f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_iapp_template module – Manages TCL iApp templates on a BIG-IP.
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_iapp_template
.
New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0
Synopsis
Manages TCL iApp templates on a BIG-IP. This module allows you to deploy iApp templates to the BIG-IP and manage their lifecycle. The conventional way to use this module is to import new iApps as needed, or by extracting the contents of the iApp archive that is provided at downloads.f5.com, and then importing all the iApps with this module. This module can also update existing iApps provided the source of the iApp changed while the name stayed the same. Note that this module does not reconfigure any services that may have been created using the
bigip_iapp_service
module. iApps are normally not updated in production. Instead, new versions are deployed and then existing services are changed to consume that new template. As such, the ability to update templates in-place requires using theforce
option.
Parameters
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Sets the contents of an iApp template directly to the specified value. This is for simple values, but can be used with lookup plugins for anything complex or with formatting. |
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Specifies whether or not to force the uploading of an iApp. When Choices:
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The name of the iApp template you want to delete. This option is only available when specifying a |
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Device partition to manage resources on. Default: |
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A dict object containing connection details. |
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Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices. |
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If You may omit this option by setting the environment variable Previously used variable Choices:
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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 |
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The BIG-IP host or the BIG-IQ host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable |
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The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable Default: |
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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. |
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Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. Choices:
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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 |
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If You may omit this option by setting the environment variable Choices:
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Whether the iApp template should exist or not. Choices:
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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: Add the iApp contained in template iapp.tmpl
bigip_iapp_template:
content: "{{ lookup('template', 'iapp.tmpl') }}"
state: present
provider:
user: admin
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Update a template in place
bigip_iapp_template:
content: "{{ lookup('template', 'iapp-new.tmpl') }}"
state: present
provider:
user: admin
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Update a template in place that has existing services created from it.
bigip_iapp_template:
content: "{{ lookup('template', 'iapp-new.tmpl') }}"
force: true
state: present
provider:
user: admin
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
delegate_to: localhost