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bigip_trunk – Manage trunks on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

  • Manages trunks on a BIG-IP.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
description
string
added in 2.7
Description of the trunk.
frame_distribution_hash
string
    Choices:
  • destination-mac
  • source-destination-ip
  • source-destination-mac
Specifies the basis for the hash that the system uses as the frame distribution algorithm. The system uses the resulting hash to determine which interface to use for forwarding traffic.
When creating a new trunk, if this parameter is not specified, the default is source-destination-ip.
When source-destination-mac, specifies that the system bases the hash on the combined MAC addresses of the source and the destination.
When destination-mac, specifies that the system bases the hash on the MAC address of the destination.
When source-destination-ip, specifies that the system bases the hash on the combined IP addresses of the source and the destination.
interfaces
list
The interfaces that are part of the trunk.
To clear the list of interfaces, specify an empty list.
lacp_enabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
When yes, specifies that the system supports the link aggregation control protocol (LACP), which monitors the trunk by exchanging control packets over the member links to determine the health of the links.
If LACP detects a failure in a member link, it removes the link from the link aggregation.
When creating a new trunk, if this parameter is not specified, LACP is no.
LACP is disabled by default for backward compatibility. If this does not apply to your network, we recommend that you enable LACP.
lacp_mode
string
    Choices:
  • active
  • passive
Specifies the operation mode for link aggregation control protocol (LACP), if LACP is enabled for the trunk.
When creating a new trunk, if this parameter is not specified, the default is active.
When active, specifies that the system periodically sends control packets regardless of whether the partner system has issued a request.
When passive, specifies that the system sends control packets only when the partner system has issued a request.
lacp_timeout
string
    Choices:
  • long
  • short
Specifies the rate at which the system sends the LACP control packets.
When creating a new trunk, if this parameter is not specified, the default is long.
When long, specifies that the system sends an LACP control packet every 30 seconds.
When short, specifies that the system sends an LACP control packet every 1 seconds.
link_selection_policy
string
    Choices:
  • auto
  • maximum-bandwidth
Specifies, once the trunk is configured, the policy that the trunk uses to determine which member link (interface) can handle new traffic.
When creating a new trunk, if this value is not specific, the default is auto.
When auto, specifies that the system automatically determines which interfaces can handle new traffic. For the auto option, the member links must all be the same media type and speed.
When maximum-bandwidth, specifies that the system determines which interfaces can handle new traffic based on the members' maximum bandwidth.
name
string / required
Specifies the name of the trunk.
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
    Choices:
  • cli
  • rest ←
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
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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.
qinq_ethertype
raw
added in 2.7
Specifies the ether-type value used for the packets handled on this trunk when it is a member in a QinQ vlan.
The ether-type can be set to any string containing a valid hexadecimal 16 bits number, or any of the well known ether-types; 0x8100, 0x9100, 0x88a8.
This parameter is not supported on Virtual Editions.
You should always wrap this value in quotes to prevent Ansible from interpreting the value as a literal hexadecimal number and converting it to an integer.
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
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
When present, ensures that the resource exists.
When absent, ensures the resource is removed.
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
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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

  • 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 a trunk on hardware
  bigip_trunk:
    name: trunk1
    interfaces:
      - 1.1
      - 1.2
    link_selection_policy: maximum-bandwidth
    frame_distribution_hash: destination-mac
    lacp_enabled: yes
    lacp_mode: passive
    lacp_timeout: short
    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
Description of the trunk.

Sample:
My trunk
frame_distribution_hash
string
changed
Hash that the system uses as the frame distribution algorithm.

Sample:
src-dst-ipport
interfaces
list
changed
Interfaces that are part of the trunk.

Sample:
['int1', 'int2']
lacp_enabled
boolean
changed
Whether the system supports the link aggregation control protocol (LACP) or not.

Sample:
True
lacp_mode
string
changed
Operation mode for LACP if the lacp option is enabled for the trunk.

Sample:
active
lacp_timeout
string
changed
Rate at which the system sends the LACP control packets.

Sample:
long
link_selection_policy
string
changed
LACP policy that the trunk uses to determine which member link (interface) can handle new traffic.

Sample:
auto
qinq_ethertype
string
changed
Ether-type value used for the packets handled on this trunk when it is a member in a QinQ vlan.

Sample:
37120


Status

Authors

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

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