f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_policy_rule module – Manage LTM policy rules on a BIG-IP

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. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_policy_rule.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• This module manages LTM policy rules on a BIG-IP.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• BIG-IP >= v12.1.0

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
actions list / elements=dictionary	The actions you want the policy rule to perform. The available attributes vary by the action, however, each action requires you specify a type. These conditions can be specified in any order. Despite the fact they are in a list, the order in the list does not matter to the BIG-IP.
asm_policy string	ASM policy to enable. This parameter is only valid with the enable type.
cookie_expiry integer added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.1.0	Optional argument, specifying the time for which the session is persisted. This parameter is only valid with the persist type.
cookie_insert string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.1.0	Cookie name on which you want to persist. This parameter is only valid with the persist type.
disable_target string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	Target you want to disable. This parameter is only valid with the disable type. Choices: "server_ssl" "persist" "asm"
event string	Events on which actions, such as reset and forward, can be triggered. With the set_variable action, it is used for specifying an action event, such as request or response. Valid event choices for forward action type are: client_accepted, proxy_request request, ssl_client_hello and ssl_client_server_hello_send. Valid event choices for reset acton type are: client_accepted, proxy_connect proxy_request, proxy_response, request, response, server_connected, ssl_client_hello, ssl_client_server_hello_send, ssl_server_handshake, ssl_server_hello, websocket_request, websocket_response. Valid event choices for disable acton type are: client_accepted, proxy_connect proxy_request, proxy_response, request, server_connected.
expression string	A Tcl expression used with the set_variable action.
http_connect dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	HTTP Connect header you want to replace. This parameter is only valid with the replace type.
event string / required	Type of event when the http_connect header is replaced. Choices: "client_accepted" "proxy_connect" "proxy_request" "proxy_response" "request" "server_connected" "ssl_client_hello"
port integer	The port number. If a port number is not provided, the value is set to 0 by default. Be explicit when defining rules, so the system does not override port values.
value string / required	The value of http_connect.
http_cookie dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	HTTP Cookie header you want to remove or insert. This parameter is only valid with the remove and insert type.
event string / required	Type of event when the http_cookie is removed or inserted. Choices: "request" "proxy_connect" "proxy_request"
name string / required	The name of http_cookie.
value string	The value of http_cookie. This is a mandatory parameter when configured with insert type action.
http_header dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	HTTP Header that you want to remove or insert. This parameter is only valid with the remove, insert and replace type.
event string / required	Type of event when the http_header is removed, replaced, or inserted. The request and response events are only choices with remove and insert type. All of events are valid with replace type action. Choices: "request" "response" "proxy_connect" "proxy_request" "proxy_response"
name string / required	The name of http_header.
value string	The value of http_header. Mandatory parameter when configured with insert or replace type.
http_host dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	HTTP Host header you want to replace. This parameter is only valid with the replace type.
event string / required	Type of event when the http_host is replaced. Choices: "request" "proxy_connect" "proxy_request"
value string / required	The value of http_host.
http_referer dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	HTTP Referer header you want to remove, replace, or insert. This parameter is only valid with the remove, insert and replace type.
event string / required	Type of event when the c(http_referer) is removed, replaced, or inserted. Choices: "request" "proxy_connect" "proxy_request"
value string	The value of http_referer. This is a mandatory parameter when configured with insert type action. This parameter is ignored for the remove type. This parameter is optional for the replace type.
http_set_cookie dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	HTTP Set-Cookie header you want to remove or insert. This parameter is only valid with the remove or c(insert) type.
name string / required	The name of http_set_cookie.
value string	The value of http_set_cookie. This is a mandatory parameter when configured with insert type action.
http_uri dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	Replaces HTTP URI, path, or string. This parameter is only valid with the replace type.
event string / required	Type of event when the http_uri is replaced. Choices: "request" "proxy_connect" "proxy_request"
type string / required	Specifies the part of the http_uri to be replaced. Choices: "path" "query_string" "full_string"
value string / required	The value of http_uri.
location string	The new URL for which a redirect response is sent. A Tcl command substitution can be used for this field.
node string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.2.0	Node to which you want to forward traffic. This parameter is only valid with the forward type.
pool string	Pool to which you want to forward traffic. This parameter is only valid with the forward type.
type string / required	The action type. This value controls which of the following options are required. When type is forward, the system associates a given pool, or virtual, or node with this rule. When type is enable, the system associates a given asm_policy with this rule. When type is ignore, the system removes all existing actions from this rule. When type is redirect, the system redirects an HTTP request to a different URL. When type is reset, the system resets the connection upon event. When type is persist, the system associates cookie_insert and cookie_expiry with this rule. When type is set_variable, the system sets a variable based on the evaluated Tcl expression based on event. When type is remove, the system removes http_set_cookie, http_referer, http_header or http_cookie with this rule. When type is insert, the system inserts http_set_cookie, http_referer, http_header or http_cookie with this rule. When type is replace, the system replaces http_connect, http_referer, http_header, http_uri or http_host with this rule. When type is disable, the system disables disable_target with this rule. Choices: "forward" "enable" "ignore" "redirect" "reset" "persist" "set_variable" "remove" "insert" "replace" "disable"
variable_name string	Variable name used with the set_variable action.
virtual string	Virtual server to which you want to forward traffic. This parameter is only valid with the forward type.
