f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_device_dns module – Manage DNS settings on a BIG-IP
Note
This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.28.0).
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_device_dns.
New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0
Synopsis
Manage the DNS settings on a BIG-IP device.
Parameters
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Specifies whether the system caches DNS lookups or performs the operation each time a lookup is needed. Note this applies only to Access Policy Manager (APM) features, such as ACLs, web application rewrites, and authentication. Choices:
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Specifies whether the DNS specifies IP addresses using IPv4 or IPv6. Choices:
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A list of name servers the system uses to validate DNS lookups |
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A dict object containing connection details. |
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Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices. |
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If You may omit this option by setting the environment variable Previously used variable Choices:
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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 |
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The BIG-IP host or the BIG-IQ host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable |
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The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable Default: |
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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. |
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Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. Choices:
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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 |
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If You may omit this option by setting the environment variable Choices:
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A list of domains the system searches for local domain lookups, to resolve local host names. |
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The state of the variable on the system. When Choices:
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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: Set the DNS settings on the BIG-IP
bigip_device_dns:
name_servers:
- 208.67.222.222
- 208.67.220.220
search:
- localdomain
- lab.local
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:
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The new value of the DNS caching. Returned: changed Sample: |
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IP version that was set, DNS will specify IP addresses in this version. Returned: changed Sample: |
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List of name servers that were set. Returned: changed Sample: |
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List of search domains that were set. Returned: changed Sample: |
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The list of warnings (if any) generated by module based on arguments Returned: always Sample: |