oracle.oci.oci_network_load_balancer_backend_facts (5.0.0) — module

Fetches details about one or multiple Backend resources 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

Fetches details about one or multiple Backend resources in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Lists the backend servers for a given network load balancer and backend set.

If I(backend_name) is specified, the details of a single Backend will be returned.


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Get a specific backend
  oci_network_load_balancer_backend_facts:
    # required
    backend_name: backend_name_example
    network_load_balancer_id: "ocid1.networkloadbalancer.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    backend_set_name: backend_set_name_example
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: List backends
  oci_network_load_balancer_backend_facts:
    # required
    network_load_balancer_id: "ocid1.networkloadbalancer.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    backend_set_name: backend_set_name_example

    # optional
    sort_order: ASC
    sort_by: timeCreated

Inputs

    
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

sort_by:
    choices:
    - timeCreated
    - displayName
    description:
    - The field to sort by. Only one sort order can be provided. The default order for
      timeCreated is descending. The default order for displayName is ascending. If no
      value is specified, then timeCreated is the default.
    type: str

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

sort_order:
    choices:
    - ASC
    - DESC
    description:
    - The sort order to use, either 'asc' (ascending) or 'desc' (descending).
    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

backend_name:
    description:
    - The name of the backend server to retrieve. If the backend was created with an explicitly
      specified name, that name should be used here. If the backend was created without
      explicitly specifying the name, but was created using ipAddress, this is specified
      as <ipAddress>:<port>. If the backend was created without explicitly specifying
      the name, but was created using targetId, this is specified as <targetId>:<port>.
    - 'Example: `10.0.0.3:8080` or `ocid1.privateip..oc1.<var>&lt;unique_ID&gt;</var>:8080`'
    - Required to get a specific backend.
    type: str

backend_set_name:
    description:
    - The name of the backend set that includes the backend server.
    - 'Example: `example_backend_set`'
    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

network_load_balancer_id:
    aliases:
    - id
    description:
    - The L(OCID,https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/Content/General/Concepts/identifiers.htm)
      of the network load balancer to update.
    required: true
    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

backends:
  contains:
    ip_address:
      description:
      - 'The IP address of the backend server. Example: `10.0.0.3`'
      returned: on success
      sample: ip_address_example
      type: str
    is_backup:
      description:
      - Whether the network load balancer should treat this server as a backup unit.
        If `true`, then the network load balancer forwards no ingress traffic to this
        backend server unless all other backend servers not marked as "isBackup" fail
        the health check policy.
      - 'Example: `false`'
      returned: on success
      sample: true
      type: bool
    is_drain:
      description:
      - Whether the network load balancer should drain this server. Servers marked
        "isDrain" receive no incoming traffic.
      - 'Example: `false`'
      returned: on success
      sample: true
      type: bool
    is_offline:
      description:
      - Whether the network load balancer should treat this server as offline. Offline
        servers receive no incoming traffic.
      - 'Example: `false`'
      returned: on success
      sample: true
      type: bool
    name:
      description:
      - A read-only field showing the IP address/IP OCID and port that uniquely identify
        this backend server in the backend set.
      - 'Example: `10.0.0.3:8080`, or `ocid1.privateip..oc1.<var>&lt;unique_ID&gt;</var>:443`
        or `10.0.0.3:0`'
      returned: on success
      sample: name_example
      type: str
    port:
      description:
      - The communication port for the backend server.
      - 'Example: `8080`'
      returned: on success
      sample: 56
      type: int
    target_id:
      description:
      - 'The IP OCID/Instance OCID associated with the backend server. Example: `ocid1.privateip..oc1.<var>&lt;unique_ID&gt;</var>`'
      returned: on success
      sample: ocid1.target.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx
      type: str
    weight:
      description:
      - The network 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 three times the number of new connections
        as a server weighted '1'. For more information about load balancing policies,
        see L(How Network Load Balancing Policies Work,https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/Content/Balance/Reference/lbpolicies.htm).
      - 'Example: `3`'
      returned: on success
      sample: 56
      type: int
  description:
  - List of Backend resources
  returned: on success
  sample:
  - ip_address: ip_address_example
    is_backup: true
    is_drain: true
    is_offline: true
    name: name_example
    port: 56
    target_id: ocid1.target.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx
    weight: 56
  type: complex