netscaler_cs_policy - Manage content switching policy¶

New in version 2.4.

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

Synopsis ¶

Manage content switching policy.
This module is intended to run either on the ansible control node or a bastion (jumpserver) with access to the actual netscaler instance.

Requirements ¶

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

nitro python sdk

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
action		Content switching action that names the target load balancing virtual server to which the traffic is switched.
domain		The domain name. The string value can range to 63 characters. Minimum length = 1
nitro_pass required		The password with which to authenticate to the netscaler node.
nitro_protocol	Choices: http ← https	Which protocol to use when accessing the nitro API objects.
nitro_timeout	Default: 310	Time in seconds until a timeout error is thrown when establishing a new session with Netscaler
nitro_user required		The username with which to authenticate to the netscaler node.
nsip required		The ip address of the netscaler appliance where the nitro API calls will be made. The port can be specified with the colon (:). E.g. 192.168.1.1:555.
policyname		Name for the content switching policy. Must begin with an ASCII alphanumeric or underscore `_` character, and must contain only ASCII alphanumeric, underscore, hash `#`, period `.`, space , colon `:`, at sign `@`, equal sign `=`, and hyphen `-` characters. Cannot be changed after a policy is created. The following requirement applies only to the NetScaler CLI: If the name includes one or more spaces, enclose the name in double or single quotation marks (for example, my policy or my policy). Minimum length = 1
rule		Expression, or name of a named expression, against which traffic is evaluated. Written in the classic or default syntax. Note: Maximum length of a string literal in the expression is 255 characters. A longer string can be split into smaller strings of up to 255 characters each, and the smaller strings concatenated with the + operator. For example, you can create a 500-character string as follows: '"<string of 255 characters>" + "<string of 245 characters>"'
save_config bool	Choices: no yes ←	If true the module will save the configuration on the netscaler node if it makes any changes. The module will not save the configuration on the netscaler node if it made no changes.
state	Choices: present ← absent	The state of the resource being configured by the module on the netscaler node. When present the resource will be created if needed and configured according to the module's parameters. When absent the resource will be deleted from the netscaler node.
url		URL string that is matched with the URL of a request. Can contain a wildcard character. Specify the string value in the following format: `[[prefix] [*]] [.suffix]`. Minimum length = 1 Maximum length = 208
validate_certs	Default: yes	If `no`, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Notes ¶

Note

For more information on using Ansible to manage Citrix NetScaler Network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-netscaler.

Examples ¶

- name: Create url cs policy
  delegate_to: localhost
  netscaler_cs_policy:
    nsip: 172.18.0.2
    nitro_user: nsroot
    nitro_pass: nsroot
    validate_certs: no

    state: present

    policyname: policy_1
    url: /example/

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
diff dict	failure	List of differences between the actual configured object and the configuration specified in the module Sample: {'url': 'difference. ours: (str) example1 other: (str) /example1'}
loglines list	always	list of logged messages by the module Sample: ['message 1', 'message 2']
msg str	failure	Message detailing the failure reason Sample: Could not load nitro python sdk

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 community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

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

Author ¶

George Nikolopoulos (@giorgos-nikolopoulos)

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