f5networks.f5_modules.bigiq_license lookup – Select a random license key from a pool of biqiq available licenses

Note

This lookup plugin 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.bigiq_license.

New in version 1.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

  • Select a random license key from a pool of biqiq available licenses ,Requires specifying BIGIQ license pool name and connection parameters

Examples

- name: Get a regkey license from a license pool
  bigiq_regkey_license:
    key: "{{ lookup('f5networks.f5_modules.bigiq_license', pool_name='foo_pool', username=baz, password=bar, host=192.168.1.1, port=10443}}"
    state: present
    pool: foo_pool

- name: Get a regkey license from a license pool, use default credentials and port, disable SSL verification
  bigiq_regkey_license:
    key: "{{ lookup('f5networks.f5_modules.bigiq_license', pool_name='foo_pool', host=192.168.1.1, validate_certs=false}}"
    state: present
    pool: foo_pool

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:

Key

Description

_raw

string

random item

Returned: success

Authors

  • Wojciech Wypior

Hint

Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.