bigip_sys_db - Manage BIG-IP system database variables

New in version 2.2.

Synopsis

  • Manage BIG-IP system database variables

Requirements

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

  • f5-sdk >= 3.0.9

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
key
required
The database variable to manipulate.
password
required
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_PASSWORD is set.

aliases: pass, pwd
provider
(added in 2.5)
 Default:
None
A dict object containing connection details.
ssh_keyfile
Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
timeout Default:
10
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.
server
required
The BIG-IP host. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER is set.
user
required
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_USER is set.
server_port Default:
443
The BIG-IP server port. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT is set.
password
required
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_PASSWORD is set.

aliases: pass, pwd
validate_certs
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS is set.
transport
required
    Choices:
  • rest
  • cli ←
Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
server
required
The BIG-IP host. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER is set.
server_port
(added in 2.2)
 Default:
443
The BIG-IP server port. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT is set.
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • reset
The state of the variable on the system. When present, guarantees that an existing variable is set to value. When reset sets the variable back to the default value. At least one of value and state reset are required.
user
required
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_USER is set.
validate_certs
(added in 2.0)
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS is set.
value
The value to set the key to. At least one of value and state reset are required.

Notes

Note

  • Requires BIG-IP version 12.0.0 or greater
  • For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.
  • Requires the f5-sdk Python package on the host. This is as easy as pip install f5-sdk.

Examples

- name: Set the boot.quiet DB variable on the BIG-IP
  bigip_sys_db:
    user: admin
    password: secret
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    key: boot.quiet
    value: disable
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Disable the initial setup screen
  bigip_sys_db:
    user: admin
    password: secret
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    key: setup.run
    value: false
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Reset the initial setup screen
  bigip_sys_db:
    user: admin
    password: secret
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    key: setup.run
    state: reset
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
default_value
string
 changed and success
The default value of the key

Sample:
True
name
string
 changed and success
The key in the system database that was specified

Sample:
setup.run
value
string
 changed and success
The value that you set the key to


Status

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

Author

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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