New in version 2.5.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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active bool |
| If yes will apply and activate existing inactive policy. If no , it will deactivate existing active policy. Generally should be yes only in cases where you want to activate new or existing policy. | |
file | Full path to a policy file to be imported into the BIG-IP ASM. Policy files exported from newer versions of BIG-IP cannot be imported into older versions of BIG-IP. The opposite, however, is true; you can import older into newer. | ||
name required | The ASM policy to manage or create. | ||
partition | Default: Common | Device partition to manage resources on. | |
password 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 (added in 2.5) | Default: None | A dict object containing connection details. | |
ssh_keyfile | 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 | 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. | |
server required | The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER . | ||
user 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 . | ||
server_port | Default: 443 | The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT . | |
password 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 | ||
validate_certs bool |
| 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 . | |
transport required |
| Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. | |
server required | The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER . | ||
server_port (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 |
| When state is present , and file or template parameter is provided, new ASM policy is imported and created with the given name .When state is present and no file or template parameter is provided new blank ASM policy is created with the given name .When state is absent , ensures that the policy is removed, even if it is currently active. | |
template |
| An ASM policy built-in template. If the template does not exist we will raise an error. Once the policy has been created, this value cannot change. The Comprehensive , Drupal , Fundamental , Joomla , Vulnerability Assessment Baseline , and Wordpress templates are only available on BIG-IP versions >= 13. | |
user 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 bool (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 . |
Note
pip install f5-sdk
.- name: Import and activate ASM policy bigip_asm_policy: server: lb.mydomain.com user: admin password: secret name: new_asm_policy file: /root/asm_policy.xml active: yes state: present delegate_to: localhost - name: Import ASM policy from template bigip_asm_policy: server: lb.mydomain.com user: admin password: secret name: new_sharepoint_policy template: SharePoint 2007 (http) state: present delegate_to: localhost - name: Create blank ASM policy bigip_asm_policy: server: lb.mydomain.com user: admin password: secret name: new_blank_policy state: present delegate_to: localhost - name: Create blank ASM policy and activate bigip_asm_policy: server: lb.mydomain.com user: admin password: secret name: new_blank_policy active: yes state: present delegate_to: localhost - name: Activate ASM policy bigip_asm_policy: server: lb.mydomain.com user: admin password: secret name: inactive_policy active: yes state: present delegate_to: localhost - name: Deactivate ASM policy bigip_asm_policy: server: lb.mydomain.com user: admin password: secret name: active_policy state: present delegate_to: localhost - name: Import and activate ASM policy in Role bigip_asm_policy: server: lb.mydomain.com user: admin password: secret name: new_asm_policy file: "{{ role_path }}/files/asm_policy.xml" active: yes state: present delegate_to: localhost - name: Import ASM binary policy bigip_asm_policy: server: lb.mydomain.com user: admin password: secret name: new_asm_policy file: "/root/asm_policy.plc" active: yes state: present delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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active bool | changed | Set when activating/deactivating ASM policy Sample: True |
file string | changed | Local path to ASM policy file. Sample: /root/some_policy.xml |
name string | changed | Name of the ASM policy to be managed/created Sample: Asm_APP1_Transparent |
state string | changed | Action performed on the target device. Sample: absent |
template string | changed | Name of the built-in ASM policy template Sample: OWA Exchange 2007 (https) |
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
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