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bigip_firewall_schedule – Manage BIG-IP AFM schedule configurations
New in version 2.9.
Synopsis
- Manage BIG-IP AFM schedule configurations.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| daily_hour_end
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the time of day the rule will stop being used.
        
       
        When not defined, the default of  
       24:00 is used when creating a new schedule.
       
        The time zone is always assumed to be UTC and values must be provided as  HH:MM using 24hour clock format.
        | 
     ||
| daily_hour_start
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the time of day the rule will start to be in use.
        
       
        The value must be a time before  
       daily_hour_end.
       
        When not defined, the default of  
       0:00 is used when creating a new schedule.
       
        When the value is set to  
       all-day both daily_hour_end and daily_hour_start are reset to their respective defaults.
       
        The time zone is always assumed to be UTC and values must be provided as  HH:MM using 24hour clock format.
        | 
     ||
| date_valid_end
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the end date/time this schedule will apply to the rule.
        
       
        The date must be after  
       date_valid_start
       
        When not defined the default of  
       indefinite is used when creating a new schedule.
       
        The time zone is always assumed to be UTC.
        
       
        The datetime format should always be the following  YYYY-MM-DD:HH:MM:SS format.
        | 
     ||
| date_valid_start
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the start date/time this schedule will apply to the rule.
        
       
        When not defined the default of  
       epoch is used when creating a new schedule.
       
        The time zone is always assumed to be UTC.
        
       
        The datetime format should always be the following  YYYY-MM-DD:HH:MM:SS format.
        | 
     ||
| days_of_week
        
        list
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specifies which days of the week the rule will be applied.
        
       
        When not defined the default value of  
       all is used when creating a new schedule.
       
        The  all value is mutually exclusive with other choices.
        | 
     |
| description
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the user defined description text.
         | 
     ||
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the name of the AFM schedule configuration.
         | 
     ||
| partition
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "Common"
         | 
      
        
        Device partition to manage resources on.
         | 
     |
| 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.
        | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        When  
       present, ensures that the resource exists.
       
        When  absent, ensures the resource is removed.
        | 
     |
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 6 hour two day schedule, no start/end date
  bigip_firewall_schedule:
    name: barfoo
    daily_hour_start: 13:00
    daily_hour_end: 19:00
    days_of_week:
      - monday
      - tuesday
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Create a seven day schedule with start/end date
  bigip_firewall_schedule:
    name: foobar
    date_valid_start: "{{ lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d:%H:%M:%S') }}"
    date_valid_end: "{{ lookup('pipe','date -d \"now + 7 days\" +%Y-%m-%d:%H:%M:%S') }}"
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Modify created schedule to all-day
  bigip_firewall_schedule:
    name: barfoo
    daily_hour_start: all-day
    days_of_week:
      - monday
      - tuesday
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Modify a schedule to have no end date
  bigip_firewall_schedule:
    name: foobar
    date_valid_start: "{{ lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d:%H:%M:%S') }}"
    date_valid_end: "indefinite"
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove created schedule
  bigip_firewall_schedule:
    name: foobar
    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 | 
|---|---|---|
| daily_hour_end
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The time of day the rule will stop being used.
         Sample:
        
       
        18:00
         | 
     
| daily_hour_start
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The time of day the rule will start to be in use.
         Sample:
        
       
        13:00
         | 
     
| date_valid_end
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The end date/time schedule will apply to the rule.
         Sample:
        
       
        2019-03-11:15:30:00
         | 
     
| date_valid_start
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The start date/time schedule will apply to the rule.
         Sample:
        
       
        2019-03-01:15:30:00
         | 
     
| days_of_week
        
        list
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The days of the week the rule will be applied.
         Sample:
        
       
        ['monday', 'tuesday']
         | 
     
| description
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The user defined description text.
         Sample:
        
       
        Foo is bar
         | 
     
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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