f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_profile_http2 module – Manage HTTP2 profiles 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_profile_http2.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • Manage HTTP2 profiles on a BIG-IP system.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

activation_modes

list / elements=string

Specifies what will cause an incoming connection to be handled as a HTTP/2 connection.

The alpn and always are mutually exclusive.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • "alpn"

  • "always"

description

string

Description of the profile.

enforce_tls_requirements

boolean

Specifies whether the system requires TLS for communications between specified senders and recipients.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

frame_size

integer

Specifies the size of data frames, in bytes, that HTTP/2 sends to the client.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

The valid value range in bytes is 1024 - 16384.

header_table_size

integer

Specifies the size of the header table, in bytes.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

The valid value range in bytes is 0 - 65535.

idle_timeout

integer

Specifies the number of seconds an HTTP/2 connection is idly left open before being shut down.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

insert_header

boolean

Specifies whether an HTTP header indicating the use of HTTP/2 should be inserted into the request that goes to the server.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

insert_header_name

string

Specifies the name of the HTTP header controlled by insert_header parameter.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

name

string / required

Specifies the name of the profile.

parent

string

Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is the system-supplied http2 profile.

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)

receive_window

integer

Specifies the way the HTTP/2 profile performs flow control.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

The valid value range in kilobytes is 16 - 128.

state

string

When present, ensures the profile exists.

When absent, ensures the profile is removed.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

streams

integer

Specifies the number of outstanding concurrent requests allowed on a single HTTP/2 connection.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

The valid value range is 1 - 256.

write_size

integer

Specifies the total size of combined data frames, in bytes, that HTTP/2 sends in a single write.

When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

The valid value range in bytes is 2048 - 32768.

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 HTTP2 profile
  bigip_profile_http2:
    name: my_profile
    insert_header: true
    insert_header_name: FOO
    state: present
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove HTTP profile
  bigip_profile_http2:
    name: my_profile
    state: absent
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add HTTP profile set activation modes
  bigip_profile_http:
    name: my_profile
    activation_modes:
      - always
    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

activation_modes

list / elements=string

Specifies HTTP/2 connection handling modes.

Returned: changed

Sample: ["always"]

description

string

Description of the profile.

Returned: changed

Sample: "My profile"

enforce_tls_requirements

boolean

Specifies whether the system requires TLS for communications.

Returned: changed

Sample: true

frame_size

integer

The size of the data frames.

Returned: changed

Sample: 30

insert_header_name

string

Specifies the name of the HTTP2 header.

Returned: changed

Sample: "X-HTTP2"

streams

integer

The number of outstanding concurrent requests allowed on a single HTTP/2 connection.

Returned: changed

Sample: 30

Authors

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)