community.network.netscaler_gslb_service – Manage gslb service entities in Netscaler.

Note

This plugin is part of the community.network collection (version 3.0.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.network.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.network.netscaler_gslb_service.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

Manage gslb service entities in Netscaler.

Requirements

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

nitro python sdk

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
appflowlog string		Choices: enabled disabled	Enable logging appflow flow information.
cip string		Choices: enabled disabled	In the request that is forwarded to the GSLB service, insert a header that stores the client's IP address. Client IP header insertion is used in connection-proxy based site persistence.
cipheader string			Name for the HTTP header that stores the client's IP address. Used with the Client IP option. If client IP header insertion is enabled on the service and a name is not specified for the header, the NetScaler appliance uses the name specified by the cipHeader parameter in the set ns param command or, in the GUI, the Client IP Header parameter in the Configure HTTP Parameters dialog box. Minimum length = 1
clttimeout string			Idle time, in seconds, after which a client connection is terminated. Applicable if connection proxy based site persistence is used. Minimum value = 0 Maximum value = 31536000
cnameentry string			Canonical name of the GSLB service. Used in CNAME-based GSLB. Minimum length = 1
comment string			Any comments that you might want to associate with the GSLB service.
downstateflush string		Choices: enabled disabled	Flush all active transactions associated with the GSLB service when its state transitions from UP to DOWN. Do not enable this option for services that must complete their transactions. Applicable if connection proxy based site persistence is used.
hashid string			Unique hash identifier for the GSLB service, used by hash based load balancing methods. Minimum value = `1`
healthmonitor boolean		Choices: no yes	Monitor the health of the GSLB service.
ipaddress string			IP address for the GSLB service. Should represent a load balancing, content switching, or VPN virtual server on the NetScaler appliance, or the IP address of another load balancing device.
maxaaausers string			Maximum number of SSL VPN users that can be logged on concurrently to the VPN virtual server that is represented by this GSLB service. A GSLB service whose user count reaches the maximum is not considered when a GSLB decision is made, until the count drops below the maximum. Minimum value = `0` Maximum value = `65535`
maxbandwidth string			Integer specifying the maximum bandwidth allowed for the service. A GSLB service whose bandwidth reaches the maximum is not considered when a GSLB decision is made, until its bandwidth consumption drops below the maximum.
maxclient string			The maximum number of open connections that the service can support at any given time. A GSLB service whose connection count reaches the maximum is not considered when a GSLB decision is made, until the connection count drops below the maximum. Minimum value = `0` Maximum value = `4294967294`
monitor_bindings string			Bind monitors to this gslb service
	monitor_name string		Monitor name.
	weight string		Weight to assign to the monitor-service binding. A larger number specifies a greater weight. Contributes to the monitoring threshold, which determines the state of the service. Minimum value = `1` Maximum value = `100`
monthreshold string			Monitoring threshold value for the GSLB service. If the sum of the weights of the monitors that are bound to this GSLB service and are in the UP state is not equal to or greater than this threshold value, the service is marked as DOWN. Minimum value = `0` Maximum value = `65535`
nitro_pass string / required			The password with which to authenticate to the netscaler node.
nitro_protocol string		Choices: http ← https	Which protocol to use when accessing the nitro API objects.
nitro_timeout float		Default: 310	Time in seconds until a timeout error is thrown when establishing a new session with Netscaler
nitro_user string / required			The username with which to authenticate to the netscaler node.
nsip string / 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.
port string			Port on which the load balancing entity represented by this GSLB service listens. Minimum value = 1 Range 1 - 65535 * in CLI is represented as 65535 in NITRO API
publicip string			The public IP address that a NAT device translates to the GSLB service's private IP address. Optional.
publicport string			The public port associated with the GSLB service's public IP address. The port is mapped to the service's private port number. Applicable to the local GSLB service. Optional.
save_config boolean		Choices: no yes ←	If `yes` 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.
servername string			Name of the server hosting the GSLB service. Minimum length = 1
servicename string			Name for the GSLB service. Must begin with an ASCII alphanumeric or underscore `_` character, and must contain only ASCII alphanumeric, underscore `_`, hash `#`, period `.`, space, colon `:`, at `@`, equals `=`, and hyphen `-` characters. Can be changed after the GSLB service is created. Minimum length = 1
servicetype string		Choices: HTTP FTP TCP UDP SSL SSL_BRIDGE SSL_TCP NNTP ANY SIP_UDP SIP_TCP SIP_SSL RADIUS RDP RTSP MYSQL MSSQL ORACLE	Type of service to create.
sitename string			Name of the GSLB site to which the service belongs. Minimum length = 1
sitepersistence string		Choices: ConnectionProxy HTTPRedirect NONE	Use cookie-based site persistence. Applicable only to `HTTP` and `SSL` GSLB services.
siteprefix string			The site's prefix string. When the service is bound to a GSLB virtual server, a GSLB site domain is generated internally for each bound service-domain pair by concatenating the site prefix of the service and the name of the domain. If the special string NONE is specified, the site-prefix string is unset. When implementing HTTP redirect site persistence, the NetScaler appliance redirects GSLB requests to GSLB services by using their site domains.
state string		Choices: absent present ←	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.
validate_certs boolean		Choices: no 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: Setup gslb service 2

  delegate_to: localhost
  register: result
  check_mode: "{{ check_mode }}"

  community.network.netscaler_gslb_service:
    operation: present

    servicename: gslb-service-2
    cnameentry: example.com
    sitename: gslb-site-1

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
diff dictionary	failure	List of differences between the actual configured object and the configuration specified in the module Sample: { 'targetlbvserver': 'difference. ours: (str) server1 other: (str) server2' }
loglines list / elements=string	always	list of logged messages by the module Sample: ['message 1', 'message 2']
msg string	failure	Message detailing the failure reason Sample: Action does not exist

Authors

George Nikolopoulos (@giorgos-nikolopoulos)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/network/netscaler_gslb_service_module.html