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bigip_partition – Manage BIG-IP partitions
New in version 2.5.
Synopsis
- Manage BIG-IP partitions.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| description
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The description to attach to the Partition.
         | 
     ||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the partition
         | 
     ||
| 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.
        | 
     |
| route_domain
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        The default Route Domain to assign to the Partition. If no route domain is specified, then the default route domain for the system (typically zero) will be used only when creating a new partition.
         | 
     ||
| 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.
        | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether the partition should exist or not.
         | 
     |
| 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
- Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12
 - 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: Create partition "foo" using the default route domain
  bigip_partition:
    name: foo
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Create partition "bar" using a custom route domain
  bigip_partition:
    name: bar
    route_domain: 3
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Change route domain of partition "foo"
  bigip_partition:
    name: foo
    route_domain: 8
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Set a description for partition "foo"
  bigip_partition:
    name: foo
    description: Tenant CompanyA
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Delete the "foo" partition
  bigip_partition:
    name: foo
    state: absent
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| description
        
        string
         | 
      changed and success | 
        
        The description of the partition.
         Sample:
        
       
        Example partition
         | 
     
| route_domain
        
        integer
         | 
      changed and success | 
        
        Name of the route domain associated with the partition.
          | 
     
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)
 
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/modules/bigip_partition_module.html