Try SpotterManages BIG-IQ FastL4 UDP applications
| "added in version" 1.0.0 of f5networks.f5_modules"
Authors: Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
Install with ansible-galaxy collection install f5networks.f5_modules:==1.28.0
collections:
- name: f5networks.f5_modules
version: 1.28.0Manages BIG-IQ applications used for load balancing a UDP-based application. with a FastL4 profile.
- name: BIG-IQ CM a UDP-based application with a FastL4 profile
bigiq_application_fastl4_udp:
name: my-app
description: My description
service_environment: my-bigip-device
servers:
- address: 1.2.3.4
port: 8080
- address: 5.6.7.8
port: 8080
inbound_virtual:
name: foo
address: 2.2.2.2
netmask: 255.255.255.255
port: 53
provider:
password: secret
server: cm.mydomain.com
user: admin
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
name:
description:
- Name of the new application.
required: true
type: str
wait:
default: true
description:
- If the module should wait for the application to be created, deleted, or updated.
type: bool
state:
choices:
- absent
- present
default: present
description:
- The state of the resource on the system.
- When C(present), guarantees the resource exists with the provided attributes.
- When C(absent), removes the resource from the system.
type: str
servers:
description:
- A list of servers on which the application is hosted.
- If you are familiar with other BIG-IP settings, you might also refer to this list
as the list of pool members.
- When creating a new application, at least one server is required.
elements: dict
suboptions:
address:
description:
- The IP address of the server.
required: true
type: str
port:
default: 8000
description:
- The port of the server.
- When creating a new application and specifying a server, if this parameter is
not provided, the default is C(8000).
type: int
type: list
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
description:
description:
- Description of the application.
type: str
add_analytics:
default: false
description:
- Collects statistics of the BIG-IP to which the application is deployed.
- This parameter is only relevant when specifying a C(service_environment) which is
a BIG-IP; not an SSG.
type: bool
inbound_virtual:
description:
- Settings to configure the virtual which receives the inbound connection.
suboptions:
address:
description:
- Specifies destination IP address information to which the virtual server sends
traffic.
- This parameter is required when creating a new application.
required: true
type: str
netmask:
description:
- Specifies the netmask to associate with the given C(destination).
- This parameter is required when creating a new application.
required: true
type: str
port:
default: 53
description:
- The port on which the virtual listens for connections.
- When creating a new application, if this parameter is not specified, the default
value is C(53).
type: int
type: dict
service_environment:
description:
- Specifies the name of service environment to which the application is deployed.
- When creating a new application, this parameter is required.
- The service environment type is automatically discovered by this module. Therefore,
it is crucial you maintain unique names for items in the different service environment
types.
- SSGs are not supported for this type of application.
type: str
description:
description: The new description of the application of the resource.
returned: changed
sample: My application
type: str
inbound_virtual_destination:
description: The destination of the virtual that was created.
returned: changed
sample: 6.7.8.9
type: str
inbound_virtual_netmask:
description: The network mask of the provided inbound destination.
returned: changed
sample: 255.255.255.0
type: str
inbound_virtual_port:
description: The port on which the inbound virtual address listens.
returned: changed
sample: 80
type: int
servers:
contains:
address:
description: The IP address of the server.
returned: changed
sample: 2.3.4.5
type: str
port:
description: The port on which the server listens.
returned: changed
sample: 8080
type: int
description: List of servers, and their ports, that make up the application.
returned: changed
sample: hash/dictionary of values
type: complex
service_environment:
description: The environment to which the service was deployed.
returned: changed
sample: my-ssg1
type: str