New in version 2.6.
bigip_gtm_pool module. The pool module is intended to allow you to adjust the member order in the pool, not the various settings of the members. The bigip_gtm_pool_member module should be used to adjust all of the other settings.| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| aggregate list added in 2.8 | List of GTM pool member definitions to be created, modified or removed. When using aggregates if one of the aggregate definitions is invalid, the aggregate run will fail, indicating the error it last encountered.The module will NOT rollback any changes it has made prior to encountering the error.The module also will not indicate what changes were made prior to failure, therefore it is strongly advised to run the module in check mode to make basic validation, prior to module execution. aliases: members | ||
| description string | The description of the pool member. | ||
| limits dictionary | Specifies resource thresholds or limit requirements at the pool member level. When you enable one or more limit settings, the system then uses that data to take members in and out of service. You can define limits for any or all of the limit settings. However, when a member does not meet the resource threshold limit requirement, the system marks the member as unavailable and directs load-balancing traffic to another resource. | ||
| bits_enabled boolean |
| Whether the bits limit it enabled or not. This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit. | |
| bits_limit integer | Specifies the maximum allowable data throughput rate, in bits per second, for the member. If the network traffic volume exceeds this limit, the system marks the member as unavailable. | ||
| connections_enabled boolean |
| Whether the current connections limit it enabled or not. This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit. | |
| connections_limit integer | Specifies the maximum number of concurrent connections, combined, for all of the member. If the connections exceed this limit, the system marks the server as unavailable. | ||
| packets_enabled boolean |
| Whether the packets limit it enabled or not. This parameter allows you to switch on or off the effect of the limit. | |
| packets_limit integer | Specifies the maximum allowable data transfer rate, in packets per second, for the member. If the network traffic volume exceeds this limit, the system marks the member as unavailable. | ||
| member_order integer | Specifies the order in which the member will appear in the pool. The system uses this number with load balancing methods that involve prioritizing pool members, such as the Ratio load balancing method. When creating a new member using this module, if the member_order parameter is not specified, it will default to 0 (first member in the pool). | ||
| monitor string | Specifies the monitor assigned to this pool member. Pool members only support a single monitor. If the port of the gtm_virtual_server is *, the accepted values of this parameter will be affected.When creating a new pool member, if this parameter is not specified, the default of default will be used.To remove the monitor from the pool member, use the value none.For pool members created on different partitions, you can also specify the full path to the Common monitor. For example, /Common/tcp. | ||
| partition string | Default: "Common" | Device partition to manage resources on. | |
| pool string / required | Name of the GTM pool. For pools created on different partitions, you must specify partition of the pool in the full path format, for example, /FooBar/pool_name. | ||
| provider dictionary added in 2.5 | 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. | ||
| 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. | |
| ssh_keyfile path | Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE. | ||
| 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. | |
| ratio integer | Specifies the weight of the pool member for load balancing purposes. | ||
| replace_all_with boolean added in 2.8 |
| Remove members not defined in the aggregate parameter.This operation is all or none, meaning that it will stop if there are some pool members that cannot be removed. aliases: purge | |
| server_name string / required | Specifies the GTM server which contains the virtual_server. | ||
| state string |
| Pool member state. When present, ensures that the pool member is created and enabled. When absent, ensures that the pool member is removed from the system. When enabled or disabled, ensures that the pool member is enabled or disabled (respectively) on the remote device.It is recommended that you use the members parameter of the bigip_gtm_pool module when adding and removing members and it provides an easier way of specifying order. If this is not possible, then the state parameter here should be used.Remember that the order of the members will be affected if you add or remove them using this method. To some extent, this can be controlled using the member_order parameter. | |
| type string / required |
| The type of GTM pool that the member is in. | |
| virtual_server string / required | Specifies the name of the GTM virtual server which is assigned to the specified server. | ||
Note
- name: Create a GTM pool member
bigip_gtm_pool_member:
pool: pool1
server_name: server1
virtual_server: vs1
type: a
provider:
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
user: admin
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Create a GTM pool member different partition
bigip_gtm_pool_member:
server_name: /Common/foo_name
virtual_server: GTMVSName
type: a
pool: /FooBar/foo-pool
partition: Common
provider:
password: secret
server: lb.mydomain.com
user: admin
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add GTM pool members aggregate
bigip_gtm_pool_member:
pool: pool1
type: a
aggregate:
- server_name: server1
virtual_server: vs1
partition: Common
description: web server1
member_order: 0
- server_name: server2
virtual_server: vs2
partition: Common
description: web server2
member_order: 1
- server_name: server3
virtual_server: vs3
partition: Common
description: web server3
member_order: 2
provider:
server: lb.mydomain.com
user: admin
password: secret
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add GTM pool members aggregate, remove non aggregates
bigip_gtm_pool_member:
pool: pool1
type: a
aggregate:
- server_name: server1
virtual_server: vs1
partition: Common
description: web server1
member_order: 0
- server_name: server2
virtual_server: vs2
partition: Common
description: web server2
member_order: 1
- server_name: server3
virtual_server: vs3
partition: Common
description: web server3
member_order: 2
replace_all_with: yes
provider:
server: lb.mydomain.com
user: admin
password: secret
delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bits_enabled boolean | changed | Whether the bits limit is enabled. Sample: True |
| bits_limit integer | changed | The new bits_enabled limit. Sample: 100 |
| connections_enabled boolean | changed | Whether the connections limit is enabled. Sample: True |
| connections_limit integer | changed | The new connections_limit limit. Sample: 100 |
| description string | changed | The new description of the member. Sample: My description |
| disabled boolean | changed | Whether the pool member is disabled or not. Sample: True |
| enabled boolean | changed | Whether the pool member is enabled or not. Sample: True |
| member_order integer | changed | The new order in which the member appears in the pool. Sample: 2 |
| monitor string | changed | The new monitor assigned to the pool member. Sample: /Common/monitor1 |
| packets_enabled boolean | changed | Whether the packets limit is enabled. Sample: True |
| packets_limit integer | changed | The new packets_limit limit. Sample: 100 |
| ratio integer | changed | The new weight of the member for load balancing. Sample: 10 |
| replace_all_with boolean | changed | Purges all non-aggregate pool members from device Sample: True |
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