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f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_monitor_tcp module – Manages F5 BIG-IP LTM TCP monitors

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.21.0).

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_monitor_tcp.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis 

Manages F5 BIG-IP LTM TCP monitors via iControl REST API.

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
description string	The description of the monitor.
interval integer	The interval specifying how frequently the monitor instance of this template will run. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value is 5. This value must be less than the `timeout` value.
ip aliases: alias_address string	IP address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value is ‘’. If this value is an IP address, and the `type` is `tcp` (the default), then a `port` number must be specified. In BIG IP Management UI, this field is Alias Address*.
name string / required	Monitor name.
parent string	The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the `tcp` parent on the `Common` partition. Default: `"/Common/tcp"`
partition string	Device partition to manage resources on. Default: `"Common"`
port aliases: alias_service_port string	Port address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value is ‘’. If specifying an IP address, you must specify a value between 1 and 65535. This argument is not supported for TCP Echo types. In BIG IP Management UI, this field is Alias Service Port*.
provider dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0	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: `false` ← (default) `true`
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: `false` `true` ← (default)
receive string	The Receive string for the monitor call.
receive_disable string	The Receive Disable string for the monitor call. This setting works like `receive`, except the system marks the node or pool member disabled when its response matches the `receive_disable` string but not `receive`. To use this setting, you must specify both `receive_disable` and `receive`.
send string	The Send string for the monitor call.
state string	When `present`, ensures the monitor exists. When `absent`, ensures the monitor is removed. Choices: `"present"` ← (default) `"absent"`
time_until_up integer	Specifies the amount of time in seconds after the first successful response before a node will be marked up. A value of `0` causes a node to be marked up immediately after a valid response is received from the node. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value is `0`.
timeout integer	The number of seconds in which the node or service must respond to the monitor request. If the target responds within the set time period, it is considered up. If the target does not respond within the set time period, it is considered down. You can change this number to any number you want, however, it should be 3 times the interval number of seconds plus 1 second. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value is 16.

Notes 

Note

Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12
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 TCP Monitor
  bigip_monitor_tcp:
    state: present
    name: my_tcp_monitor
    send: tcp string to send
    receive: tcp string to receive
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove TCP Monitor
  bigip_monitor_tcp:
    state: absent
    name: my_tcp_monitor
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values 

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

Key	Description
description string	The description of the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: `"Important Monitor"`
interval integer	The new interval at which to run the monitor check. Returned: changed Sample: `2`
ip string	The new IP of IP/port definition. Returned: changed Sample: `"10.12.13.14"`
parent string	New parent template of the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: `"tcp"`
port string	The new port of IP/port definition. Returned: changed Sample: `"admin@root.local"`
receive string	The new Receive string for this monitor. Returned: changed Sample: `"tcp string to receive"`
receive_disable string	The new Receive Disable string for this monitor. Returned: changed Sample: `"tcp string to receive"`
send string	The new Send string for this monitor. Returned: changed Sample: `"tcp string to send"`
time_until_up integer	The new time in which to mark a system as up after first successful response. Returned: changed Sample: `2`
timeout integer	The new timeout in which the remote system must respond to the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: `10`

Authors

Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

Collection links

Issue Tracker Homepage Repository (Sources)

f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_monitor_tcp module – Manages F5 BIG-IP LTM TCP monitors

Synopsis

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Examples

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