f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_policy_rule – Manage LTM policy rules on a BIG-IP

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_policy_rule.

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis

  • This module manages LTM policy rules on a BIG-IP.

Requirements

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

  • BIG-IP >= v12.1.0

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
actions
list / elements=dictionary
The actions you want the policy rule to perform.
The available attributes vary by the action, however, each action requires you specify a type.
These conditions can be specified in any order. Despite the fact they are in a list, the order in the list does not matter to the BIG-IP.
asm_policy
string
ASM policy to enable.
This parameter is only valid with the enable type.
cookie_expiry
integer
added in 1.1.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
Optional argument, specifying the time for which the session is persisted.
This parameter is only valid with the persist type.
cookie_insert
string
added in 1.1.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
Cookie name on which you want to persist.
This parameter is only valid with the persist type.
disable_target
string
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
    Choices:
  • server_ssl
  • persist
Target which you want to disable.
This parameter is only valid with the disable type.
event
string
Events on which actions, such as reset and forward, can be triggered.
With the set_variable action, it is used for specifying an action event, such as request or response.
Valid event choices for forward action type are: client_accepted, proxy_request request, ssl_client_hello and ssl_client_server_hello_send.
Valid event choices for reset acton type are: client_accepted, proxy_connect proxy_request, proxy_response, request, response, server_connected, ssl_client_hello, ssl_client_server_hello_send, ssl_server_handshake, ssl_server_hello, websocket_request, websocket_response.
Valid event choices for disable acton type are: client_accepted, proxy_connect proxy_request, proxy_response, request, server_connected.
expression
string
A Tcl expression used with the set_variable action.
http_connect
dictionary
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
HTTP Connect header that you want to replace.
This parameter is only valid with the replace type.
event
string / required
    Choices:
  • client_accepted
  • proxy_connect
  • proxy_request
  • proxy_response
  • request
  • server_connected
  • ssl_client_hello
Type of event when the http_connect header is replaced.
port
integer
The port number.
If a port number is not provided, the value is set to 0 by default.
Be explicit when defining rules, so the system does not override port values.
value
string / required
The value of http_connect.
http_cookie
dictionary
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
HTTP Cookie header you want to remove or insert.
This parameter is only valid with the remove and insert type.
event
string / required
    Choices:
  • request
  • proxy_connect
  • proxy_request
Type of event when the http_cookie is removed or inserted.
name
string / required
The name of http_cookie.
value
string
The value of http_cookie.
This is a mandatory parameter when configured with insert type action.
http_header
dictionary
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
HTTP Header that you want to remove or insert.
This parameter is only valid with the remove, insert and replace type.
event
string / required
    Choices:
  • request
  • response
  • proxy_connect
  • proxy_request
  • proxy_response
Type of event when the http_header is removed, replaced, or inserted.
The request and response events are only choices with remove and insert type.
All of events are valid with replace type action.
name
string / required
The name of http_header.
value
string
The value of http_header.
Mandatory parameter when configured with insert or replace type.
http_host
dictionary
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
HTTP Host header you want to replace.
This parameter is only valid with the replace type.
event
string / required
    Choices:
  • request
  • proxy_connect
  • proxy_request
Type of event when the http_host is replaced.
value
string / required
The value of http_host.
http_referer
dictionary
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
HTTP Referer header you want to remove, replace, or insert.
This parameter is only valid with the remove, insert and replace type.
event
string / required
    Choices:
  • request
  • proxy_connect
  • proxy_request
Type of event when the c(http_referer) is removed, replaced, or inserted.
value
string
The value of http_referer.
This is a mandatory parameter when configured with insert type action.
This parameter is ignored for the remove type.
This parameter is optional for the replace type.
http_set_cookie
dictionary
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
HTTP Set-Cookie header you want to remove or insert.
This parameter is only valid with the remove or c(insert) type.
name
string / required
The name of http_set_cookie.
value
string
The value of http_set_cookie.
This is a mandatory parameter when configured with insert type action.
http_uri
dictionary
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
Replaces HTTP URI, path, or string.
This parameter is only valid with the replace type.
event
string / required
    Choices:
  • request
  • proxy_connect
  • proxy_request
Type of event when the http_uri is replaced.
type
string / required
    Choices:
  • path
  • query_string
  • full_string
Specifies the part of the http_uri to be replaced.
value
string / required
The value of http_uri.
location
string
The new URL for which a redirect response is sent.
A Tcl command substitution can be used for this field.
node
string
added in 1.2.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
Node to which you want to forward traffic.
This parameter is only valid with the forward type.
pool
string
Pool to which you want to forward traffic.
This parameter is only valid with the forward type.
type
string / required
    Choices:
  • forward
  • enable
  • ignore
  • redirect
  • reset
  • persist
  • set_variable
  • remove
  • insert
  • replace
  • disable
The action type. This value controls which of the following options are required.
When type is forward, the system associates a given pool, or virtual, or node with this rule.
When type is enable, the system associates a given asm_policy with this rule.
When type is ignore, the system removes all existing actions from this rule.
When type is redirect, the system redirects an HTTP request to a different URL.
When type is reset, the system resets the connection upon event.
