f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_apm_policy_fetch – Exports the APM policy or APM access profile from remote nodes.

Note

This plugin is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.7.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install f5networks.f5_modules.

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

New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

Exports the APM policy or APM access profile from remote nodes.

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
dest path			A directory to save the file into.
file string			The name of the file to be created on the remote device for downloading.
force boolean		Choices: no yes ←	If `no`, the file will only be transferred if it does not exist in the the destination.
name string / required			The name of the APM policy or APM access profile exported to create a file on the remote device for downloading.
partition string		Default: "Common"	Device partition which contains the APM policy or APM access profile to export.
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_TEEM`.
	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`.
type string		Choices: profile_access ← access_policy	Specifies the type of item to export from the device.

Notes

Note

Due to ID685681 it is not possible to execute ng_* tools via REST API on v12.x and 13.x, once this is fixed this restriction will be removed.
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: Export APM access profile
  bigip_apm_policy_fetch:
    name: foobar
    file: export_foo
    dest: /root/download
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Export APM access policy
  bigip_apm_policy_fetch:
    name: foobar
    file: export_foo
    dest: /root/download
    type: access_policy
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Export APM access profile, autogenerate name
  bigip_apm_policy_fetch:
    name: foobar
    dest: /root/download
    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
dest string	changed	Local path to download the exported APM policy. Sample: /root/downloads/profile-foobar_file.conf.tar.gz
file string	changed	Name of the exported file on the remote BIG-IP to download. If not specified, then this will be a randomly generated filename. Sample: foobar_file
name string	changed	Name of the APM policy or APM access profile to be exported. Sample: APM_policy_global
type string	changed	Set to specify the type of item to export. Sample: access_policy

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/2.11/collections/f5networks/f5_modules/bigip_apm_policy_fetch_module.html