Last updated on: 2023-11-07 03:27:18.

bigip_qkview – Manage QKviews on the device

New in version 1.0.0.

Synopsis

  • Manages creating and downloading QKviews from a BIG-IP. The qkview utility automatically collects configuration and diagnostic information from BIG-IP systems, and combines the data into a QKView file. F5 Support may request you send or upload this QKview to assist in troubleshooting.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Configuration Comments
asm_request_log
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
When true, includes ASM request log data. When False, excludes ASM request log data.
complete_information
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Include complete (all applicable) information in the QKview.
dest
path
Destination on your local filesystem where you want to save the QKview.
exclude
list / elements=string
    Choices:
  • all
  • audit
  • secure
  • bash_history
Exclude various file from the QKview.
exclude_core
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Exclude core files from the QKview.
filename
string
Default:
"localhost.localdomain.qkview"
Name of the QKview file to create on the remote BIG-IP.
force
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, the file will only be transferred if the destination does not exist.
max_file_size
integer
Maximum file size of the QKview file, in bytes. By default, no max file size is specified.
only_create_file
boolean
added in 1.20.0
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
If true, the file is created on the device and not downloaded. The file will not be deleted by the module from the device.
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.

Notes

Note

  • This module does not include the “max time” or “restrict to blade” options.
  • If you are using this module with either Ansible Tower or Ansible AWX, you should be aware of how these Ansible products execute jobs in restricted environments. More information can be found here https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/orchestration/ansible/devel/usage/module-usage-with-tower.html
  • Some longer running tasks might cause the REST interface on BIG-IP to time out, to avoid this adjust the timers as per this KB article https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K94602685
  • 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: Fetch a qkview from the remote device
  bigip_qkview:
    asm_request_log: true
    exclude:
      - audit
      - secure
    dest: /tmp/localhost.localdomain.qkview
    provider:
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

Status

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)