When type is persist, the system associates cookie_insert and cookie_expiry with this rule.
When type is set_variable, the system sets a variable based on the evaluated Tcl expression based on event.
When type is remove, the system removes http_set_cookie, http_referer, http_header or http_cookie with this rule.
When type is insert, the system inserts http_set_cookie, http_referer, http_header or http_cookie with this rule.
When type is replace, the system replaces http_connect, http_referer, http_header, http_uri or http_host with this rule.
When type is disable, the system disables disable_target with this rule.
variable_name
string
Variable name used with the set_variable action.
virtual
string
Virtual server to which you want to forward traffic.
This parameter is only valid with the forward type.
conditions
list / elements=dictionary
A list of attributes that describe the condition.
See suboptions for details on how to construct each list entry.
The ordering of this list is important, the module ensures the order is kept when modifying the task.
The suboption options below are not required for all condition types, read the description for more details.
These conditions can be specified in any order. Despite the fact they are in a list, the order in the list does not matter to the BIG-IP.
address_matches_with_any
list / elements=string
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
A list of IP Subnet address strings the IP address should match.
This parameter is only valid with the tcp type.
address_matches_with_datagroup
list / elements=string
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
A list of internal datagroup strings the IP address should match.
This parameter is only valid with the tcp type.
address_matches_with_external_datagroup
list / elements=string
added in 1.10.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
A list of external datagroup strings the IP address should match.
This parameter is only valid with the tcp type.
event
string
Events on which conditions type match rules can be triggered.
Supported only for http_header, http_method, ssl_extension and tcp.
Valid choices for http_header condition types are: proxy_connect, proxy_request, proxy_response, request and response.
Valid choices for http_method condition types are: proxy_connect, proxy_request, proxy_response, request and response.
Valid choices for tcp condition types are: request, client_accepted, proxy_connect, proxy_request, proxy_response, ssl_client_hello, and ssl_client_server_hello_send.
Valid choices for ssl_extension are: ssl_client_hello, and ssl_client_server_hello_send.
header_is_any
list / elements=string
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
A list of strings of characters the HTTP Header value should match.
This parameter is only valid with the http_header type.
header_name
string
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
A name of http_header.
This parameter is only valid with the http_header type.
host_begins_with_any
list / elements=string
A list of strings of characters the HTTP Host should start with.
This parameter is only valid with the http_host type.
host_ends_with_any
list / elements=string
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
A list of strings of characters the HTTP Host should end with.
This parameter is only valid with the http_host type.
host_is_any
list / elements=string
A list of strings of characters the HTTP Host should match.
This parameter is only valid with the http_host type.
host_is_not_any
list / elements=string
A list of strings of characters the HTTP Host should not match.
This parameter is only valid with the http_host type.
method_matches_with_any
list / elements=string
added in 1.10.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
A list of strings of characters the HTTP Method value should match.
This parameter is only valid with the http_method type.
path_begins_with_any
list / elements=string
A list of strings of characters the HTTP URI should start with.
This parameter is only valid with the http_uri type.
path_contains
list / elements=string
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
A list of strings of characters the HTTP URI should contain.
This parameter is only valid with the http_uri type.
path_is_any
list / elements=string
added in 1.8.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
A list of strings of characters the HTTP URI should match.
This parameter is only valid with the http_uri type.
server_name_is_any
list / elements=string
A list of strings of characters the SSL Extension should match.
This parameter is only valid with the ssl_extension type.
type
string / required
    Choices:
  • http_uri
  • all_traffic
  • http_host
  • http_header
  • http_method
  • ssl_extension
  • tcp
The condition type. This value controls which of the following options are required.
When type is http_uri, the valid choices are: path_begins_with_any, path_contains or path_is_any.
When type is http_host, the valid choices are: host_is_any, host_is_not_any, host_begins_with_any or host_ends_with_any.
When type is http_header, the header_name parameter is mandatory and the valid choice is: header_is_any.
When type is http_method, the valid choices are: method_matches_with_any.
When type is all_traffic, the system removes all existing conditions from this rule.
description
string
Description of the policy rule.
name
string / required
The name of the rule.
partition
string
Default:
"Common"
Device partition to manage resources on.
policy
string / required
The name of the policy you want to associate this rule with.
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.
replace_with
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Specifies if the conditions given by the user should overwrite what exists on the device.
The option is useful when a subset of conditions needs to be removed. This option is similar to the replace-all-with flag available in TMSH commands.
Using this option is not idempotent.
rule_order
integer
added in 1.10.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
Specifies a number that indicates the order of this rule relative to other rules in the policy.
When not set, the device sets the parameter to 0.
If there are rules with the same rule order number, the device uses rule names to determine how the rules are ordered.
The lower the number, the lower the rule is in the general order, with the lowest number 0 being the topmost one.
Valid range of values is between 0 and 4294967295 inclusive.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
When present, ensures the key is uploaded to the device. When absent, ensures the key is removed from the device. If the key is currently in use, the module will not be able to remove the key.

