oracle.oci.oci_loadbalancer_backend (5.0.0) — module

Manage a Backend resource in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

| "added in version" 2.9.0 of oracle.oci"

Authors: Oracle (@oracle)

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Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install oracle.oci:==5.0.0


Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: oracle.oci
      version: 5.0.0

Description

This module allows the user to create, update and delete a Backend resource in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

For I(state=present), adds a backend server to a backend set.


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Create backend
  oci_loadbalancer_backend:
    # required
    port: 56
    ip_address: ip_address_example
    load_balancer_id: "ocid1.loadbalancer.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    backend_set_name: backend_set_name_example

    # optional
    weight: 56
    backup: true
    drain: true
    offline: true
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Update backend
  oci_loadbalancer_backend:
    # required
    weight: 56
    backup: true
    drain: true
    offline: true
    port: 56
    ip_address: ip_address_example
    load_balancer_id: "ocid1.loadbalancer.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    backend_set_name: backend_set_name_example
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Delete backend
  oci_loadbalancer_backend:
    # required
    port: 56
    ip_address: ip_address_example
    load_balancer_id: "ocid1.loadbalancer.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    backend_set_name: backend_set_name_example
    state: absent

Inputs

    
port:
    description:
    - The communication port for the backend server.
    - 'Example: `8080`'
    required: true
    type: int

wait:
    default: true
    description: Whether to wait for create or delete operation to complete.
    type: bool

drain:
    description:
    - Whether the load balancer should drain this server. Servers marked "drain" receive
      no new incoming traffic.
    - 'Example: `false`'
    - Required for update using I(state=present) with  present.
    type: bool

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - The state of the Backend.
    - Use I(state=present) to create or update a Backend.
    - Use I(state=absent) to delete a Backend.
    required: false
    type: str

backup:
    description:
    - Whether the load balancer should treat this server as a backup unit. If `true`,
      the load balancer forwards no ingress traffic to this backend server unless all
      other backend servers not marked as "backup" fail the health check policy.
    - '**Note:** You cannot add a backend server marked as `backup` to a backend set that
      uses the IP Hash policy.'
    - 'Example: `false`'
    - Required for update using I(state=present) with  present.
    type: bool

key_by:
    description: The list of attributes of this resource which should be used to uniquely
      identify an instance of the resource. By default, all the attributes of a resource
      are used to uniquely identify a resource.
    elements: str
    type: list

region:
    description:
    - The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure region to use for all OCI API requests. If not set,
      then the value of the OCI_REGION variable, if any, is used. This option is required
      if the region is not specified through a configuration file (See C(config_file_location)).
      Please refer to U(https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/General/Concepts/regions.htm)
      for more information on OCI regions.
    type: str

weight:
    description:
    - The load balancing policy weight assigned to the server. Backend servers with a
      higher weight receive a larger proportion of incoming traffic. For example, a server
      weighted '3' receives 3 times the number of new connections as a server weighted
      '1'. For more information on load balancing policies, see L(How Load Balancing Policies
      Work,https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/Content/Balance/Reference/lbpolicies.htm).
    - 'Example: `3`'
    - Required for update using I(state=present) with  present.
    type: int

offline:
    description:
    - Whether the load balancer should treat this server as offline. Offline servers receive
      no incoming traffic.
    - 'Example: `false`'
    - Required for update using I(state=present) with  present.
    type: bool

tenancy:
    description:
    - OCID of your tenancy. If not set, then the value of the OCI_TENANCY variable, if
      any, is used. This option is required if the tenancy OCID is not specified through
      a configuration file (See C(config_file_location)). To get the tenancy OCID, please
      refer U(https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/API/Concepts/apisigningkey.htm)
    type: str

api_user:
    description:
    - The OCID of the user, on whose behalf, OCI APIs are invoked. If not set, then the
      value of the OCI_USER_ID environment variable, if any, is used. This option is required
      if the user is not specified through a configuration file (See C(config_file_location)).
      To get the user's OCID, please refer U(https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/API/Concepts/apisigningkey.htm).
    type: str

auth_type:
    choices:
    - api_key
    - instance_principal
    - instance_obo_user
    - resource_principal
    - security_token
    default: api_key
    description:
    - The type of authentication to use for making API requests. By default C(auth_type="api_key")
      based authentication is performed and the API key (see I(api_user_key_file)) in
      your config file will be used. If this 'auth_type' module option is not specified,
      the value of the OCI_ANSIBLE_AUTH_TYPE, if any, is used. Use C(auth_type="instance_principal")
      to use instance principal based authentication when running ansible playbooks within
      an OCI compute instance.
    type: str

ip_address:
    description:
    - The IP address of the backend server.
    - 'Example: `10.0.0.3`'
    required: true
    type: str

cert_bundle:
    description:
    - The full path to a CA certificate bundle to be used for SSL verification. This will
      override the default CA certificate bundle. If not set, then the value of the OCI_ANSIBLE_CERT_BUNDLE
      variable, if any, is used.
    type: str

