bigip_monitor_snmp_dca - Manages BIG-IP SNMP data collecting agent (DCA) monitors¶

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status
Maintenance
- Author

Synopsis ¶

The BIG-IP has an SNMP data collecting agent (DCA) that can query remote SNMP agents of various types, including the UC Davis agent (UCD) and the Windows 2000 Server agent (WIN2000).

Requirements ¶

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

f5-sdk >= 3.0.16

Parameters ¶

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
agent_type		Choices: UCD WIN2000 GENERIC	Specifies the SNMP agent running on the monitored server. When creating a new monitor, the default is `UCD` (UC-Davis).
community			Specifies the community name that the system must use to authenticate with the host server through SNMP. When creating a new monitor, the default value is `public`. Note that this value is case sensitive.
cpu_coefficient			Specifies the coefficient that the system uses to calculate the weight of the CPU threshold in the dynamic ratio load balancing algorithm. When creating a new monitor, the default is `1.5`.
cpu_threshold			Specifies the maximum acceptable CPU usage on the target server. When creating a new monitor, the default is `80` percent.
description			Specifies descriptive text that identifies the monitor.
disk_coefficient			Specifies the coefficient that the system uses to calculate the weight of the disk threshold in the dynamic ratio load balancing algorithm. When creating a new monitor, the default is `2.0`.
disk_threshold			Specifies the maximum acceptable disk usage on the target server. When creating a new monitor, the default is `90` percent.
interval			Specifies, in seconds, the frequency at which the system issues the monitor check when either the resource is down or the status of the resource is unknown. When creating a new monitor, the default is `10`.
memory_coefficient			Specifies the coefficient that the system uses to calculate the weight of the memory threshold in the dynamic ratio load balancing algorithm. When creating a new monitor, the default is `1.0`.
memory_threshold			Specifies the maximum acceptable memory usage on the target server. When creating a new monitor, the default is `70` percent.
name required			Monitor name.
parent		Default: /Common/snmp_dca	The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the `snmp_dca` parent on the `Common` partition.
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
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.
server required			The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_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 (added in 2.5)		Choices: present ← absent	When `present`, ensures that the monitor exists. When `absent`, ensures the monitor is removed.
time_until_up			Specifies the number of seconds to wait after a resource first responds correctly to the monitor before setting the resource to 'up'. During the interval, all responses from the resource must be correct. When the interval expires, the resource is marked 'up'. A value of 0, means that the resource is marked up immediately upon receipt of the first correct response. When creating a new monitor, the default is `0`.
timeout			Specifies the number of seconds the target has in which to respond to the monitor request. When creating a new monitor, the default is `30` seconds. If the target responds within the set time period, it is considered 'up'. If the target does not respond within the set time period, it is considered 'down'. When this value is set to 0 (zero), the system uses the interval from the parent monitor. Note that `timeout` and `time_until_up` combine to control when a resource is set to up.
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`.
version		Choices: v1 v2c	Specifies the version of SNMP that the host server uses. When creating a new monitor, the default is `v1`. When `v1`, specifies that the host server uses SNMP version 1. When `v2c`, specifies that the host server uses SNMP version 2c.

Notes ¶

Note

Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12
This module does not support the variables option because this option is broken in the REST API and does not function correctly in tmsh; for example you cannot remove user-defined params. Therefore, there is no way to automatically configure it.
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 SNMP DCS monitor
  bigip_monitor_snmp_dca:
    state: present
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    password: secret
    name: my_monitor
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove TCP Echo Monitor
  bigip_monitor_snmp_dca:
    state: absent
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    password: secret
    name: my_monitor
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
agent_type string	changed	The new agent type to be used by the monitor. Sample: UCD
community string	changed	The new community for the monitor. Sample: foobar
cpu_coefficient float	changed	The new CPU coefficient. Sample: 2.4
cpu_threshold int	changed	The new CPU threshold. Sample: 85
description str	changed	The description of the monitor. Sample: Important Monitor
disk_coefficient float	changed	The new disk coefficient. Sample: 10.2
disk_threshold int	changed	The new disk threshold. Sample: 34
interval int	changed	The new interval in which to run the monitor check. Sample: 2
memory_coefficient float	changed	The new memory coefficient. Sample: 6.4
memory_threshold int	changed	The new memory threshold. Sample: 50
parent string	changed	New parent template of the monitor. Sample: snmp_dca
time_until_up int	changed	The new time in which to mark a system as up after first successful response. Sample: 2
timeout int	changed	The new timeout in which the remote system must respond to the monitor. Sample: 10
version string	changed	The new new SNMP version to be used by the monitor. Sample: v2c

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)
Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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