f5networks.f5_modules.bigiq_regkey_pool module – Manages registration key pools on BIG-IQ
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.bigiq_regkey_pool
.
New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules
Synopsis
Manages registration key (regkey) pools on a BIG-IQ. These pools function as a container in which you add lists of registration keys. To add registration keys, use the
bigiq_regkey_license
module.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
BIG-IQ >= 5.3.0
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
---|---|
A description to attach to the pool. |
|
Specifies the name of the registration key pool. You must name your registration pools unique names. While BIG-IQ does not require this, this module does. If you do not, the behavior of the module is undefined, and you may end up putting licenses in the wrong registration key pool. |
|
A dict object containing connection details. |
|
Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices. |
|
If You may omit this option by setting the environment variable Previously used variable Choices:
|
|
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable |
|
The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable |
|
The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable Default: 443 |
|
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. |
|
Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. Choices:
|
|
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 |
|
If You may omit this option by setting the environment variable Choices:
|
|
The state of the regkey pool on the system. When When Choices:
|
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 a registration key (regkey) pool to hold individual device licenses
bigiq_regkey_pool:
name: foo-pool
state: present
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 |
---|---|
New description of the regkey pool. Returned: changed Sample: “My description” |
Authors
Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)