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f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_device_dns – Manage DNS settings on a BIG-IP
Note
This plugin is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.12.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install f5networks.f5_modules.
To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_device_dns.
New in version 1.0.0: of f5networks.f5_modules
Synopsis
- Manage the DNS settings on a BIG-IP device.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| cache
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specifies whether the system caches DNS lookups or performs the operation each time a lookup is needed. Note this applies only to Access Policy Manager (APM) features, such as ACLs, web application rewrites, and authentication.
         | 
     |
| ip_version
        
        integer
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Specifies whether the DNS specifies IP addresses using IPv4 or IPv6.
         | 
     |
| name_servers
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        A list of name servers the system uses to validate DNS lookups
         | 
     ||
| provider
        
        dictionary
        
       
        added in 1.0.0 of f5networks.f5_modules
         | 
      
        
        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.
         | 
     ||
| no_f5_teem
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If  
       yes, TEEM telemetry data is not sent to F5.
       
        You may omit this option by setting the environment variable  
       F5_TELEMETRY_OFF.
       
        Previously used variable  F5_TEEM is deprecated as its name was confusing.
        | 
     |
| 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.
        | 
     |
| 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.
        | 
     |
| search
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        A list of domains the system searches for local domain lookups, to resolve local host names.
         | 
     ||
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The state of the variable on the system. When  present, guarantees an existing variable is set to value.
        | 
     |
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 f5networks.f5_modules.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: Set the DNS settings on the BIG-IP
  bigip_device_dns:
    name_servers:
      - 208.67.222.222
      - 208.67.220.220
    search:
      - localdomain
      - lab.local
    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 | 
|---|---|---|
| cache
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The new value of the DNS caching.
         Sample:
        
       
        enabled
         | 
     
| ip_version
        
        integer
         | 
      changed | 
        
        IP version that was set, DNS will specify IP addresses in this version.
         Sample:
        
       
        4
         | 
     
| name_servers
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        List of name servers that were set.
         Sample:
        
       
        ['192.0.2.10', '172.17.12.10']
         | 
     
| search
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        List of search domains that were set.
         Sample:
        
       
        ['192.0.2.10', '172.17.12.10']
         | 
     
| warnings
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      always | 
        
        The list of warnings (if any) generated by module based on arguments
         Sample:
        
       
        ['...', '...']
         | 
     
Authors
- Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
 - Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/f5networks/f5_modules/bigip_device_dns_module.html