ansible.builtin.bigip_device_group_member (v2.5.6) — module

Manages members in a device group

| "added in version" 2.5 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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Install with pip install ansible==2.5.6

Description

Manages members in a device group. Members in a device group can only be added or removed, never updated. This is because the members are identified by unique name values and changing that name would invalidate the uniqueness.

Usage examples

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- name: Add the current device to the "device_trust_group" device group
  bigip_device_group_member:
    name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
    device_group: device_trust_group
    password: secret
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    state: present
    user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
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    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Add the hosts in the current scope to "device_trust_group"
  bigip_device_group_member:
    name: "{{ item }}"
    device_group: device_trust_group
    password: secret
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    state: present
    user: admin
  with_items: "{{ hostvars.keys() }}"
  run_once: true
  delegate_to: localhost

Inputs

    
name:
    description:
    - Specifies the name of the device that you want to add to the device group. Often
      this will be the hostname of the device. This member must be trusted by the device
      already. Trusting can be done with the C(bigip_device_trust) module and the C(peer_hostname)
      option to that module.
    required: true

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - When C(present), ensures that the device group member.
    - When C(absent), ensures the device group member is removed.

provider:
    description:
    - A dict object containing connection details.
    suboptions:
      auth_provider:
        description:
        - Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote
          device.
        - This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.
        type: str
      no_f5_teem:
        default: false
        description:
        - If C(yes), TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5.
        - You may omit this option by setting the environment variable C(F5_TELEMETRY_OFF).
        - Previously used variable C(F5_TEEM) is deprecated as its name was confusing.
        type: bool
      password:
        aliases:
        - pass
        - pwd
        description:
        - 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 C(F5_PASSWORD).
        required: true
        type: str
      server:
        description:
        - The BIG-IP host or the BIG-IQ host.
        - You may omit this option by setting the environment variable C(F5_SERVER).
        required: true
        type: str
      server_port:
        default: 443
        description:
        - The BIG-IP server port.
        - You may omit this option by setting the environment variable C(F5_SERVER_PORT).
        type: int
      timeout:
        description:
        - 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.
        type: int
      transport:
        choices:
        - rest
        default: rest
        description:
        - Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
        type: str
      user:
        description:
        - 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 C(F5_USER).
        required: true
        type: str
      validate_certs:
        default: true
        description:
        - If C(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 C(F5_VALIDATE_CERTS).
        type: bool
    type: dict
    version_added: 1.0.0
    version_added_collection: f5networks.f5_modules

device_group:
    description:
    - The device group that you want to add the member to.
    required: true