avi_gslbservice - Module for setup of GslbService Avi RESTful Object

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

Requirements

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

  • avisdk

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_context
(added in 2.5)
Avi API context that includes current session ID and CSRF Token.
This allows user to perform single login and re-use the session.
api_version Default:
16.4.4
Avi API version of to use for Avi API and objects.
application_persistence_profile_ref
(added in 2.5)
The federated application persistence associated with gslbservice site persistence functionality.
It is a reference to an object of type applicationpersistenceprofile.
Field introduced in 17.2.1.
avi_api_patch_op
(added in 2.5)
    Choices:
  • add
  • replace
  • delete
Patch operation to use when using avi_api_update_method as patch.
avi_api_update_method
(added in 2.5)
    Choices:
  • put ←
  • patch
Default method for object update is HTTP PUT.
Setting to patch will override that behavior to use HTTP PATCH.
avi_credentials
(added in 2.5)
Avi Credentials dictionary which can be used in lieu of enumerating Avi Controller login details.
controller Default:
IP address or hostname of the controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_CONTROLLER.
controller_health_status_enabled
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Gs member's overall health status is derived based on a combination of controller and datapath health-status inputs.
Note that the datapath status is determined by the association of health monitor profiles.
Only the controller provided status is determined through this configuration.
Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as True.
created_by
Creator name.
Field introduced in 17.1.2.
description
User defined description for the object.
domain_names
Fully qualified domain name of the gslb service.
down_response
Response to the client query when the gslb service is down.
enabled
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable or disable the gslb service.
If the gslb service is enabled, then the vips are sent in the dns responses based on reachability and configured algorithm.
If the gslb service is disabled, then the vips are no longer available in the dns response.
Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as True.
groups
Select list of pools belonging to this gslb service.
health_monitor_refs
Verify vs health by applying one or more health monitors.
Active monitors generate synthetic traffic from dns service engine and to mark a vs up or down based on the response.
It is a reference to an object of type healthmonitor.
health_monitor_scope
Health monitor probe can be executed for all the members or it can be executed only for third-party members.
This operational mode is useful to reduce the number of health monitor probes in case of a hybrid scenario.
In such a case, avi members can have controller derived status while non-avi members can be probed by via health monitor probes in dataplane.
Enum options - GSLB_SERVICE_HEALTH_MONITOR_ALL_MEMBERS, GSLB_SERVICE_HEALTH_MONITOR_ONLY_NON_AVI_MEMBERS.
Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as GSLB_SERVICE_HEALTH_MONITOR_ALL_MEMBERS.
is_federated
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
This field indicates that this object is replicated across gslb federation.
Field introduced in 17.1.3.
Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as True.
min_members
(added in 2.5)
The minimum number of members to distribute traffic to.
Allowed values are 1-65535.
Special values are 0 - 'disable'.
Field introduced in 17.2.4.
Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as 0.
name
required
Name for the gslb service.
num_dns_ip
Number of ip addresses of this gslb service to be returned by the dns service.
Enter 0 to return all ip addresses.
Allowed values are 1-20.
Special values are 0- 'return all ip addresses'.
password Default:
Password of Avi user in Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_PASSWORD.
pool_algorithm
(added in 2.5)
The load balancing algorithm will pick a gslb pool within the gslb service list of available pools.
Enum options - GSLB_SERVICE_ALGORITHM_PRIORITY, GSLB_SERVICE_ALGORITHM_GEO.
Field introduced in 17.2.3.
Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as GSLB_SERVICE_ALGORITHM_PRIORITY.
site_persistence_enabled
(added in 2.5)
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable site-persistence for the gslbservice.
Field introduced in 17.2.1.
Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False.
state
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
The state that should be applied on the entity.
tenant Default:
admin
Name of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
tenant_ref
It is a reference to an object of type tenant.
tenant_uuid Default:
UUID of tenant used for all Avi API calls and context of object.
ttl
Ttl value (in seconds) for records served for this gslb service by the dns service.
Allowed values are 1-86400.
Units(SEC).
url
Avi controller URL of the object.
use_edns_client_subnet
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Use the client ip subnet from the edns option as source ipaddress for client geo-location and consistent hash algorithm.
Default is true.
Field introduced in 17.1.1.
Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as True.
username Default:
Username used for accessing Avi controller. The default value is the environment variable AVI_USERNAME.
uuid
Uuid of the gslb service.
wildcard_match
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable wild-card match of fqdn if an exact match is not found in the dns table, the longest match is chosen by wild-carding the fqdn in the dns
request.
Default is false.
Field introduced in 17.1.1.
Default value when not specified in API or module is interpreted by Avi Controller as False.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Example to create GslbService object
  avi_gslbservice:
    controller: 10.10.25.42
    username: admin
    password: something
    state: present
    name: sample_gslbservice

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
obj
dict
 success, changed
GslbService (api/gslbservice) object


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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