f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp – Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM TCP monitors

Note

This plugin is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.12.0).

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 f5networks.f5_modules.

To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM (now BIG-IP DNS) TCP monitors.

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
ignore_down_response boolean		Choices: no yes	Specifies the monitor allows more than one probe attempt per interval. When `yes`, specifies the monitor ignores down responses for the duration of the monitor timeout. Once the monitor timeout is reached without the system receiving an up response, the system marks the object down. When `no`, specifies the monitor immediately marks an object down when it receives a down response. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, the default value will be `no`.
interval integer			The interval specifying how frequently the monitor instance of this template will run. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value will be 30. This value must be less than the `timeout` value.
ip string			IP address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value will be '*'. If this value is an IP address, a `port` number must be specified.
name string / required			Monitor name.
parent string		Default: "/Common/tcp"	The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the `tcp` parent on the `Common` partition.
partition string		Default: "Common"	Device partition to manage resources on.
port string			Port address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value will be '*'. Note that if using an IP address, you must specify a value between 1 and 65535.
probe_timeout integer			Specifies the number of seconds after which the system times out the probe request to the system. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be `5`.
provider dictionary added in 1.0.0 of f5networks.f5_modules			A dict object containing connection details.
	auth_provider string		Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.
	no_f5_teem boolean	Choices: no ← yes	If `yes`, TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_TELEMETRY_OFF`. Previously used variable `F5_TEEM` is deprecated as its name was confusing.
	password string / 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
	server string / required		The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER`.
	server_port integer	Default: 443	The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER_PORT`.
	timeout integer		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.
	transport string	Choices: rest ←	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
	user string / 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 boolean	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`.
receive string			The receive string for the monitor call.
reverse boolean		Choices: no yes	Instructs the system to mark the target resource down when the test is successful. This setting is useful, for example, if the content on your web site home page is dynamic and changes frequently, you may want to set up a reverse ECV service check that looks for the string Error. A match for this string means the web server was down. To use this option, you must specify values for `send` and `receive`.
send string			The send string for the monitor call.
state string		Choices: present ← absent	When `present`, ensures the monitor exists. When `absent`, ensures the monitor is removed.
timeout integer			The number of seconds in which the node or service must respond to the monitor request. 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. You can change this number to any number you want, however, it should be 3 times the interval number of seconds plus 1 second. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, the default value will be 120.
transparent boolean		Choices: no yes	Specifies whether the monitor operates in transparent mode. A monitor in transparent mode directs traffic through the associated pool members or nodes (usually a router or firewall) to the aliased destination (that is, it probes the `ip`-`port` combination specified in the monitor). If the monitor cannot successfully reach the aliased destination, the pool member or node through which the monitor traffic was sent is marked down. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be `no`.

Notes

Note

For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.
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 f5networks.f5_modules.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 GTM TCP monitor
  bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp:
    name: my_monitor
    ip: 1.1.1.1
    port: 80
    send: my send string
    receive: my receive string
    state: present
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

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

- name: Add TCP monitor for all addresses, port 514
  bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp:
    name: my_monitor
    port: 514
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
ignore_down_response boolean	changed	Whether to ignore the down response or not. Sample: True
interval integer	changed	The new interval in which to run the monitor check. Sample: 2
ip string	changed	The new IP of IP/port definition. Sample: 10.12.13.14
parent string	changed	New parent template of the monitor. Sample: tcp
port string	changed	The new port on which the monitor checks the resource. Sample: 8080
probe_timeout integer	changed	The new timeout in which the system will timeout the monitor probe. Sample: 10
receive string	changed	The new receive string for this monitor. Sample: tcp string to receive
reverse boolean	changed	The new value for whether the monitor operates in reverse mode.
send string	changed	The new send string for this monitor. Sample: tcp string to send
timeout integer	changed	The new timeout in which the remote system must respond to the monitor. Sample: 10
transparent boolean	changed	The new value for whether the monitor operates in transparent mode.

Authors

Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

© 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/f5networks/f5_modules/bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp_module.html