f5networks.f5_modules.bigiq_application_https_offload module – Manages BIG-IQ HTTPS offload applications

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.bigiq_application_https_offload.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Manages BIG-IQ applications used for load balancing an HTTPS application on port 443 with SSL offloading on a BIG-IP.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
add_analytics boolean	Collects statistics of the BIG-IP to which the application is deployed. This parameter is only relevant when specifying a service_environment which is a BIG-IP; not an SSG. Choices: false ← (default) true
client_ssl_profile dictionary	Specifies the SSL profile for managing client-side SSL traffic.
cert_key_chain any	One or more certificates and keys to associate with the SSL profile. This option is always a list. The keys in the list dictate the details of the client/key/chain/passphrase combination. BIG-IPs can only have one of each type of each certificate/key type. This means you can only have one RSA, one DSA, and one ECDSA per profile. If you attempt to assign two RSA, DSA, or ECDSA certificate/key combo, the device rejects it. This list is a complex list that specifies a number of keys. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default value is inherit.
cert string	Specifies a cert name for use.
chain string	Specifies a certificate chain that is relevant to the specified certificate and key. This key is optional.
key string	Specifies a key name.
passphrase string	Contains the passphrase of the key file, should it require one. Passphrases are encrypted on the remote BIG-IP device.
name string	The name of the client SSL profile to created and used. When creating a new application, if this value is not specified, the default value is clientssl. Default: "clientssl"
description string	Description of the application.
inbound_virtual dictionary	Settings to configure the virtual which receives the inbound connection. This virtual is used to host the HTTPS endpoint of the application. Traffic destined to the redirect_virtual is offloaded to this parameter to ensure proper redirection from insecure to secure occurs.
address string / required	Specifies destination IP address information to which the virtual server sends traffic. This parameter is required when creating a new application.
netmask string / required	Specifies the netmask to associate with the given address. This parameter is required when creating a new application.
port integer	The port on which the virtual listens for connections. When creating a new application, if this parameter is not specified, the default value is 443. Default: 443
name string / required	Name of the new application.
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)
redirect_virtual dictionary	Settings to configure the virtual which receives the connection to be redirected. This virtual is used to host the HTTP endpoint of the application. Traffic destined to this parameter is offloaded to the inbound_virtual parameter to ensure proper redirection from insecure to secure occurs.
address string / required	Specifies destination IP address information to which the virtual server sends traffic. This parameter is required when creating a new application.
netmask string / required	Specifies the netmask to associate with the given address. This parameter is required when creating a new application.
port integer	The port on which the virtual listens for connections. When creating a new application, if this parameter is not specified, the default value is 80. Default: 80
servers list / elements=dictionary	A list of servers on which the application is hosted. If you are familiar with other BIG-IP settings, you might also refer to this list as the list of pool members. When creating a new application, at least one server is required.
address string / required	The IP address of the server.
port integer	The port of the server. Default: 80
service_environment string	Specifies the name of service environment or the hostname of the BIG-IP to which the application will be deployed. When creating a new application, this parameter is required.
state string	The state of the resource on the system. When present, guarantees the resource exists with the provided attributes. When absent, removes the resource from the system. Choices: "absent" "present" ← (default)
wait boolean	If the module should wait for the application to be created, deleted or updated. Choices: false true ← (default)

Notes

Note

• This module will not work on BIGIQ version 6.1.x or greater.

• 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: BIG-IQ CM an HTTPS application on port 443 with SSL offloading on BIG-IP
  bigiq_application_https_offload:
    name: my-app
    description: Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
    service_environment: my-ssg
    servers:
      - address: 1.2.3.4
        port: 8080
      - address: 5.6.7.8
        port: 8080
    inbound_virtual:
      address: 2.2.2.2
      netmask: 255.255.255.255
      port: 443
    redirect_virtual:
      address: 2.2.2.2
      netmask: 255.255.255.255
      port: 80
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: cm.mydomain.com
      user: admin
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Description
description string	The new description of the application of the resource. Returned: changed Sample: "My application"
inbound_virtual_destination string	The destination of the virtual that was created. Returned: changed Sample: "6.7.8.9"
inbound_virtual_netmask string	The network mask of the provided inbound destination. Returned: changed Sample: "255.255.255.0"
inbound_virtual_port integer	The port on which the inbound virtual address listens. Returned: changed Sample: 80
servers complex	List of servers, and their ports, that make up the application. Returned: changed Sample: "hash/dictionary of values"
address string	The IP address of the server. Returned: changed Sample: "2.3.4.5"
port integer	The port on which the server listens. Returned: changed Sample: 8080
service_environment string	The environment to which the service was deployed. Returned: changed Sample: "my-ssg1"

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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