f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_dns_listener module – Configures the BIG-IP DNS system to answer TCP or UDP DNS requests

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.31.0).

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_gtm_dns_listener.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.4.0

Synopsis

• Defines one or more Listener objects to control which protocols are available for the BIG-IP DNS system to process DNS requests.

• BIG-IP DNS Listeners allow TCP and UDP protocols.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
address string / required	Specifies the IP address on which the system listens.
advertise boolean	Specifies whether this Listener’s address is advertised to surrounding routers. Choices: false true
auto_lasthop string	Specifies whether to automatically map the last hop for pools or not.
description string	Provides a brief description for DNS Listener.
disabled_vlans list / elements=string	List of VLANs to be disabled. If the partition is not specified in the VLAN, then the partition option of this module will be used. This parameter is mutually exclusive with the enabled_vlans parameters.
enabled_vlans list / elements=string	List of VLANs to be enabled. When a VLAN named all is used, all VLANs will be allowed. VLANs can be specified with or without the leading partition. If the partition is not specified in the VLAN, then the partition option of this module will be used. This parameter is mutually exclusive with the disabled_vlans parameter.
fallback_persistence string	Specifies a fallback persistence profile for the Listener to use when the default persistence profile is not available.
ip_protocol string	Specifies the protocol on which this Listener receives network traffic.
irules list / elements=string	Specifies list of iRules to run on the Listener. iRules help automate the intercepting, processing, and routing of application traffic. If you want to remove existing iRules, provide an empty list value; []. See the documentation for an example.
last_hop_pool string	Specifies the name of the last hop pool that you want the Listener to use to direct reply traffic to the last hop router.
mask string	Specifies the netmask for a network Listener only. Netmask clarifies whether the host bit is an actual zero or a wildcard representation.
name string / required	Specifies the name of the DNS Listener.
partition string	Device partition to manage resources on. Default: "Common"
pool string	Specifies a default pool to which the Listener automatically directs traffic.
port integer	Specifies the port on which the Listener listens for connections. Valid range of values is between 0 and 65535 inclusive.
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)
source_port string	Specifies whether the system preserves the source port of the connection.
state string	DNS Listener state. When present, ensures the pool is created and enabled. When absent, ensures the pool is removed from the system. When enabled or disabled, ensures the pool is enabled or disabled respectively) on the remote device. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent" "enabled" "disabled"
translate_address boolean	Enables or disables address translation for the Listener. Choices: false true
translate_port boolean	Enables or disables port translation. Choices: false true

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 DNS Listener'
  bigip_gtm_dns_listener:
    address: '192.0.1.0'
    advertise: false
    auto_lasthop: default
    description: 'this is a test DNS listener'
    enabled_vlans:
      - /Common/external
    ip_protocol: tcp
    irules:
      - /Common/irule1
    mask: '255.255.255.0'
    pool: /Common/webpool
    name: test-dns-listener
    port: 30025
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
    source_port: preserve
    state: present
    translate_address: true
    translate_port: true
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: 'Disable a DNS Listener'
  bigip_gtm_dns_listener:
    address: '192.0.1.0'
    state: disabled
    name: test-dns-listener
    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
address string	IP address on which the system listens. Returned: changed Sample: "10.0.0.2"
advertise boolean	Specifies if the Listener advertises to surrounding routers. Returned: changed Sample: true
auto_lasthop string	Shows whether the system automatically maps the last hop for pools. Returned: changed Sample: "default"
disabled_vlans list / elements=string	List of VLANs the virtual is disabled for. Returned: changed Sample: ["/Common/vlan1", "/Common/vlan2"]
enabled boolean	Provides DNS Listener state. Returned: changed Sample: true
enabled_vlans list / elements=string	List of VLANs the virtual is enabled for. Returned: changed Sample: ["/Common/vlan5", "/Common/vlan6"]
fallback_persistence string	Fallback persistence profile for the Listener to use when the default persistence profile is not available. Returned: changed Sample: "/Common/fallback-profile"
ip_protocol string	IP protocol used by the DNS Listener. Returned: changed Sample: "tcp"
irules list / elements=string	List of rules run by the DNS Listener. Returned: changed Sample: ["/Common/rule1", "/Common/rule2"]
mask string	Subnet mask used by the Listener to identify address range. Returned: changed Sample: "255.255.0.0"
name string	DNS Listener name. Returned: changed Sample: "test-dns-listener"
port integer	Port on which the system listens. Returned: changed Sample: 53
source_port string	Specifies if system preserves the source port of the connection. Returned: changed Sample: "preserve"
translate_address string	Specifies if address translation is enabled. Returned: changed Sample: "enabled"
translate_port string	Specifies if port translation is enabled. Returned: changed Sample: "enabled"

Authors

• Andrey Kashcheev (@andreykashcheev)

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