f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_dns_listener module – Configures the BIG-IP DNS system to answer TCP or UDP DNS requests

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.32.1).

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_gtm_dns_listener.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.4.0

Synopsis

  • Defines one or more Listener objects to control which protocols are available for the BIG-IP DNS system to process DNS requests.

  • BIG-IP DNS Listeners allow TCP and UDP protocols.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

address

string / required

Specifies the IP address on which the system listens.

advertise

boolean

Specifies whether this Listener’s address is advertised to surrounding routers.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

auto_lasthop

string

Specifies whether to automatically map the last hop for pools or not.

description

string

Provides a brief description for DNS Listener.

disabled_vlans

list / elements=string

List of VLANs to be disabled. If the partition is not specified in the VLAN, then the partition option of this module will be used.

This parameter is mutually exclusive with the enabled_vlans parameters.

enabled_vlans

list / elements=string

List of VLANs to be enabled. When a VLAN named all is used, all VLANs will be allowed. VLANs can be specified with or without the leading partition. If the partition is not specified in the VLAN, then the partition option of this module will be used.

This parameter is mutually exclusive with the disabled_vlans parameter.

fallback_persistence

string

Specifies a fallback persistence profile for the Listener to use when the default persistence profile is not available.

ip_protocol

string

Specifies the protocol on which this Listener receives network traffic.

irules

list / elements=string

Specifies list of iRules to run on the Listener.

iRules help automate the intercepting, processing, and routing of application traffic.

If you want to remove existing iRules, provide an empty list value; []. See the documentation for an example.

last_hop_pool

string

Specifies the name of the last hop pool that you want the Listener to use to direct reply traffic to the last hop router.

mask

string

Specifies the netmask for a network Listener only.

Netmask clarifies whether the host bit is an actual zero or a wildcard representation.

name

string / required

Specifies the name of the DNS Listener.

partition

string

Device partition to manage resources on.

Default: "Common"

pool

string

Specifies a default pool to which the Listener automatically directs traffic.

port

integer

Specifies the port on which the Listener listens for connections.

Valid range of values is between 0 and 65535 inclusive.

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)

source_port

string

Specifies whether the system preserves the source port of the connection.

state

string

DNS Listener state.

When present, ensures the pool is created and enabled.

When absent, ensures the pool is removed from the system.

When enabled or disabled, ensures the pool is enabled or disabled respectively) on the remote device.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

  • "enabled"

  • "disabled"

translate_address

boolean

Enables or disables address translation for the Listener.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

translate_port

boolean

Enables or disables port translation.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

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 DNS Listener'
  bigip_gtm_dns_listener:
    address: '192.0.1.0'
    advertise: false
    auto_lasthop: default
    description: 'this is a test DNS listener'
    enabled_vlans:
      - /Common/external
    ip_protocol: tcp
    irules:
      - /Common/irule1
    mask: '255.255.255.0'
    pool: /Common/webpool
    name: test-dns-listener
    port: 30025
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
    source_port: preserve
    state: present
    translate_address: true
    translate_port: true
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: 'Disable a DNS Listener'
  bigip_gtm_dns_listener:
    address: '192.0.1.0'
    state: disabled
    name: test-dns-listener
    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

address

string

IP address on which the system listens.

Returned: changed

Sample: "10.0.0.2"

advertise

boolean

Specifies if the Listener advertises to surrounding routers.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

auto_lasthop

string

Shows whether the system automatically maps the last hop for pools.

Returned: changed

Sample: "default"

disabled_vlans

list / elements=string

List of VLANs the virtual is disabled for.

Returned: changed

Sample: ["/Common/vlan1", "/Common/vlan2"]

enabled

boolean

Provides DNS Listener state.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

enabled_vlans

list / elements=string

List of VLANs the virtual is enabled for.

Returned: changed

Sample: ["/Common/vlan5", "/Common/vlan6"]

fallback_persistence

string

Fallback persistence profile for the Listener to use when the default persistence profile is not available.

Returned: changed

Sample: "/Common/fallback-profile"

ip_protocol

string

IP protocol used by the DNS Listener.

Returned: changed

Sample: "tcp"

irules

list / elements=string

List of rules run by the DNS Listener.

Returned: changed

Sample: ["/Common/rule1", "/Common/rule2"]

mask

string

Subnet mask used by the Listener to identify address range.

Returned: changed

Sample: "255.255.0.0"

name

string

DNS Listener name.

Returned: changed

Sample: "test-dns-listener"

port

integer

Port on which the system listens.

Returned: changed

Sample: 53

source_port

string

Specifies if system preserves the source port of the connection.

Returned: changed

Sample: "preserve"

translate_address

string

Specifies if address translation is enabled.

Returned: changed

Sample: "enabled"

translate_port

string

Specifies if port translation is enabled.

Returned: changed

Sample: "enabled"

Authors

  • Andrey Kashcheev (@andreykashcheev)