f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_monitor_snmp_dca module – Manages BIG-IP SNMP data collecting agent (DCA) monitors

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_monitor_snmp_dca.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis 

The BIG-IP has an SNMP data collecting agent (DCA) that can query remote SNMP agents of various types, including the UC Davis agent (UCD) and the Windows 2000 Server agent (WIN2000).

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
agent_type string	Specifies the SNMP agent running on the monitored server. When creating a new monitor, the default is `UCD` (UC-Davis). Choices: `"UCD"` `"WIN2000"` `"GENERIC"`
community string	Specifies the community name the system must use to authenticate with the host server through SNMP. When creating a new monitor, the default value is `public`. This value is case sensitive.
cpu_coefficient string	Specifies the coefficient the system uses to calculate the weight of the CPU threshold in the dynamic ratio load balancing algorithm. When creating a new monitor, the default is `1.5`.
cpu_threshold integer	Specifies the maximum acceptable CPU usage on the target server. When creating a new monitor, the default is `80` percent.
description string	Specifies descriptive text that identifies the monitor.
disk_coefficient string	Specifies the coefficient the system uses to calculate the weight of the disk threshold in the dynamic ratio load balancing algorithm. When creating a new monitor, the default is `2.0`.
disk_threshold integer	Specifies the maximum acceptable disk usage on the target server. When creating a new monitor, the default is `90` percent.
interval integer	Specifies the frequency, in seconds, at which the system issues the monitor check when either the resource is down or the status of the resource is unknown. When creating a new monitor, the default is `10`.
memory_coefficient string	Specifies the coefficient the system uses to calculate the weight of the memory threshold in the dynamic ratio load balancing algorithm. When creating a new monitor, the default is `1.0`.
memory_threshold integer	Specifies the maximum acceptable memory usage on the target server. When creating a new monitor, the default is `70` percent.
name string / required	Monitor name.
parent string	The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the `snmp_dca` parent on the `Common` partition. Default: `"/Common/snmp_dca"`
partition string	Device partition to manage resources on. Default: `"Common"`
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)
state string	When `present`, ensures the monitor exists. When `absent`, ensures the monitor is removed. Choices: `"present"` ← (default) `"absent"`
time_until_up integer	Specifies the number of seconds to wait after a resource first responds correctly to the monitor before setting the resource to ‘up’. During the interval, all responses from the resource must be correct. When the interval expires, the resource is marked ‘up’. A value of 0, means that the resource is marked up immediately upon receipt of the first correct response. When creating a new monitor, the default is `0`.
timeout integer	Specifies the number of seconds the target has in which to respond to the monitor request. When creating a new monitor, the default is `30` seconds. If the target responds within the set time period, it is considered ‘up’. If the target does not respond within the set time period, it is considered ‘down’. When this value is set to 0 (zero), the system uses the interval from the parent monitor. Note that `timeout` and `time_until_up` combine to control when a resource is set to up.
version string	Specifies the version of SNMP the host server uses. When creating a new monitor, the default is `v1`. When `v1`, specifies the host server uses SNMP version 1. When `v2c`, specifies that the host server uses SNMP version 2c. Choices: `"v1"` `"v2c"`

Notes 

Note

Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12
This module does not support the variables option because it is broken in the REST API and does not function correctly in tmsh; for example you cannot remove user-defined params. Therefore, there is no way to automatically configure it.
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 SNMP DCS monitor
  bigip_monitor_snmp_dca:
    name: my_monitor
    state: present
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove TCP Echo Monitor
  bigip_monitor_snmp_dca:
    name: my_monitor
    state: absent
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values 

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
agent_type string	The new agent type to be used by the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: `"UCD"`
community string	The new community for the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: `"foobar"`
cpu_coefficient float	The new CPU coefficient. Returned: changed Sample: `2.4`
cpu_threshold integer	The new CPU threshold. Returned: changed Sample: `85`
description string	The description of the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: `"Important Monitor"`
disk_coefficient float	The new disk coefficient. Returned: changed Sample: `10.2`
disk_threshold integer	The new disk threshold. Returned: changed Sample: `34`
interval integer	The new interval at which to run the monitor check. Returned: changed Sample: `2`
memory_coefficient float	The new memory coefficient. Returned: changed Sample: `6.4`
memory_threshold integer	The new memory threshold. Returned: changed Sample: `50`
parent string	New parent template of the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: `"snmp_dca"`
time_until_up integer	The new time in which to mark a system as up after first successful response. Returned: changed Sample: `2`
timeout integer	The new timeout in which the remote system must respond to the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: `10`
version string	The new new SNMP version to be used by the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: `"v2c"`

Authors

Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_monitor_snmp_dca module – Manages BIG-IP SNMP data collecting agent (DCA) monitors

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