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bigip_apm_policy_import – Manage BIG-IP APM policy or APM access profile imports
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis
- Manage BIG-IP APM policy or APM access profile imports.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| force
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        When set to  
       yes any existing policy with the same name will be overwritten by the new import.
       
        If policy does not exist this setting is ignored.
         | 
     |
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The name of the APM policy or APM access profile to create or override.
         | 
     ||
| partition
        
        -
         | 
      Default: 
        "Common"
         | 
      
        
        Device partition to manage resources on.
         | 
     |
| 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  | 
     ||
| provider
        
        dictionary
        
       
        added in 2.5
         | 
      
        
        A dict object containing connection details.
         | 
     ||
| 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
         | 
      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.
         | 
     |
| 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.
        | 
     |
| server
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The BIG-IP host.
        
       
        You may omit this option by setting the environment variable  F5_SERVER.
        | 
     ||
| server_port
        
        integer
        
       
        added in 2.2
         | 
      Default: 
        443
         | 
      
        
        The BIG-IP server port.
        
       
        You may omit this option by setting the environment variable  F5_SERVER_PORT.
        | 
     |
| source
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        Full path to a file to be imported into the BIG-IP APM.
         | 
     ||
| type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specifies the type of item to export from 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
        
       
        added in 2.0
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        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.
        | 
     |
Notes
Note
- Due to ID685681 it is not possible to execute ng_* tools via REST api on v12.x and 13.x, once this is fixed this restriction will be removed.
 - Requires BIG-IP >= 14.0.0
 - For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.
 - Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12.
 - The F5 modules only manipulate the running configuration of the F5 product. To ensure that BIG-IP specific configuration persists to disk, be sure to include at least one task that uses the bigip_config module to save the running configuration. Refer to the module’s documentation for the correct usage of the module to save your running configuration.
 
Examples
- name: Import APM profile
  bigip_apm_policy_import:
    name: new_apm_profile
    source: /root/apm_profile.tar.gz
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Import APM policy
  bigip_apm_policy_import:
    name: new_apm_policy
    source: /root/apm_policy.tar.gz
    type: access_policy
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Override existing APM policy
  bigip_asm_policy:
    name: new_apm_policy
    source: /root/apm_policy.tar.gz
    force: yes
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      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 | 
|---|---|---|
| force
        
        boolean
         | 
      changed | 
        
        Set when overwriting an existing policy or profile.
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
| name
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        Name of the APM policy or APM access profile to be created/overwritten.
         Sample:
        
       
        APM_policy_global
         | 
     
| source
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        Local path to APM policy file.
         Sample:
        
       
        /root/some_policy.tar.gz
         | 
     
| type
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        Set to specify type of item to export.
         Sample:
        
       
        access_policy
         | 
     
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
 - This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]
 
Authors
- Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)
 
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