f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_monitor_bigip module – Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM BIG-IP monitors

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_monitor_bigip.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM (now BIG-IP DNS) BIG-IP monitors. This monitor is used by GTM to monitor BIG-IPs themselves.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
aggregate_dynamic_ratios string	Specifies how the system combines the module values to create the proportion (score) for the load balancing operation. The score represents the module’s estimated capacity for handing traffic. Averaged values are appropriate for downstream Web Accelerator or Application Security Manager (ASM) virtual servers. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not specified, the default of none is used, meaning the system does not use the scores in the load balancing operation. When none, specifies the monitor ignores the nodes and pool member scores. When average-nodes, specifies the system averages the dynamic ratios on the nodes associated with the monitor’s target virtual servers and returns that average as the virtual servers’ score. When sum-nodes, specifies the system adds together the scores of the nodes associated with the monitor’s target virtual servers and uses that value in the load balancing operation. When average-members, specifies the system averages the dynamic ratios on the pool members associated with the monitor’s target virtual servers and returns that average as the virtual servers’ score. When sum-members, specifies the system adds together the scores of the pool members associated with the monitor’s target virtual servers and uses that value in the load balancing operation. Choices: "none" "average-nodes" "sum-nodes" "average-members" "sum-members"
ignore_down_response boolean	Specifies the monitor allows more than one probe attempt per interval. When true, specifies the monitor ignores down responses for the duration of the monitor timeout. Once the monitor timeout is reached without the system receiving an up response, the system marks the object down. When false, specifies the monitor immediately marks an object down when it receives a down response. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, the default value is false. Choices: false true
interval integer	Specifies, in seconds, the frequency at which the system issues the monitor check when either the resource is down or the status of the resource is unknown. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, the default value is 30. This value must be less than the timeout value.
ip string	IP address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value is ‘*’.
name string / required	Name of the monitor.
parent string	The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the bigip parent on the Common partition. Default: "/Common/bigip"
partition string	Device partition to manage resources on. Default: "Common"
port string	Port address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value will be ‘*’. Note that if specifying an IP address, you must use a value between 1 and 65535.
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)
state string	When present, ensures the monitor exists. When absent, ensures the monitor is removed. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
timeout integer	Specifies the number of seconds the target has in which to respond to the monitor request. If the target responds within the set time period, it is considered up. If the target does not respond within the set time period, it is considered down. When this value is set to 0 (zero), the system uses the interval from the parent monitor. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, the default value is 90.

Notes

Note

• Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12

• 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 BIG-IP Monitor
  bigip_gtm_monitor_bigip:
    state: present
    ip: 10.10.10.10
    name: my_monitor
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove BIG-IP Monitor
  bigip_gtm_monitor_bigip:
    state: absent
    name: my_monitor
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add BIG-IP monitor for all addresses, port 514
  bigip_gtm_monitor_bigip:
    port: 514
    name: my_monitor
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Description
aggregate_dynamic_ratios string	The new aggregate of to the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: "sum-members"
ignore_down_response boolean	Whether to ignore the down response or not. Returned: changed Sample: true
interval integer	The new interval at which to run the monitor check. Returned: changed Sample: 2
ip string	The new IP of IP/port definition. Returned: changed Sample: "10.12.13.14"
parent string	New parent template of the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: "bigip"
timeout integer	The new timeout in which the remote system must respond to the monitor. Returned: changed Sample: 10

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

Collection links

• Issue Tracker
• Homepage
• Repository (Sources)