auth_purpose:
    choices:
    - service_principal
    description:
    - The auth purpose which can be used in conjunction with 'auth_type=instance_principal'.
      The default auth_purpose for instance_principal is None.
    type: str

force_create:
    default: false
    description: Whether to attempt non-idempotent creation of a resource. By default,
      create resource is an idempotent operation, and doesn't create the resource if it
      already exists. Setting this option to true, forcefully creates a copy of the resource,
      even if it already exists.This option is mutually exclusive with I(key_by).
    type: bool

wait_timeout:
    description: Time, in seconds, to wait when I(wait=yes). Defaults to 1200 for most
      of the services but some services might have a longer wait timeout.
    type: int

backend_set_name:
    description:
    - The name of the backend set to add the backend server to.
    - 'Example: `example_backend_set`'
    required: true
    type: str

load_balancer_id:
    aliases:
    - id
    description:
    - The L(OCID,https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/Content/General/Concepts/identifiers.htm)
      of the load balancer associated with the backend set and servers.
    required: true
    type: str

api_user_key_file:
    description:
    - Full path and filename of the private key (in PEM format). If not set, then the
      value of the OCI_USER_KEY_FILE variable, if any, is used. This option is required
      if the private key is not specified through a configuration file (See C(config_file_location)).
      If the key is encrypted with a pass-phrase, the C(api_user_key_pass_phrase) option
      must also be provided.
    type: str

config_profile_name:
    description:
    - The profile to load from the config file referenced by C(config_file_location).
      If not set, then the value of the OCI_CONFIG_PROFILE environment variable, if any,
      is used. Otherwise, defaults to the "DEFAULT" profile in C(config_file_location).
    type: str

api_user_fingerprint:
    description:
    - Fingerprint for the key pair being used. If not set, then the value of the OCI_USER_FINGERPRINT
      environment variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the key fingerprint
      is not specified through a configuration file (See C(config_file_location)). To
      get the key pair's fingerprint value please refer U(https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/API/Concepts/apisigningkey.htm).
    type: str

config_file_location:
    description:
    - Path to configuration file. If not set then the value of the OCI_CONFIG_FILE environment
      variable, if any, is used. Otherwise, defaults to ~/.oci/config.
    type: str

api_user_key_pass_phrase:
    description:
    - Passphrase used by the key referenced in C(api_user_key_file), if it is encrypted.
      If not set, then the value of the OCI_USER_KEY_PASS_PHRASE variable, if any, is
      used. This option is required if the key passphrase is not specified through a configuration
      file (See C(config_file_location)).
    type: str

realm_specific_endpoint_template_enabled:
    description:
    - Enable/Disable realm specific endpoint template for service client. By Default,
      realm specific endpoint template is disabled. If not set, then the value of the
      OCI_REALM_SPECIFIC_SERVICE_ENDPOINT_TEMPLATE_ENABLED variable, if any, is used.
    type: bool

Outputs

backend:
  contains:
    backup:
      description:
      - Whether the load balancer should treat this server as a backup unit. If `true`,
        the load balancer forwards no ingress traffic to this backend server unless
        all other backend servers not marked as "backup" fail the health check policy.
      - '**Note:** You cannot add a backend server marked as `backup` to a backend
        set that uses the IP Hash policy.'
      - 'Example: `false`'
      returned: on success
      sample: true
      type: bool
    drain:
      description:
      - Whether the load balancer should drain this server. Servers marked "drain"
        receive no new incoming traffic.
      - 'Example: `false`'
      returned: on success
      sample: true
      type: bool
    ip_address:
      description:
      - The IP address of the backend server.
      - 'Example: `10.0.0.3`'
      returned: on success
      sample: ip_address_example
      type: str
    name:
      description:
      - A read-only field showing the IP address and port that uniquely identify this
        backend server in the backend set.
      - 'Example: `10.0.0.3:8080`'
      returned: on success
      sample: name_example
      type: str
    offline:
      description:
      - Whether the load balancer should treat this server as offline. Offline servers
        receive no incoming traffic.
      - 'Example: `false`'
      returned: on success
      sample: true
      type: bool
    port:
      description:
      - The communication port for the backend server.
      - 'Example: `8080`'
      returned: on success
      sample: 56
      type: int
    weight:
      description:
      - The load balancing policy weight assigned to the server. Backend servers with
        a higher weight receive a larger proportion of incoming traffic. For example,
        a server weighted '3' receives 3 times the number of new connections as a
        server weighted '1'. For more information on load balancing policies, see
        L(How Load Balancing Policies Work,https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/Content/Balance/Reference/lbpolicies.htm).
      - 'Example: `3`'
      returned: on success
      sample: 56
      type: int
  description:
  - Details of the Backend resource acted upon by the current operation
  returned: on success
  sample:
    backup: true
    drain: true
    ip_address: ip_address_example
    name: name_example
    offline: true
    port: 56
    weight: 56
  type: complex