conditions list / elements=dictionary	A list of attributes that describe the condition. See sub-options for details on how to construct each list entry. The ordering of this list is important, the module ensures the order is kept when modifying the task. The following sub-options are not required for all condition types, read the description for more details. These conditions can be specified in any order. Despite the fact they are in a list, the order in the list does not matter to the BIG-IP.
address_matches_with_any list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	A list of IP Subnet address strings that the IP address should match. This parameter is only valid with the tcp type.
address_matches_with_datagroup list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	A list of internal data group strings that the IP address should match. This parameter is only valid with the tcp type.
address_matches_with_external_datagroup list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.10.0	A list of external data group strings that the IP address should match. This parameter is only valid with the tcp type.
event string	Events on which conditions type match rules can be triggered. Supported only for http_header, http_method, ssl_extension and tcp. Valid choices for http_header condition types are: proxy_connect, proxy_request, proxy_response, request and response. Valid choices for http_method condition types are: proxy_connect, proxy_request, proxy_response, request and response. Valid choices for tcp condition types are: request, client_accepted, proxy_connect, proxy_request, proxy_response, ssl_client_hello, and ssl_client_server_hello_send. Valid choices for ssl_extension are: ssl_client_hello, and ssl_client_server_hello_send.
header_is_any list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	A list of strings of characters the HTTP Header value should match. This parameter is only valid with the http_header type.
header_name string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	A name of http_header. This parameter is only valid with the http_header type.
host_begins_not_with_any list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.22.0	A list of strings of characters with which the HTTP Host should NOT begin. This parameter is only valid with the http_host type.
host_begins_with_any list / elements=string	A list of strings of characters with which the HTTP Host should begin. This parameter is only valid with the http_host type.
host_contains list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.23.0	A list of strings of characters the HTTP Host contain. This parameter is only valid with the http_host type.
host_ends_not_with_any list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.22.0	A list of strings of characters with which the HTTP Host should NOT begin. This parameter is only valid with the http_host type.
host_ends_with_any list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	A list of strings of characters with which the HTTP Host should end. This parameter is only valid with the http_host type.
host_is_any list / elements=string	A list of strings of characters the HTTP Host should match. This parameter is only valid with the http_host type.
host_is_not_any list / elements=string	A list of strings of characters the HTTP Host should not match. This parameter is only valid with the http_host type.
method_matches_with_any list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.10.0	A list of strings of characters the HTTP Method value should match. This parameter is only valid with the http_method type.
path_begins_with_any list / elements=string	A list of strings of characters with which the HTTP URI should begin. This parameter is only valid with the http_uri type.
path_contains list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	A list of strings of characters the HTTP URI should contain. This parameter is only valid with the http_uri type.
path_is_any list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.8.0	A list of strings of characters the HTTP URI should match. This parameter is only valid with the http_uri type.
server_name_begins_not_with_any list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.27.0	A list of names with which the server name should NOT begin. This parameter is only valid with the ssl_extension type.
server_name_begins_with_any list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.27.0	A list of names with which the server name should begin. This parameter is only valid with the ssl_extension type.
server_name_contains list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.27.0	A list of names the server name should contain. This parameter is only valid with the ssl_extension type.
server_name_ends_not_with_any list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.27.0	A list of names with which the server name should NOT end. This parameter is only valid with the ssl_extension type.
server_name_ends_with_any list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.27.0	A list of names with which the server name should end. This parameter is only valid with the ssl_extension type.
server_name_is_any list / elements=string	A list of names that includes the server name. This parameter is only valid with the ssl_extension type.
server_name_is_not_any list / elements=string added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.27.0	A list of names that does NOT include the server name. This parameter is only valid with the ssl_extension type.
type string / required	The condition type. This value controls which of the following options are required. When type is http_uri, the valid choices are: path_begins_with_any, path_contains or path_is_any. When type is http_host, the valid choices are: host_is_any, host_is_not_any, host_contains host_begins_with_any, host_begins_not_with_any, host_ends_with_any or host_ends_not_with_any When type is http_header, the header_name parameter is mandatory and the valid choice is: header_is_any. When type is http_method, the valid choices are: method_matches_with_any. When type is all_traffic, the system removes all existing conditions from this rule. Choices: "http_uri" "all_traffic" "http_host" "http_header" "http_method" "ssl_extension" "tcp"
description string	Description of the policy rule.
name string / required	The name of the rule.
partition string	Device partition on which to manage resources. Default: "Common"
policy string / required	The name of the policy with which you want to associate this rule.
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)
replace_with boolean	Specifies if the conditions/actions given by the user should overwrite what exists on the device. The option is useful when a subset of conditions/actions needs to be removed. This option is similar to the replace-all-with flag available in TMSH commands. Using this option is not idempotent. Choices: false ← (default) true
rule_order integer added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.10.0	Specifies a number that indicates the order of this rule relative to other rules in the policy. When not set, the device sets the parameter to 0. If there are rules with the same rule order number, the device uses rule names to determine how the rules are ordered. The lower the number, the lower the rule is in the general order, with the lowest number 0 being the topmost rule. Valid range of values is between 0 and 4294967295 inclusive.
state string	When present, ensures the key is uploaded to the device. When absent, ensures the key is removed from the device. If the key is currently in use, the module will not be able to remove the key. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"

