f5networks.f5_modules.bigiq_utility_license module – Manage utility licenses on a BIG-IQ

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. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigiq_utility_license.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • Manages utility licenses on a BIG-IQ. Utility licenses are one form of license that BIG-IQ can distribute. These licenses, unlike regkey licenses, do not require a pool to be created before creation. Additionally, when assigning them, you assign by offering instead of key.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • BIG-IQ >= 5.3.0

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

accept_eula

boolean

A key that signifies you accept the F5 EULA for this license.

A copy of the EULA can be found here https://askf5.f5.com/csp/article/K12902

This is required when state is present.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

license_key

string / required

The license key to install and activate.

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)

state

string

The state of the utility license on the system.

When present, guarantees the license exists.

When absent, removes the license from the system.

Choices:

  • "absent"

  • "present" ← (default)

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: Add a utility license to the system
  bigiq_utility_license:
    license_key: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
    accept_eula: yes
    state: present
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove a utility license from the system
  bigiq_utility_license:
    license_key: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
    state: absent
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)