Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
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address
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The IP addresses for the new self IP. This value is ignored upon update as addresses themselves cannot be changed after they are created.
This value is required when creating new self IPs.
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allow_service
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Configure port lockdown for the Self IP. By default, the Self IP has a "default deny" policy. This can be changed to allow TCP and UDP ports as well as specific protocols. This list should contain protocol :port values.
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name
required |
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The self IP to create.
If this parameter is not specified, then it will default to the value supplied in the address parameter.
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netmask
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The netmask for the self IP. When creating a new Self IP, this value is required.
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partition
(added in 2.5) |
Default:
Common
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Device partition to manage resources on. You can set different partitions for Self IPs, but the address used may not match any other address used by a Self IP. In that sense, Self IPs are not isolated by partitions as other resources on a BIG-IP are.
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password
required |
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The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD .
aliases: pass, pwd
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provider
(added in 2.5) |
Default:
None
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A dict object containing connection details.
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password
required |
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The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD .
aliases: pass, pwd
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server
required |
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The BIG-IP host.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER .
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server_port
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Default:
443
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The BIG-IP server port.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT .
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user
required |
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The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER .
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validate_certs
bool |
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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 .
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timeout
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Default:
10
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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.
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ssh_keyfile
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Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE .
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transport
required |
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Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
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route_domain
(added in 2.3) |
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The route domain id of the system. When creating a new Self IP, if this value is not specified, a default value of 0 will be used.
This value cannot be changed after it is set.
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server
required |
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The BIG-IP host.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER .
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server_port
(added in 2.2) |
Default:
443
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The BIG-IP server port.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT .
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state
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Choices:
- absent
present ←
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When present , guarantees that the Self-IP exists with the provided attributes.
When absent , removes the Self-IP from the system.
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traffic_group
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The traffic group for the Self IP addresses in an active-active, redundant load balancer configuration. When creating a new Self IP, if this value is not specified, the default of /Common/traffic-group-local-only will be used.
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user
required |
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The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER .
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validate_certs
bool
(added in 2.0) |
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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 .
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vlan
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The VLAN that the new self IPs will be on. When creating a new Self IP, this value is required.
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