f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_profile_oneconnect module – Manage OneConnect profiles 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.

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

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Manage OneConnect profiles on a BIG-IP system.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
description string	Description of the profile.
idle_timeout_override string	Specifies the number of seconds a connection is idle before the connection flow is eligible for deletion. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile. You may specify a number of seconds for the timeout override. When disabled, specifies there is no timeout override for the connection. When indefinite, specifies a connection may be idle with no timeout override.
limit_type string	When none, simultaneous in-flight requests and responses over TCP connections to a pool member are counted toward the limit. This is the historical behavior. When idle, idle connections will be dropped as the TCP connection limit is reached. For short intervals, during the overlap of the idle connection being dropped and the new connection being established, the TCP connection limit may be exceeded. When strict, the TCP connection limit is honored with no exceptions. This means that idle connections will prevent new TCP connections from being made until they expire, even if they could otherwise be reused. strict is not a recommended configuration except in very special cases with short expiration timeouts. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile. Choices: "none" "idle" "strict"
maximum_age integer	Specifies the maximum number of seconds allowed for a connection in the connection reuse pool. For any connection with an age higher than this value, the system removes that connection from the re-use pool. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
maximum_reuse integer	Specifies the maximum number of times that a server-side connection can be reused. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
maximum_size integer	Specifies the maximum number of connections the system holds in the connection reuse pool. If the pool is already full, a server-side connection closes after the response is completed. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
name string / required	Specifies the name of the OneConnect 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 oneconnect profile.
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)
share_pools boolean	Indicates connections may be shared not only within a virtual server, but also among similar virtual servers. When true, all virtual servers that use the same OneConnect and other internal network profiles can share connections. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile. Choices: false true
source_mask string	Specifies a value the system applies to the source address to determine its eligibility for reuse. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile. The system applies the value of this setting to the server-side source address to determine its eligibility for reuse. A mask of 0 causes the system to share reused connections across all source addresses. A host mask of 32 causes the system to share only those reused connections originating from the same source address. When you are using a SNAT or SNAT pool, the server-side source address is translated first and then the OneConnect mask is applied to the translated address.
state string	When present, ensures the profile exists. When absent, ensures the profile is removed. 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 a OneConnect profile
  bigip_profile_oneconnect:
    name: foo
    state: present
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Description
description string	Description of the profile. Returned: changed Sample: "My profile"
idle_timeout_override string	The new idle timeout override. Returned: changed Sample: "disabled"
limit_type string	New limit type of the profile. Returned: changed Sample: "idle"
maximum_age integer	Maximum number of seconds allowed for a connection in the connection reuse pool. Returned: changed Sample: 2000
maximum_reuse integer	Maximum number of times a server-side connection can be reused. Returned: changed Sample: 1000
maximum_size integer	Maximum number of connections the system holds in the connection reuse pool. Returned: changed Sample: 3000
share_pools boolean	Share connections among similar virtual servers. Returned: changed Sample: true
source_mask string	Value the system applies to the source address to determine its eligibility for reuse. Returned: changed Sample: "255.255.255.255"

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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