New in version 2.4.
bigip_iapp_service
module. iApps are normally not updated in production. Instead, new versions are deployed and then existing services are changed to consume that new template. As such, the ability to update templates in-place requires the force
option to be used.The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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content | Sets the contents of an iApp template directly to the specified value. This is for simple values, but can be used with lookup plugins for anything complex or with formatting. content must be provided when creating new templates. | ||
force bool |
| Specifies whether or not to force the uploading of an iApp. When yes , will force update the iApp even if there are iApp services using it. This will not update the running service though. Use bigip_iapp_service to do that. When no , will update the iApp only if there are no iApp services using the template. | |
name | The name of the iApp template that you want to delete. This option is only available when specifying a state of absent and is provided as a way to delete templates that you may no longer have the source of. | ||
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 |
| Whether the iApp template should exist or not. | |
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: Add the iApp contained in template iapp.tmpl bigip_iapp_template: content: "{{ lookup('template', 'iapp.tmpl') }}" password: secret server: lb.mydomain.com state: present user: admin delegate_to: localhost - name: Update a template in place bigip_iapp_template: content: "{{ lookup('template', 'iapp-new.tmpl') }}" password: secret server: lb.mydomain.com state: present user: admin delegate_to: localhost - name: Update a template in place that has existing services created from it. bigip_iapp_template: content: "{{ lookup('template', 'iapp-new.tmpl') }}" force: yes password: secret server: lb.mydomain.com state: present user: admin delegate_to: localhost
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