bigip_gtm_pool_member - Manage GTM pool member settings

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • f5-sdk >= 3.0.16

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
description
The description of the pool member.
limits
Specifies resource thresholds or limit requirements at the pool member level.
When you enable one or more limit settings, the system then uses that data to take members in and out of service.
You can define limits for any or all of the limit settings. However, when a member does not meet the resource threshold limit requirement, the system marks the member as unavailable and directs load-balancing traffic to another resource.
packets_enabled
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the packets limit it enabled or not.
This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit.
packets_limit
Specifies the maximum allowable data transfer rate, in packets per second, for the member.
If the network traffic volume exceeds this limit, the system marks the member as unavailable.
bits_limit
Specifies the maximum allowable data throughput rate, in bits per second, for the member.
If the network traffic volume exceeds this limit, the system marks the member as unavailable.
bits_enabled
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the bits limit it enabled or not.
This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit.
connections_limit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent connections, combined, for all of the member.
If the connections exceed this limit, the system marks the server as unavailable.
connections_enabled
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the current connections limit it enabled or not.
This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit.
member_order
Specifies the order in which the member will appear in the pool.
The system uses this number with load balancing methods that involve prioritizing pool members, such as the Ratio load balancing method.
When creating a new member using this module, if the member_order parameter is not specified, it will default to 0 (first member in the pool).
monitor
Specifies the monitor assigned to this pool member.
Pool members only support a single monitor.
If the port of the gtm_virtual_server is *, the accepted values of this parameter will be affected.
When creating a new pool member, if this parameter is not specified, the default of default will be used.
To remove the monitor from the pool member, use the value none.
For pool members created on different partitions, you can also specify the full path to the Common monitor. For example, /Common/tcp.
partition Default:
Common
Device partition to manage resources on.
password
required
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
pool
required
Name of the GTM pool.
provider
(added in 2.5)
 Default:
None
A dict object containing connection details.
ssh_keyfile
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.
timeout Default:
10
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.
server
required
The BIG-IP host.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
user
required
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.
server_port Default:
443
The BIG-IP server port.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT.
password
required
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
validate_certs
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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.
transport
required
    Choices:
  • rest
  • cli ←
Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
ratio
Specifies the weight of the pool member for load balancing purposes.
server
required
The BIG-IP host.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
server_name
required
Specifies the GTM server which contains the virtual_server.
server_port
(added in 2.2)
 Default:
443
The BIG-IP server port.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT.
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
  • enabled
  • disabled
Pool member state. When present, ensures that the pool member is created and enabled. When absent, ensures that the pool member is removed from the system. When enabled or disabled, ensures that the pool member is enabled or disabled (respectively) on the remote device.
It is recommended that you use the members parameter of the bigip_gtm_pool module when adding and removing members and it provides an easier way of specifying order. If this is not possible, then the state parameter here should be used.
Remember that the order of the members will be affected if you add or remove them using this method. To some extent, this can be controlled using the member_order parameter.
type
required
    Choices:
  • a
  • aaaa
  • cname
  • mx
  • naptr
  • srv
The type of GTM pool that the member is in.
user
required
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.
validate_certs
bool

(added in 2.0)
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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.
virtual_server
required
Specifies the name of the GTM virtual server which is assigned to the specified server.

Notes

Note

  • For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.
  • Requires the f5-sdk Python package on the host. This is as easy as pip install f5-sdk.
  • Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12.
  • The F5 modules only manipulate the running configuration of the F5 product. To ensure that BIG-IP specific configuration persists to disk, be sure to include at least one task that uses the bigip_config module to save the running configuration. Refer to the module’s documentation for the correct usage of the module to save your running configuration.

Examples

- name: Create a ...
  bigip_gtm_pool_member:
    name: foo
    password: secret
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    state: present
    user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
param1
bool
 changed
The new param1 value of the resource.

Sample:
True
param2
string
 changed
The new param2 value of the resource.

Sample:
Foo is bar


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as certified which means that it is maintained by an Ansible Partner. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by an Ansible Partner, see here.

Author

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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