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: Create policies
  bigip_policy:
    name: Policy-Foo
    state: present
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add a rule to the new policy
  bigip_policy_rule:
    policy: Policy-Foo
    name: rule3
    conditions:
      - type: http_uri
        path_begins_with_any:
          - /ABC
    actions:
      - type: forward
        pool: pool-svrs
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add multiple rules to the new policy
  bigip_policy_rule:
    policy: Policy-Foo
    name: "{{ item.name }}"
    conditions: "{{ item.conditions }}"
    actions: "{{ item.actions }}"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost
  loop:
    - name: rule1
      actions:
        - type: forward
          pool: pool-svrs
      conditions:
        - type: http_uri
          path_begins_with_any:
            - /euro
    - name: rule2
      actions:
        - type: forward
          pool: pool-svrs
      conditions:
        - type: http_uri
          path_begins_with_any:
            - /HomePage/
    - name: rule3
      actions:
        - type: set_variable
          variable_name: user-agent
          expression: tcl:[HTTP::header User-Agent]
          event: request
      conditions:
        - type: http_uri
          path_begins_with_any:
            - /HomePage/

- name: Remove all rules and conditions from the rule
  bigip_policy_rule:
    policy: Policy-Foo
    name: rule1
    conditions:
      - type: all_traffic
    actions:
      - type: ignore
    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
actions complex	The new list of actions applied to the rule. Returned: changed Sample: "hash/dictionary of values"
pool string	Pool for forwarding to. Returned: changed Sample: "foo-pool"
type string	The action type. Returned: changed Sample: "forward"
conditions complex	The new list of conditions applied to the rule. Returned: changed Sample: "hash/dictionary of values"
path_begins_with_any list / elements=string	List of strings with which the URI begins. Returned: changed Sample: ["foo", "bar"]
type string	The condition type. Returned: changed Sample: "http_uri"
description string	The new description of the rule. Returned: changed Sample: "My rule"
rule_order integer	Specifies a number that indicates the order of this rule relative to other rules in the policy. Returned: changed Sample: 10

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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