Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Comments |
buffer_size
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Maximum number of compressed bytes that the system buffers before inserting a Content-Length header (which specifies the compressed size) into the response.
When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
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description
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Description of the HTTP compression profile.
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gzip_level
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Choices:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
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Specifies the degree to which the system compresses the content.
Higher compression levels cause the compression process to be slower.
Valid values are between 1 (least compression and fastest) to 9 (most compression and slowest).
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gzip_memory_level
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Choices:
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 8
- 16
- 32
- 64
- 128
- 256
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Number of kilobytes of memory that the system uses for internal compression buffers when compressing a server response.
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gzip_window_size
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Choices:
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 8
- 16
- 32
- 64
- 128
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Number of kilobytes in the window size that the system uses when compressing a server response.
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name
required |
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Specifies the name of the compression profile.
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parent
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Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings.
When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is the system-supplied httpcompression profile.
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partition
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Default:
Common
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Device partition to manage resources on.
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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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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:
present ←
- absent
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When present , ensures that the profile exists.
When absent , ensures the profile is removed.
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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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