f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_message_routing_route – Manages static routes for routing message protocol messages

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_message_routing_route.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

  • Manages static routes for routing message protocol messages.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
description
string
The user-defined description of the static route.
dst_address
string
Specifies the destination address of the route.
Setting the attribute to an empty string will create a wildcard matching all message destination-addresses, which is the default when creating a new route.
name
string / required
Specifies the name of the static route.
partition
string
Default:
"Common"
Device partition to create route object on.
peer_selection_mode
string
    Choices:
  • ratio
  • sequential
Specifies the method to use when selecting a peer from the provided list of peers.
peers
list / elements=string
Specifies a list of ltm messagerouting-peer objects.
The specified peer must be on the same partition as the route.
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.
src_address
string
Specifies the source address of the route.
Setting the attribute to an empty string will create a wildcard matching all message source-addresses, which is the default when creating a new route.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
When present, ensures the route exists.
When absent, ensures the route is removed.
type
string
    Choices:
  • generic ←
Parameter used to specify the type of the route to manage.
Default setting is generic with more options coming.

Notes

Note

  • Requires BIG-IP >= 14.0.0
  • 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 simple generic route
  bigip_message_routing_route:
    name: foobar
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Modify a generic route
  bigip_message_routing_route:
    name: foobar
    peers:
      - peer1
      - peer2
    peer_selection_mode: ratio
    src_address: annoying_user
    dst_address: blackhole
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove a generic
  bigip_message_routing_route:
    name: foobar
    state: absent
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  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
The user-defined description of the route.

Sample:
Some description
dst_address
string
changed
The destination address of the route.

Sample:
blackhole
peer_selection_mode
string
changed
The method to use when selecting a peer.

Sample:
ratio
peers
list / elements=string
changed
The list of ltm messagerouting-peer object.

Sample:
['/Common/peer1', '/Common/peer2']
src_address
string
changed
The source address of the route.

Sample:
annyoing_user


Authors

  • 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_message_routing_route_module.html