f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_profile_ftp module – Manages FTP profiles

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_profile_ftp.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Manages FTP profiles on the BIG-IP system.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
allow_ftps boolean	Allows explicit FTPS negotiation. Choices: false true
description string	Description of the profile.
inherit_parent_profile boolean	Enables the FTP data channel to inherit the TCP profile used by the control channel. When false, the data channel uses FastL4 (BigProto) only. Choices: false true
log_profile string	Configures the ALG log profile that controls logging.
log_publisher string	Configures the log publisher that handles events logging for this profile.
name string / required	Specifies the name of the profile.
parent string	Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is the system-supplied ftp profile.
partition string	Device partition to manage resources on. Default: "Common"
port integer	Specifies a service for the data channel port used for this FTP profile. Valid range of values is between 0 and 65535 inclusive.
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)
security boolean	Enables secure FTP traffic for the BIG-IP Application Security Manager. This option can only be used if the system is licensed for the BIG-IP ASM. Choices: false true
state string	When state is present, ensures the ftp profile exists. When state is absent, ensures the ftp profile is removed. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
translate_extended boolean	Translates RFC 2428 extended requests EPSV and EPRT to PASV and PORT when communicating with IPv4 servers. This option can only be used if the system is licensed for the BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM). Choices: false true

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 an ftp profile
  bigip_profile_ftp:
    name: foo
    parent: /Common/barfoo
    port: 2221
    allow_ftps: true
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Modify an ftp profile
  bigip_profile_ftp:
    name: foo
    log_profile: /Common/alg_log
    log_publisher: /Common/foo_publisher
    security: true
    description: my description
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove an ftp profile
  bigip_profile_ftp:
    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
allow_ftps boolean	Allow explicit FTPS negotiation. Returned: changed Sample: true
description string	Description of the profile. Returned: changed Sample: "Foo is bar"
inherit_parent_profile boolean	Enables the FTP data channel to inherit the TCP profile used by the control channel. Returned: changed Sample: false
log_profile string	The ALG log profile that controls logging. Returned: changed Sample: "/Common/foo_log_profile"
log_publisher list / elements=string	The name of the log publisher that handles events logging for this profile. Returned: changed Sample: ["/Common/publisher_1"]
parent string	Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings. Returned: changed Sample: "/Common/ftp"
port integer	Specifies a service for the data channel port used for this FTP profile. Returned: changed Sample: 20
security boolean	Enables secure FTP traffic for the BIG-IP Application Security Manager. Returned: changed Sample: false
translate_extended boolean	Translates RFC 2428 extended requests when communicating with IPv4 servers. Returned: changed Sample: true

Authors

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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