f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_dns_resolver module – Manage DNS resolvers on a BIG-IP
Note
This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.31.0).
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_dns_resolver
.
New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0
Synopsis
Manage DNS resolvers on a BIG-IP system.
Parameters
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Specifies whether the system answers DNS queries for the default zones localhost, reverse 127.0.0.1 and ::1, and AS112. When creating a new resolver, if this parameter is not specified, the default is Choices:
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Specifies the size of the internal DNS resolver cache. When creating a new resolver, if this parameter is not specified, the default is 5767168 bytes. After the cache reaches this size, when new or refreshed content arrives, the system removes expired and older content and caches the new or updated content. |
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Specifies the name of the DNS resolver. |
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Device partition to manage resources on. Default: |
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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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When When creating a new resolver, if this parameter is not specified, the default is Choices:
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Specifies the route domain the resolver uses for outbound traffic. |
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When When Choices:
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Specifies whether the system can use IPv4 to query backend nameservers. An IPv4 Self IP and default route must be available for these queries to work successfully. When creating a new resolver, if this parameter is not specified, the default is Choices:
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Specifies whether the system can use IPv6 to query backend nameservers. An IPv6 Self IP and default route must be available for these queries to work successfully. When creating a new resolver, if this parameter is not specified, the default is Choices:
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Specifies whether the system answers and issues TCP-formatted queries. When creating a new resolver, if this parameter is not specified, the default is Choices:
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Specifies whether the system answers and issues UDP-formatted queries. When creating a new resolver, if this parameter is not specified, the default is 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: Create a simple DNS responder for OCSP stapling
bigip_dns_resolver:
name: resolver1
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 |
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The new Answer Default Zones setting. Returned: changed Sample: |
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The new cache size of the resource. Returned: changed Sample: |
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The new Randomize Query Character Case setting. Returned: changed Sample: |
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The new route domain of the resource. Returned: changed Sample: |
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The new Use IPv4 setting. Returned: changed Sample: |
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The new Use IPv6 setting. Returned: changed Sample: |
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The new Use TCP setting. Returned: changed Sample: |
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The new Use UDP setting. Returned: changed Sample: |