f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_virtual_server module – Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM virtual servers

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_gtm_virtual_server.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM (now BIG-IP DNS) virtual servers. A GTM server can have many virtual servers associated with it. They are arranged in much the same way that pool members are to pools.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
address string	Specifies the IP Address of the virtual server. When creating a new GTM virtual server, this parameter is required.
availability_requirements dictionary	If you activate more than one health monitor, specifies the number of health monitors that must receive successful responses in order for the link to be considered available.
at_least integer	Specifies the minimum number of active health monitors that must be successful before the link is considered up. This parameter is only relevant when a type of at_least is used. This parameter will be ignored if a type of either all or require is used.
number_of_probers integer	Specifies the number of probers that should be used when running probes. When creating a new virtual server, if this parameter is specified, the number_of_probes parameter must also be specified. The value of this parameter should always be higher than or equal to the value of number_of_probers. This parameter is only relevant when a type of require is used. This parameter will be ignored if a type of either all or at_least is used.
number_of_probes integer	Specifies the minimum number of probes that must succeed for this server to be declared up. When creating a new virtual server, if this parameter is specified, then the number_of_probers parameter must also be specified. The value of this parameter should always be lower than or equal to the value of number_of_probers. This parameter is only relevant when a type of require is used. This parameter will be ignored if a type of either all or at_least is used.
type string / required	Monitor rule type when monitors is specified. When creating a new virtual, if this value is not specified, the default of all will be used. Choices: "all" "at_least" "require"
limits dictionary	Specifies resource thresholds or limit requirements at the server level. When you enable one or more limit settings, the system then uses that data to take servers in and out of service. You can define limits for any or all of the limit settings. However, when a server does not meet the resource threshold limit requirement, the system marks the entire server as unavailable and directs load balancing traffic to another resource. The limit settings available depend on the type of server.
bits_enabled boolean	Whether or not the bits limit is enabled. This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit. Choices: false true
bits_limit integer	Specifies the maximum allowable data throughput rate for the virtual servers on the server, in bits per second. If the network traffic volume exceeds this limit, the system marks the server as unavailable.
connections_enabled boolean	Whether or not the current connections limit is enabled. This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit. Choices: false true
connections_limit integer	Specifies the maximum number of concurrent connections, combined, for all of the virtual servers on the server. If the connections exceed this limit, the system marks the server as unavailable.
packets_enabled boolean	Whether or not the packets limit is enabled. This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit. Choices: false true
packets_limit integer	Specifies the maximum allowable data transfer rate for the virtual servers on the server, in packets per second. If the network traffic volume exceeds this limit, the system marks the server as unavailable.
link string	Specifies a link to assign to the server or virtual server.
monitors list / elements=string	Specifies the health monitors the system currently uses to monitor this resource. When availability_requirements.type is require, you may only have a single monitor in the monitors list.
name string / required	Specifies the name of the virtual server.
partition string	Device partition to manage resources on. Default: "Common"
port integer	Specifies the service port number for the virtual server or pool member. For example, the HTTP service is typically port 80. To specify all ports, use an *. When creating a new GTM virtual server, if this parameter is not specified, a default of * will be used.
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)
server_name string / required	Specifies the name of the server the virtual server is associated with.
state string	When present, ensures the resource exists. When absent, ensures the resource is removed. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent" "enabled" "disabled"
translation_address string	Specifies the translation IP address for the virtual server. To unset this parameter, use an empty string ("") as a value. When creating a new GTM virtual server, if this parameter is not specified, a default of :: will be used.
translation_port string	Specifies the translation port number or service name for the virtual server. To specify all ports, use an *. When creating a new GTM virtual server, if this parameter is not specified, a default of * will be used.
virtual_server_dependencies list / elements=dictionary	Specifies the virtual servers on which the current virtual server depends. If any of the specified servers are unavailable, the current virtual server is also listed as unavailable.
server string / required	Server which the dependant virtual server is part of.
virtual_server string / required	Virtual server to depend on.

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: Enable virtual server
  bigip_gtm_virtual_server:
    server_name: server1
    name: my-virtual-server
    state: enabled
    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
address string	The new address of the resource. Returned: changed Sample: "1.2.3.4"
availability_requirements dictionary	The new availability requirement configurations for the resource. Returned: changed Sample: {"type": "all"}
limits dictionary	The new limit configurations for the resource. Returned: changed Sample: {"bits_enabled": true, "bits_limit": 100}
link string	The new link value for the resource. Returned: changed Sample: "/Common/my-link"
monitors list / elements=string	The new list of monitors for the resource. Returned: changed Sample: ["/Common/monitor1", "/Common/monitor2"]
port integer	The new port of the resource. Returned: changed Sample: 500
server_name string	The server name associated with the virtual server. Returned: changed Sample: "/Common/my-gtm-server"
translation_address integer	The new translation address of the resource. Returned: changed Sample: 500
translation_port integer	The new translation port of the resource. Returned: changed Sample: 500
virtual_server_dependencies list / elements=string	The new list of virtual server dependencies for the resource. Returned: changed Sample: ["/Common/vs1", "/Common/vs2"]

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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