bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp - Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM tcp monitors

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

  • Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM tcp monitors.

Requirements

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

  • f5-sdk >= 3.0.9

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
ignore_down_response
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Specifies that the monitor allows more than one probe attempt per interval.
When yes, specifies that the monitor ignores down responses for the duration of the monitor timeout. Once the monitor timeout is reached without the system receiving an up response, the system marks the object down.
When no, specifies that the monitor immediately marks an object down when it receives a down response.
When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be no.
interval
The interval specifying how frequently the monitor instance of this template will run.
If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be 30.
This value must be less than the timeout value.
ip
IP address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be '*'.
If this value is an IP address, then a port number must be specified.
name
required
Monitor name.
parent Default:
"/Common/tcp"
The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the tcp parent on the Common partition.
partition Default:
"Common"
Device partition to manage resources on.
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
port
Port address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be '*'. Note that if specifying an IP address, a value between 1 and 65535 must be specified
probe_timeout
Specifies the number of seconds after which the system times out the probe request to the system.
When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be 5.
provider
(added in 2.5)
A dict object containing connection details.
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
server
required
The BIG-IP host. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER 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.
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
bool
    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.
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.
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.
transport
required
    Choices:
  • rest
  • cli ←
Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
receive
The receive string for the monitor call.
reverse
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Instructs the system to mark the target resource down when the test is successful. This setting is useful, for example, if the content on your web site home page is dynamic and changes frequently, you may want to set up a reverse ECV service check that looks for the string Error.
A match for this string means that the web server was down.
To use this option, you must specify values for send and receive.
send
The send string for the monitor call.
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 ←
  • absent
When present, ensures that the monitor exists.
When absent, ensures the monitor is removed.
timeout
The number of seconds in which the node or service must respond to the monitor request. If the target responds within the set time period, it is considered up. If the target does not respond within the set time period, it is considered down. You can change this number to any number you want, however, it should be 3 times the interval number of seconds plus 1 second.
If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be 120.
transparent
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Specifies whether the monitor operates in transparent mode.
A monitor in transparent mode directs traffic through the associated pool members or nodes (usually a router or firewall) to the aliased destination (that is, it probes the ip-port combination specified in the monitor).
If the monitor cannot successfully reach the aliased destination, the pool member or node through which the monitor traffic was sent is marked down.
When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be no.
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
bool

(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.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Create a GTM TCP monitor
  bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp:
    name: my_monitor
    ip: 1.1.1.1
    port: 80
    send: my send string
    receive: my receive string
    password: secret
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    state: present
    user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove TCP Monitor
  bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp:
    name: my_monitor
    state: absent
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add TCP monitor for all addresses, port 514
  bigip_gtm_monitor_tcp:
    name: my_monitor
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    user: admin
    port: 514
    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
ignore_down_response
bool
 changed
Whether to ignore the down response or not.

Sample:
True
interval
int
 changed
The new interval in which to run the monitor check.

Sample:
2
ip
string
 changed
The new IP of IP/port definition.

Sample:
10.12.13.14
parent
string
 changed
New parent template of the monitor.

Sample:
tcp
port
string
 changed
The new port the monitor checks the resource on.

Sample:
8080
probe_timeout
int
 changed
The new timeout in which the system will timeout the monitor probe.

Sample:
10
receive
string
 changed
The new receive string for this monitor.

Sample:
tcp string to receive
reverse
bool
 changed
The new value for whether the monitor operates in reverse mode.
send
string
 changed
The new send string for this monitor.

Sample:
tcp string to send
timeout
int
 changed
The new timeout in which the remote system must respond to the monitor.

Sample:
10
transparent
bool
 changed
The new value for whether the monitor operates in transparent mode.


Status

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

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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