Note
This plugin is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.12.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install f5networks.f5_modules.
To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_device_syslog.
New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| auth_priv_from string |
| Specifies the lowest level of messages about user authentication to include in the system log. | |
| auth_priv_to string |
| Specifies the highest level of messages about user authentication to include in the system log. | |
| console_log boolean |
| Enables or disables logging emergency syslog messages to the console. | |
| cron_from string |
| Specifies the lowest level of messages about time-based scheduling to include in the system log. | |
| cron_to string |
| Specifies the highest level of messages about time-based scheduling to include in the system log. | |
| daemon_from string |
| Specifies the lowest level of messages about daemon performance to include in the system log. | |
| daemon_to string |
| Specifies the highest level of messages about daemon performance to include in the system log. | |
| include string | Syslog-NG configuration to include in the device syslog config. | ||
| iso_date boolean |
| Enables or disables the ISO date format for messages in the log files. | |
| kern_from string |
| Specifies the lowest level of kernel messages to include in the system log. | |
| kern_to string |
| Specifies the highest level of kernel messages to include in the system log. | |
| local6_from string |
| Specifies the lowest error level for messages from the local6 facility to include in the log. | |
| local6_to string |
| Specifies the highest error level for messages from the local6 facility to include in the log. | |
| mail_from string |
| Specifies the lowest level of mail log messages to include in the system log. | |
| mail_to string |
| Specifies the highest level of mail log messages to include in the system log. | |
| messages_from string |
| Specifies the lowest level of system messages to include in the system log. | |
| messages_to string |
| Specifies the highest level of system messages to include in the system log. | |
| 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 |
| If yes, TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5.You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_TELEMETRY_OFF.Previously used variable F5_TEEM is deprecated as its name was confusing. | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. | |
| user_log_from string |
| Specifies the lowest level of user account messages to include in the system log. | |
| user_log_to string |
| Specifies the highest level of user account messages to include in the system log. | |
Note
- name: Create a syslog config
bigip_device_syslog:
name: foo
provider:
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
user: admin
delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| auth_priv_from string | changed | The new lowest user authentication logging level. Sample: alert |
| auth_priv_to string | changed | The new highest user authentication logging level. Sample: emerg |
| console_log boolean | changed | Whether logging to the console is enabled or not. Sample: True |
| cron_from string | changed | The new lowest time-based scheduling logging level. Sample: emerg |
| cron_to string | changed | The new highest time-based scheduling logging level. Sample: alert |
| daemon_from string | changed | The new lowest daemon performance logging level. Sample: alert |
| daemon_to string | changed | The new highest daemon performance logging level. Sample: alert |
| include string | changed | The new extra syslog-ng configuration to include in syslog config. Sample: filter f_remote_syslog { not (facility(local6)) }; |
| iso_date boolean | changed | Whether ISO date format in logs is enabled or not. |
| kern_from string | changed | The new lowest kernel messages logging level. Sample: alert |
| kern_to string | changed | The new highest kernel messages logging level. Sample: alert |
| local6_from string | changed | The new lowest local6 facility logging level. Sample: alert |
| local6_to string | changed | The new highest local6 facility logging level. Sample: alert |
| mail_from string | changed | The new lowest mail log logging level. Sample: alert |
| mail_to string | changed | The new highest mail log logging level. Sample: alert |
| messages_from string | changed | The new lowest system logging level. Sample: alert |
| messages_to string | changed | The new highest system logging level. Sample: alert |
| user_log_from string | changed | The new lowest user account logging level. Sample: alert |
| user_log_to string | changed | The new highest user account logging level. Sample: alert |
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