bar
    partition: baz
    transport_config: foovirtual
    ratio: 10
    auto_init: yes
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Modify message routing peer settings
  bigip_message_routing_peer:
    name: foobar
    partition: baz
    ratio: 20
    auto_init_interval: 2000
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove message routing peer
  bigip_message_routing_peer:
    name: foobar
    partition: baz
    state: absent
    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

auto_init

boolean

Enables creation of outbound connections to the active pool members.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

auto_init_interval

integer

The interval at which attempts to initiate a connection occur.

Returned: changed

Sample: 2000

connection_mode

string

Specifies how the number of connections per host are to be limited.

Returned: changed

Sample: “per-peer”

description

string

The user defined description of the peer.

Returned: changed

Sample: “Some description”

number_of_connections

integer

The distribution of connections between the BIG-IP and a remote host.

Returned: changed

Sample: 2000

pool

string

The name of the pool that messages are routed towards.

Returned: changed

Sample: “/Bazbar/foobar”

ratio

integer

The ratio to be used for selection of a peer within a list of peers in a LTM route.

Returned: changed

Sample: 500

transport_config

string

The LTM virtual or LTM transport-config to use for creating an outgoing connection.

Returned: changed

Sample: “/Common/foobar”

Authors

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)