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 policies
  bigip_policy:
    name: Policy-Foo
    state: present
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add a rule to the new policy
  bigip_policy_rule:
    policy: Policy-Foo
    name: rule3
    conditions:
      - type: http_uri
        path_begins_with_any:
          - /ABC
    actions:
      - type: forward
        pool: pool-svrs
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add multiple rules to the new policy
  bigip_policy_rule:
    policy: Policy-Foo
    name: "{{ item.name }}"
    conditions: "{{ item.conditions }}"
    actions: "{{ item.actions }}"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost
  loop:
    - name: rule1
      actions:
        - type: forward
          pool: pool-svrs
      conditions:
        - type: http_uri
          path_begins_with_any:
            - /euro
    - name: rule2
      actions:
        - type: forward
          pool: pool-svrs
      conditions:
        - type: http_uri
          path_begins_with_any:
            - /HomePage/
    - name: rule3
      actions:
        - type: set_variable
          variable_name: user-agent
          expression: tcl:[HTTP::header User-Agent]
          event: request
      conditions:
        - type: http_uri
          path_begins_with_any:
            - /HomePage/

- name: Remove all rules and conditions from the rule
  bigip_policy_rule:
    policy: Policy-Foo
    name: rule1
    conditions:
      - type: all_traffic
    actions:
      - type: ignore
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      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
actions
complex
changed
The new list of actions applied to the rule.

Sample:
hash/dictionary of values
pool
string
changed
Pool for forwarding to.

Sample:
foo-pool
type
string
changed
The action type.

Sample:
forward
conditions
complex
changed
The new list of conditions applied to the rule.

Sample:
hash/dictionary of values
path_begins_with_any
list / elements=string
changed
List of strings the URI begins with.

Sample:
['foo', 'bar']
type
string
changed
The condition type.

Sample:
http_uri
description
string
changed
The new description of the rule.

Sample:
My rule
rule_order
integer
changed
Specifies a number that indicates the order of this rule relative to other rules in the policy.

Sample:
10


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_policy_rule_module.html