f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_profile_http_compression module – Manage HTTP compression profiles on a BIG-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_profile_http_compression.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

  • Manage HTTP compression profiles on a BIG-IP device.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

buffer_size

integer

Maximum number of compressed bytes the system buffers before inserting a Content-Length header (which specifies the compressed size) into the response.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

content_type_include

list / elements=string

added in 1.15.0 of f5networks.f5_modules

Specifies the list of the content types that are allowed.

description

string

Description of the HTTP compression profile.

gzip_level

integer

Specifies the degree to which the system compresses the content.

Higher compression levels cause the compression process to be slower.

Valid values are between 1 (least compression and fastest) to 9 (most compression and slowest).

Choices:

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

  • 7

  • 8

  • 9

gzip_memory_level

integer

Number of kilobytes of memory the system uses for internal compression buffers when compressing a server response.

Choices:

  • 1

  • 2

  • 4

  • 8

  • 16

  • 32

  • 64

  • 128

  • 256

gzip_window_size

integer

Number of kilobytes in the window size the system uses when compressing a server response.

Choices:

  • 1

  • 2

  • 4

  • 8

  • 16

  • 32

  • 64

  • 128

name

string / required

Specifies the name of the compression profile.

parent

string

Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is the system-supplied httpcompression profile.

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 profile exists.

When absent, ensures the profile 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 HTTP compression profile
  bigip_profile_http_compression:
    name: profile1
    description: Custom HTTP Compression Profile
    buffer_size: 131072
    gzip_level: 6
    gzip_memory_level: 16k
    gzip_window_size: 64k
    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

buffer_size

integer

The new buffer size of the profile.

Returned: changed

Sample: 4096

description

string

The new description of the resource.

Returned: changed

Sample: “My custom profile”

gzip_level

integer

The new GZIP level of the profile. Smaller is less compression.

Returned: changed

Sample: 2

gzip_memory_level

integer

The new GZIP memory level of the profile, in KB.

Returned: changed

Sample: 16

gzip_window_size

integer

The new GZIP window size of the profile, in KB.

Returned: changed

Sample: 64

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)