f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_profile_oneconnect module – Manage OneConnect profiles on a BIG-IP

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.27.1).

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_profile_oneconnect.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • Manage OneConnect profiles on a BIG-IP system.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

description

string

Description of the profile.

idle_timeout_override

string

Specifies the number of seconds a connection is idle before the connection flow is eligible for deletion.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

You may specify a number of seconds for the timeout override.

When disabled, specifies there is no timeout override for the connection.

When indefinite, specifies a connection may be idle with no timeout override.

limit_type

string

When none, simultaneous in-flight requests and responses over TCP connections to a pool member are counted toward the limit. This is the historical behavior.

When idle, idle connections will be dropped as the TCP connection limit is reached. For short intervals, during the overlap of the idle connection being dropped and the new connection being established, the TCP connection limit may be exceeded.

When strict, the TCP connection limit is honored with no exceptions. This means that idle connections will prevent new TCP connections from being made until they expire, even if they could otherwise be reused.

strict is not a recommended configuration except in very special cases with short expiration timeouts.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • "none"

  • "idle"

  • "strict"

maximum_age

integer

Specifies the maximum number of seconds allowed for a connection in the connection reuse pool.

For any connection with an age higher than this value, the system removes that connection from the re-use pool.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

maximum_reuse

integer

Specifies the maximum number of times that a server-side connection can be reused.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

maximum_size

integer

Specifies the maximum number of connections the system holds in the connection reuse pool.

If the pool is already full, a server-side connection closes after the response is completed.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

name

string / required

Specifies the name of the OneConnect profile.

parent

string

Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is the system-supplied oneconnect profile.

partition

string

Device partition to manage resources on.

Default: "Common"

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 or the BIG-IQ.

You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD.

server

string / required

The BIG-IP host or the BIG-IQ 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 or the BIG-IQ. 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)

share_pools

boolean

Indicates connections may be shared not only within a virtual server, but also among similar virtual servers.

When true, all virtual servers that use the same OneConnect and other internal network profiles can share connections.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

source_mask

string

Specifies a value the system applies to the source address to determine its eligibility for reuse.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

The system applies the value of this setting to the server-side source address to determine its eligibility for reuse.

A mask of 0 causes the system to share reused connections across all source addresses. A host mask of 32 causes the system to share only those reused connections originating from the same source address.

When you are using a SNAT or SNAT pool, the server-side source address is translated first and then the OneConnect mask is applied to the translated address.

state

string

When present, ensures the profile exists.

When absent, ensures the profile is removed.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

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 OneConnect profile
  bigip_profile_oneconnect:
    name: foo
    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

description

string

Description of the profile.

Returned: changed

Sample: "My profile"

idle_timeout_override

string

The new idle timeout override.

Returned: changed

Sample: "disabled"

limit_type

string

New limit type of the profile.

Returned: changed

Sample: "idle"

maximum_age

integer

Maximum number of seconds allowed for a connection in the connection reuse pool.

Returned: changed

Sample: 2000

maximum_reuse

integer

Maximum number of times a server-side connection can be reused.

Returned: changed

Sample: 1000

maximum_size

integer

Maximum number of connections the system holds in the connection reuse pool.

Returned: changed

Sample: 3000

share_pools

boolean

Share connections among similar virtual servers.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

source_mask

string

Value the system applies to the source address to determine its eligibility for reuse.

Returned: changed

Sample: "255.255.255.255"

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)