f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_vlan module – Manage VLANs on a BIG-IP system

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_vlan.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Manage VLANs on a BIG-IP system

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
cmp_hash string	Specifies how the traffic on the VLAN is disaggregated. The value you select determines the traffic disaggregation method. You can choose to disaggregate traffic based on source-address (the source IP address), destination-address (destination IP address), or default, which specifies the default CMP hash uses L4 ports. When creating a new VLAN, if this parameter is not specified, the default is default. Choices: "default" "destination-address" "source-address" "dst-ip" "src-ip" "dest" "destination" "source" "dst" "src"
dag_round_robin boolean	Specifies whether some of the stateless traffic on the VLAN should be disaggregated in a round-robin order instead of using a static hash. The stateless traffic includes non-IP L2 traffic, ICMP, some UDP protocols, and so on. When creating a new VLAN, if this parameter is not specified, the default is (false). Choices: false true
dag_tunnel string	Specifies how the disaggregator (DAG) distributes received tunnel-encapsulated packets to TMM instances. Select inner to distribute packets based on information in inner headers. Select outer to distribute packets based on information in outer headers without inspecting inner headers. When creating a new VLAN, if this parameter is not specified, the default is outer. This parameter is not supported on Virtual Editions (VEs) of BIG-IP. Choices: "inner" "outer"
description string	The description of the VLAN.
fail_safe boolean	When true, specifies the VLAN takes the specified fail_safe_action if the system detects a loss of traffic on this VLAN’s interfaces. Choices: false true
fail_safe_action string	Specifies the action the system takes when it does not detect any traffic on this VLAN, and the fail_safe_timeout has expired. Choices: "reboot" "restart-all" "failover"
fail_safe_timeout integer	Specifies the number of seconds a system can run without detecting network traffic on this VLAN before it takes the fail_safe_action.
hw_syn_cookie boolean added in f5networks.f5_modules 1.3.0	Enables hardware syncookie mode on a VLAN. When true, the hardware per-VLAN SYN cookie protection is triggered when the certain traffic threshold is reached on supported platforms. Choices: false true
interfaces list / elements=dictionary	Interfaces you want to add to the VLAN. This can include both tagged and untagged interfaces, as the tagging parameter specifies. This parameter is mutually exclusive with the untagged_interfaces and tagged_interfaces parameters.
interface string	The name of the interface
tagging string	Whether the interface is tagged or untagged. Choices: "tagged" "untagged"
mtu integer	Specifies the maximum transmission unit (MTU) for traffic on this VLAN. When creating a new VLAN, if this parameter is not specified, the default value used is 1500. This number must be between 576 to 9198.
name string / required	The VLAN to manage. If the special VLAN ALL is specified with the state value of absent, all VLANs will be removed.
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)
sflow_poll_interval integer	Specifies the maximum interval in seconds between two pollings.
sflow_sampling_rate integer	Specifies the ratio of packets observed to the samples generated.
source_check boolean	When true, specifies the system verifies the return route to an initial packet is the same VLAN from which the packet originated. The system performs this verification only if the auto_last_hop option is false. Choices: false true
state string	The state of the VLAN on the system. When present, guarantees the VLAN exists with the provided attributes. When absent, removes the VLAN from the system. Choices: "absent" "present" ← (default)
tag integer	Tag number for the VLAN. The tag number can be any integer between 1 and 4094. The system automatically assigns a tag number if you do not specify a value.
tagged_interfaces aliases: tagged_interface list / elements=string	Specifies a list of tagged interfaces and trunks you want to configure for the VLAN. Use tagged interfaces or trunks when you want to assign a single interface or trunk to multiple VLANs. This parameter is mutually exclusive with the untagged_interfaces and interfaces parameters.
untagged_interfaces aliases: untagged_interface list / elements=string	Specifies a list of untagged interfaces and trunks you want to configure for the VLAN. This parameter is mutually exclusive with the tagged_interfaces and interfaces parameters.

Notes

Note

• Requires BIG-IP versions >= 12.0.0

• 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 VLAN
  bigip_vlan:
    name: net1
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Set VLAN tag
  bigip_vlan:
    name: net1
    tag: 2345
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add VLAN 2345 as tagged to interface 1.1
  bigip_vlan:
    tagged_interface: 1.1
    name: net1
    tag: 2345
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add VLAN 1234 as tagged to interfaces 1.1 and 1.2
  bigip_vlan:
    tagged_interfaces:
      - 1.1
      - 1.2
    name: net1
    tag: 1234
    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
cmp_hash string	New traffic disaggregation method. Returned: changed Sample: "source-address"
dag_tunnel string	The new DAG tunnel setting. Returned: changed Sample: "outer"
description string	The description set on the VLAN. Returned: changed Sample: "foo VLAN"
fail_safe boolean	The new Fail Safe setting. Returned: changed Sample: false
fail_safe_action string	The new Fail Safe Action setting. Returned: changed Sample: "reboot"
fail_safe_timeout integer	The new Fail Safe Timeout setting. Returned: changed Sample: 90
hw_syn_cookie boolean	Enables hardware syncookie mode on a VLAN. Returned: changed Sample: false
interfaces list / elements=string	Interfaces the VLAN is assigned to. Returned: changed Sample: ["1.1", "1.2"]
partition string	The partition the VLAN was created on. Returned: changed Sample: "Common"
sflow_poll_interval integer	The new sFlow Polling Interval setting. Returned: changed Sample: 10
sflow_sampling_rate integer	The new sFlow Sampling Rate setting. Returned: changed Sample: 20
source_check boolean	The new Source Check setting. Returned: changed Sample: true
tag integer	The ID of the VLAN. Returned: changed Sample: 2345

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

Collection links

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• Repository (Sources)