f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_message_routing_peer module – Manage peers for routing generic message protocol messages

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.28.0).

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_message_routing_peer.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis 

Manage peers for routing generic message protocol messages.

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
auto_init boolean	If `true`, the BIG-IP automatically creates outbound connections to the active pool members in the specified `pool` using the configuration of the specified `transport_config`. For auto-initialization to attempt to create a connection, the peer must be included in a route that is attached to a router instance. For each router instance the peer is contained in, a connection is initiated. The `auto_init` logic verifies at `auto_init_interval` if the a connection exists between the BIG-IP and the pool members of the pool. If a connection does not exist, it attempts to reestablish one. Choices: `false` `true`
auto_init_interval integer	Specifies the interval at which attempts to initiate a connection occur. The default value upon peer object creation, that is supplied by the system is `5000` milliseconds. The accepted range is between 0 and 4294967295 inclusive.
connection_mode string	Specifies how the number of connections per host are to be limited. Choices: `"per-blade"` `"per-client"` `"per-peer"` `"per-tmm"`
description string	The user-defined description of the peer.
name string / required	Specifies the name of the peer to manage.
number_of_connections integer	Specifies the distribution of connections between the BIG-IP and a remote host. The accepted range is between 0 and 65535 inclusive.
partition string	Device partition to create peer object on. Default: `"Common"`
pool string	Specifies the name of the pool that messages are routed towards. The specified pool must be on the same partition as the peer.
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)
ratio integer	Specifies the ratio to be used for selection of a peer within a list of peers in a LTM route. The accepted range is between 0 and 4294967295 inclusive.
state string	When `present`, ensures the peer exists. When `absent`, ensures the peer is removed. Choices: `"present"` ← (default) `"absent"`
transport_config string	The name of the LTM virtual or LTM transport-config to use for creating an outgoing connection. The resource must exist on the same partition as the peer object.
type string	Parameter used to specify the type of the peer to manage. Default setting is `generic` with more options coming. Choices: `"generic"` ← (default)

Notes 

Note

Requires BIG-IP >= 14.0.0
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 simple peer
  bigip_message_routing_peer:
    name: foobar
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create message routing peer with additional settings
  bigip_message_routing_peer:
    name: foobar
    connection_mode: per-blade
    pool: /baz/bar
    partition: baz
    transport_config: foovirtual
    ratio: 10
    auto_init: true
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Modify message routing peer settings
  bigip_message_routing_peer:
    name: foobar
    partition: baz
    ratio: 20
    auto_init_interval: 2000
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove message routing peer
  bigip_message_routing_peer:
    name: foobar
    partition: baz
    state: absent
    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
auto_init boolean	Enables creation of outbound connections to the active pool members. Returned: changed Sample: `true`
auto_init_interval integer	The interval at which attempts to initiate a connection occur. Returned: changed Sample: `2000`
connection_mode string	Specifies how the number of connections per host are to be limited. Returned: changed Sample: `"per-peer"`
description string	The user defined description of the peer. Returned: changed Sample: `"Some description"`
number_of_connections integer	The distribution of connections between the BIG-IP and a remote host. Returned: changed Sample: `2000`
pool string	The name of the pool that messages are routed towards. Returned: changed Sample: `"/Bazbar/foobar"`
ratio integer	The ratio to be used for selection of a peer within a list of peers in a LTM route. Returned: changed Sample: `500`
transport_config string	The LTM virtual or LTM transport-config to use for creating an outgoing connection. Returned: changed Sample: `"/Common/foobar"`

Authors

Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_message_routing_peer module – Manage peers for routing generic message protocol messages

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