f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_device_traffic_group module – Manages traffic groups on BIG-IP

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.33.0).

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_device_traffic_group.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Supports managing traffic groups and their attributes on a BIG-IP.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
auto_failback boolean	Specifies whether the traffic group fails back to the initial device specified in ha_order. Choices: false true
auto_failback_time integer	Specifies the number of seconds the system delays before failing back to the initial device specified in ha_order. The correct value range is 0 - 300 inclusive.
ha_group string	Specifies a configured HA group to be associated with the traffic group. Once you create an HA group on a device and associate the HA group with a traffic group, you must create an HA group and associate it with that same traffic group on every device in the device group. To disable an HA group failover method, specify an empty string value ("") to this parameter. Disabling an HA group will revert the device back to using Load Aware method (the default), unless ha_order setting is also configured. The auto_failback and auto_failback_time are not compatible with ha_group.
ha_load_factor integer	The value of the load the traffic-group presents the system relative to other traffic groups. This parameter only takes effect when Load Aware failover method is in use. The correct value range is 1 - 1000 inclusive.
ha_order list / elements=string	Specifies the order in which you would like to assign devices for failover. If you configure this setting, you must configure the setting on every traffic group in the device group. The values should be device names of the devices that belong to the failover group configured previously. The order in which the devices are placed as arguments to this parameter determines their HA order on the device. Meaning that changing the order of the same elements will cause a change on the unit. To disable an HA order failover method, specify an empty string value ("") to this parameter. Disabling an HA order will revert the device back to using the Load Aware method (the default), unless the ha_group setting is also configured. Device names will be prepended with a partition by the module, so you can provide either the full path format name /Common/bigip1 or just the name string bigip1.
mac_address string	Specifies the floating Media Access Control (MAC) address associated with the floating IP addresses defined for a traffic group. Primarily, a MAC masquerade address minimizes ARP communications or dropped packets as a result of failover. A MAC masquerade address ensures any traffic destined for a specific traffic group reaches an available device after failover, which happens because, along with the traffic group, the MAC masquerade address floats to the available device. Without a MAC masquerade address, the sending host must learn the MAC address for a newly-active device, either by sending an ARP request or by relying on the gratuitous ARP from the newly-active device. To unset the MAC address, specify an empty value ("") to this parameter.
name string / required	The name of the traffic group.
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)
state string	When present, ensures the traffic group exists. When absent, ensures the traffic group 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 traffic group
  bigip_device_traffic_group:
    name: foo1
    state: present
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a traffic group with ha_group failover
  bigip_device_traffic_group:
    name: foo2
    state: present
    ha_group: foo_HA_grp
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a traffic group with ha_order failover
  bigip_device_traffic_group:
    name: foo3
    state: present
    ha_order:
      - /Common/bigip1.lab.local
      - /Common/bigip2.lab.local
    auto_failback: true
    auto_failback_time: 40
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Change traffic group ha_order to ha_group
  bigip_device_traffic_group:
    name: foo3
    state: present
    ha_group: foo_HA_grp
    ha_order: ""
    auto_failback: false
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove traffic group
  bigip_device_traffic_group:
    name: foo
    state: absent
    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
auto_failback boolean	Specifies whether the traffic group fails back to the initial device specified in ha_order. Returned: changed Sample: true
auto_failback_time integer	Specifies the number of seconds the system delays before failing back. Returned: changed Sample: 60
ha_group string	The configured HA group associated with traffic group. Returned: changed Sample: "foo_HA_grp"
ha_load_factor integer	The value of the load the traffic-group presents the system relative to other traffic groups. Returned: changed Sample: 20
ha_order list / elements=string	Specifies the order in which the devices will failover. Returned: changed Sample: ["/Common/bigip1", "/Common/bigip2"]
mac_address string	The MAC masquerade address Returned: changed Sample: "02:01:d7:93:35:08"

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

Collection links

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