bigip_data_group – Manage data groups on a BIG-IP

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Status

Synopsis

• Allows for managing data groups on a BIG-IP. Data groups provide a way to store collections of values on a BIG-IP for later use in things such as LTM rules, iRules, and ASM policies.

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Create a data group of addresses
  bigip_data_group:
    name: foo
    internal: yes
    records:
      - key: 0.0.0.0/32
        value: External_NAT
      - key: 10.10.10.10
        value: No_NAT
    type: address
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a data group of strings
  bigip_data_group:
    name: foo
    internal: yes
    records:
      - key: caddy
        value: ""
      - key: cafeteria
        value: ""
      - key: cactus
        value: ""
    type: str
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a data group of IP addresses from a file
  bigip_data_group:
    name: foo
    records_src: /path/to/dg-file
    type: address
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Update an existing internal data group of strings
  bigip_data_group:
    name: foo
    internal: yes
    records:
      - key: caddy
        value: ""
      - key: cafeteria
        value: ""
      - key: cactus
        value: ""
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Show the data format expected for records_content - address 1
  copy:
    dest: /path/to/addresses.txt
    content: |
      network 10.0.0.0 prefixlen 8 := "Network1",
      network 172.16.0.0 prefixlen 12 := "Network2",
      network 192.168.0.0 prefixlen 16 := "Network3",
      network 2402:9400:1000:0:: prefixlen 64 := "Network4",
      host 192.168.20.1 := "Host1",
      host 172.16.1.1 := "Host2",
      host 172.16.1.1/32 := "Host3",
      host 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334 := "Host4",
      host 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334/128 := "Host5"

- name: Show the data format expected for records_content - address 2
  copy:
    dest: /path/to/addresses.txt
    content: |
      10.0.0.0/8 := "Network1",
      172.16.0.0/12 := "Network2",
      192.168.0.0/16 := "Network3",
      2402:9400:1000:0::/64 := "Network4",
      192.168.20.1 := "Host1",
      172.16.1.1 := "Host2",
      172.16.1.1/32 := "Host3",
      2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334 := "Host4",
      2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334/128 := "Host5"

- name: Show the data format expected for records_content - string
  copy:
    dest: /path/to/strings.txt
    content: |
      a := alpha,
      b := bravo,
      c := charlie,
      x := x-ray,
      y := yankee,
      z := zulu,

- name: Show the data format expected for records_content - integer
  copy:
    dest: /path/to/integers.txt
    content: |
      1 := bar,
      2 := baz,
      3,
      4,

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]

Authors

• Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
• Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)