f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_message_routing_transport_config module – Manages configuration for an outgoing connection

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_message_routing_transport_config.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Manages configuration for an outgoing connection in BIG-IP message routing.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
description string	The user-defined description of the transport config.
name string / required	Specifies the name of the transport config to manage.
partition string	Device partition to create transport-config object on. Default: "Common"
profiles list / elements=string	Specifies a list of profiles for the outgoing connection to use to direct and manage traffic.
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)
rules list / elements=string	The iRules you want run on this transport config. iRules help automate the intercepting, processing, and routing of application traffic.
src_addr_translation dictionary	Specifies the type of source address translation enabled for the transport config and the pool the source address translation will use.
pool string	Specifies the name of a LSN or SNAT pool used by the specified transport config. Name can also be specified in fullPath format: /Common/foobar. When type is none or automap, the pool parameter will be replaced by none keyword, thus any defined pool parameter will be ignored.
type string	Specifies the type of source address translation associated with the specified transport config. When set to snat, the pool parameter needs to contain a name for a valid LSN or SNAT pool. Choices: "snat" "none" "automap"
src_port integer	Specifies the source port for the connection being created. If no value is specified an ephemeral port is chosen for the connection being created. The acceptable range is between 0 and 65535 inclusive.
state string	When present, ensures the transport-config object exists. When absent, ensures the transport-config object is removed. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
type string	Parameter used to specify the type of transport-config object 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 generic transport config
  bigip_message_routing_transport_config:
    name: foo
    profiles:
      transport: genericmsg
      tcp: tcp-lan-optimized
    description: new_transport
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Modify generic transport config
  bigip_message_routing_transport_config:
    name: foo
    rules:
      - rule_1
      - rule_2
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove generic transport config
  bigip_message_routing_transport_config:
    name: foo
    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
description string	The user-defined description of the router profile. Returned: changed Sample: "My description"
profiles list / elements=string	The profiles for the outgoing connection . Returned: changed Sample: ["/Common/profile1", "/Common/profile2"]
rules list / elements=string	The iRules running on transport config. Returned: changed Sample: ["/Common/rule1", "/Common/rule2"]
source_port integer	The source port for the connection being created. Returned: changed Sample: 10041
src_addr_translation complex	The type of source address translation enabled for the transport config. Returned: changed Sample: "hash/dictionary of values"
pool string	The name of a LSN or SNAT pool used by the specified transport config. Returned: changed Sample: "/Common/pool1"
type string	the type of source address translation associated with the specified transport config. Returned: changed Sample: "automap"

Authors

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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