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f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_profile_persistence_universal – Manage universal persistence profiles
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_profile_persistence_universal.
New in version 1.1.0: of f5networks.f5_modules
Synopsis
- Manages universal persistence profiles on the BIG-IP system.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| app_service
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The iApp service to be associated with this profile. When no service is specified, the default is None.
         | 
     ||
| match_across_pools
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        When  
       yes, specifies the system can use any pool that contains this persistence record.
       
        When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
         | 
     |
| match_across_services
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        When  
       yes, specifies all persistent connections from a client IP address that go to the same virtual IP address also go to the same node.
       
        When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
         | 
     |
| match_across_virtuals
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        When  
       yes, specifies all persistent connections from the same client IP address go to the same node.
       
        When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
         | 
     |
| mirror
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        When  
       yes, specifies if the active unit goes into the standby mode, the system mirrors any persistence records to its peer.
       
        When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
         | 
     |
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the name of the profile.
         | 
     ||
| override_connection_limit
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        When  
       yes, specifies the system allows you to specify that pool member connection limits will be overridden for persisted clients.
       
        Per-virtual connection limits remain hard limits and are not overridden.
         | 
     |
| parent
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings.
        
       
        When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is the system-supplied  universal profile.
        | 
     ||
| partition
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "Common"
         | 
      
        
        Device partition to manage resources on.
         | 
     |
| 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.
        | 
     |
| rule
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the iRule used to select a persistence entry.
        
       
        When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is  None, which disables this setting.
        | 
     ||
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        When  
       present, ensures the profile exists.
       
        When  absent, ensures the profile is removed.
        | 
     |
| timeout
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the duration of the persistence entries.
        
       
        When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.
        
       
        To specify an indefinite timeout, use the value  
       indefinite.
       
        If specifying a numeric timeout, the value must be between  1 and 4294967295.
        | 
     ||
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: Create a profile
  bigip_profile_persistence_universal:
    name: foo
    state: present
    match_across_services: yes
    match_across_virtuals: yes
    mirror: yes
    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 | 
|---|---|---|
| app_service
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The iApp service associated with this profile
         Sample:
        
       
        /Common/good_service.app/good_service
         | 
     
| match_across_pools
        
        boolean
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The new Match Across Pools value.
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
| match_across_services
        
        boolean
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The new Match Across Services value.
          | 
     
| match_across_virtuals
        
        boolean
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The new Match Across Virtuals value.
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
| mirror
        
        boolean
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The new Mirror value.
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
| override_connection_limit
        
        boolean
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The new Override Connection Limit value.
          | 
     
| parent
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The parent profile.
         Sample:
        
       
        /Common/cookie
         | 
     
| rule
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The iRule used to select persistence entry.
         Sample:
        
       
        /Common/_sys_https_redirect
         | 
     
| timeout
        
        string
         | 
      changed | 
        
        The duration of the persistence entries.
         Sample:
        
       
        180
         | 
     
Authors
- Nitin Khanna (@nitinthewiz)
 
© 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_profile_persistence_universal_module.html