bigip_provision_async – Manage BIG-IP module provisioning

Synopsis ¶

Manages BIG-IP module provisioning. This module will perform provisioning operations in an asynchronous way. See the Notes section for more information.

Parameters ¶

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
check_status boolean		Choices: no ← yes	If `true`, then the module will run to check provisioning progress. Required parameter, if using the `module` parameter.
level string		Choices: dedicated nominal ← minimum	Sets the provisioning level for the requested modules. Changing the level for one module may require modifying the level of another module. For example, changing one module to `dedicated` requires setting all others to `none`. Setting the level of a module to `none` means the module is not activated. Use a `state` if absent to set c(level) to none and de-provision the module. This parameter is not relevant to `cgnat - pre tmos 15.0` or `mgmt` and will not be applied to the `cgnat - pre tmos 15.0` or the `mgmt` module.
memory string			Sets additional memory for the management module. This is in addition to the minimum allocated RAM of 1264MB. The accepted value range is `0 - 8192`. Maximum value is restricted by the available RAM in the system. Specifying `large` reserves an additional 500MB for the mgmt module. Specifying `medium` reserves an additional 200MB for the mgmt module. Specifying `small` reserves no additional RAM for the mgmt module. Use `large` for configurations containing more than 2000 objects, or more specifically, for any configuration that exceeds 1000 objects per 2 GB of installed memory. Changing the Management `mgmt` size after initial provisioning causes a re-provision operation.
module string / required		Choices: am afm apm asm avr cgnat fps gtm ilx lc ltm mgmt pem sam sslo swg urldb vcmp	The module to provision in BIG-IP. aliases: name
provider dictionary added in 1.0.0			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	Choices: no ← yes	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 or the BIG-IQ. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_PASSWORD`. aliases: pass, pwd
	server string / required		The BIG-IP host or the BIG-IQ 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	Choices: rest ←	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
	user string / required		The username to connect to the BIG-IP or the BIG-IQ. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_USER`.
	validate_certs boolean	Choices: no yes ←	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		Choices: present ← absent	The state of the provisioned module on the system. If `present`, then that guarantees the specified module is provisioned at the requested level, provided there are sufficient resources on the device (such as physical RAM) to support the module. If `absent`, then that de-provisions the module. `absent`, is not an option for the `mgmt` module, as it cannot be de-provisioned.
status_timeout integer		Default: 300	The amount of time in seconds to wait for provisioning process to finish. The accepted value range is between `150` and `3600` seconds. If the device needs to restart the module, then it will return with no change and an appropriate message. In such cases, you must pause the playbook execution, until the device is ready (see the `EXAMPLES` section).

Notes ¶

Note

Checking for provisioning status with the check_status parameter is not idempotent (see the EXAMPLES section).
The module allows the same provisioning operations as bigip_provision with the difference being that it will not wait through the service restarts or device reboots. This is to fix the edge cases, when using this module in certain environments that can cause a timeout or be stuck in infinite loops, despite the provisioning operation being successful.
Use the module in conjunction with the bigip_wait module, for best results.
This module requires TMOS version of 15.x and above.
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: Provision GTM on the device
  bigip_provision_async:
    module: "gtm"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin

- name: Check for provision progress
  bigip_provision_async:
    module: "gtm"
    check_status: true
    status_timeout: 900
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: status

- name: Wait for 3 minutes if device is restarting services
  bigip_wait:
    timeout: 180
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
  when:
    - result.message == "Device is restarting services, unable to check provisioning status."

- name: Re-check for provision progress
  bigip_provision_async:
    module: "gtm"
    check_status: true
    status_timeout: 900
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: status
  when:
    - status.message == "Device is restarting services, unable to check provisioning status."

- name: Provision GTM on the device - Idempotent Check
  bigip_provision_async:
    module: "gtm"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: result
  when:
    - status.message == "Device has finished provisioning the requested module."

- name: Assert Provision GTM on the device - Idempotent Check
  assert:
    that:
      - result is not changed
  when:
    - status.message == "Device has finished provisioning the requested module."

- name: Provision VCMP on the device
  bigip_provision_async:
    module: "vcmp"
    level: "dedicated"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Check for provision progress
  bigip_provision_async:
    module: "vcmp"
    level: "dedicated"
    check_status: true
    status_timeout: 900
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: status

- name: Wait for 10 minutes if device is restarting services
  bigip_wait:
    timeout: 600
    type: vcmp
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
  when:
    - result.message == "Device is restarting services, unable to check provisioning status."

- name: Re-check for provision progress
  bigip_provision_async:
    module: "vcmp"
    level: "dedicated"
    check_status: true
    status_timeout: 900
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: status
  when:
    - status.message == "Device is restarting services, unable to check provisioning status."

- name: Provision VCMP on the device - Idempotent Check
  bigip_provision_async:
    module: "vcmp"
    level: "dedicated"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  register: result
  delegate_to: localhost
  when:
    - status.message == "Device has finished provisioning the requested module."

- name: Assert Provision VCMP on the device - Idempotent Check
  assert:
    that:
      - result is not changed
  when:
    - status.message == "Device has finished provisioning the requested module."

- name: De-provision VCMP on the device
  bigip_provision_async:
    module: "vcmp"
    state: "absent"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin

- name: Check for de-provision progress
  bigip_provision_async:
    module: "vcmp"
    state: "absent"
    check_status: true
    status_timeout: 900
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  register: status

- name: Wait for 10 minutes if device is restarting services
  bigip_wait:
    timeout: 600
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  when:
    - result.message == "Device is restarting services, unable to check provisioning status."

- name: Re-check for de-provision progress
  bigip_provision_async:
    module: "vcmp"
    state: "absent"
    check_status: true
    status_timeout: 900
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  register: status
  when:
    - status.message == "Device is restarting services, unable to check provisioning status."

- name: De-provision VCMP on the device - Idempotent Check
  bigip_provision_async:
    module: "vcmp"
    state: "absent"
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      password: secret
      user: admin
  register: result
  when:
    - status.message == "Device has finished de-provisioning the requested module."

- name: Assert Provision VCMP on the device - Idempotent Check
  assert:
    that:
      - result is not changed
  when:
    - status.message == "Device has finished de-provisioning the requested module."

Return Values ¶

The following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
level string	changed	The new provisioning level of the module. Sample: minimum
memory string	changed	The new provisioned amount of memory for the mgmt module. Sample: large
message dictionary	changed	Informative message of the ansible task status. Sample: hash/dictionary of values

Status ¶

Authors¶

Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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