f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_message_routing_route module – Manages static routes for routing message protocol messages

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.25.0).

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_message_routing_route.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • Manages static routes for routing message protocol messages.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

description

string

The user-defined description of the static route.

dst_address

string

Specifies the destination address of the route.

Setting the attribute to an empty string will create a wildcard matching all message destination-addresses, which is the default when creating a new route.

name

string / required

Specifies the name of the static route.

partition

string

Device partition to create route object on.

Default: "Common"

peer_selection_mode

string

Specifies the method to use when selecting a peer from the provided list of peers.

Choices:

  • "ratio"

  • "sequential"

peers

list / elements=string

Specifies a list of ltm messagerouting-peer objects.

The specified peer must be on the same partition as the route.

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)

src_address

string

Specifies the source address of the route.

Setting the attribute to an empty string will create a wildcard matching all message source-addresses, which is the default when creating a new route.

state

string

When present, ensures the route exists.

When absent, ensures the route is removed.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

type

string

Parameter used to specify the type of the route to manage.

Default setting is generic with more options coming.

Choices:

  • "generic" ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • Requires BIG-IP >= 14.0.0

  • 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 simple generic route
  bigip_message_routing_route:
    name: foobar
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Modify a generic route
  bigip_message_routing_route:
    name: foobar
    peers:
      - peer1
      - peer2
    peer_selection_mode: ratio
    src_address: annoying_user
    dst_address: blackhole
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove a generic
  bigip_message_routing_route:
    name: foobar
    state: absent
    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

description

string

The user-defined description of the route.

Returned: changed

Sample: "Some description"

dst_address

string

The destination address of the route.

Returned: changed

Sample: "blackhole"

peer_selection_mode

string

The method to use when selecting a peer.

Returned: changed

Sample: "ratio"

peers

list / elements=string

The list of ltm messagerouting-peer object.

Returned: changed

Sample: ["/Common/peer1", "/Common/peer2"]

src_address

string

The source address of the route.

Returned: changed

Sample: "annyoing_user"

Authors

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)