bigip_profile_http - Manage HTTP profiles on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.7.

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
Description of the profile.
dns_resolver
Specifies the name of a configured DNS resolver, this option is mandatory when proxy_type is set to explicit.
Format of the name can be either be prepended by partition (/Common/foo), or specified just as an object name (foo).
To remove the entry a value of none or '' can be set, however the profile proxy_type must not be set as explicit.
encrypt_cookie_secret
Passphrase for cookie encryption.
When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
encrypt_cookies
list
Cookie names for the system to encrypt.
To remove the entry completely a value of none or '' should be set.
When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
insert_xforwarded_for
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
When specified system inserts an X-Forwarded-For header in an HTTP request with the client IP address, to use with connection pooling.
When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
name
required
Specifies the name of the profile.
parent Default:
/Common/http
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 http profile.
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.
proxy_type
    Choices:
  • reverse
  • transparent
  • explicit
Specifies the proxy mode for the profile.
When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
redirect_rewrite
    Choices:
  • none
  • all
  • matching
  • nodes
Specifies whether the system rewrites the URIs that are part of HTTP redirect (3XX) responses.
When set to none the system will not rewrite the URI in any HTTP redirect responses.
When set to all the system rewrites the URI in all HTTP redirect responses.
When set to matching the system rewrites the URI in any HTTP redirect responses that match the request URI.
When set to nodes if the URI contains a node IP address instead of a host name, the system changes it to the virtual server address.
When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
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
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
When present, ensures that the profile exists.
When absent, ensures the profile is removed.
update_password
    Choices:
  • always ←
  • on_create
always will update passwords if the encrypt_cookie_secret is specified.
on_create will only set the password for newly created profiles.
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.

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 HTTP profile
  bigip_profile_http:
    name: my_profile
    password: secret
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    insert_xforwarded_for: yes
    redirect_rewrite: all
    state: present
    user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove HTTP profile
  bigip_profile_http:
    name: my_profile
    state: absent
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add HTTP profile for transparent proxy
  bigip_profile_http:
    name: my_profile
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    proxy_type: transparent
    password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
description
string
 changed
Description of the profile.

Sample:
My profile
dns_resolver
string
 changed
Configured dns resolver.

Sample:
/Common/FooBar
encrypt_cookies
list
 changed
Cookie names to encrypt.

Sample:
['MyCookie1', 'MyCookie2']
insert_xforwarded_for
bool
 changed
Insert X-Forwarded-For-Header.

Sample:
True
proxy_type
string
 changed
Specify proxy mode of the profile.

Sample:
explicit
redirect_rewrite
string
 changed
Rewrite URI that are part of 3xx responses.

Sample:
all


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

  • Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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