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4.2. Ansible Modules for SSL Orchestrator¶
F5 offers the following Ansible collections to create, edit, update, and delete configuration objects for BIG-IP and BIG-IQ:
- F5 Imperative Collection for Ansible (f5_modules)
- F5 Declarative Collection for Ansible (f5_bigip)
General documentation can be found here: F5 Ansible Collections
4.2.1. f5_modules¶
This is the original collection that leverages F5's imperative API calls to provide granular BIG-IP object configuration.
The complete module list is here: f5_modules
4.2.2. f5_bigip¶
This is a newer collection that leverages F5's declarative API extensions such as those available with the F5 Automation Toolchain . SSL Orchestrator configuration modules are also available here.
The complete module list is here: f5_bigip
Attention
As of May, 2022, the SSL Orchestrator modules are available as a pre-release preview, so they may contain bugs and are subject to change in functionality and/or usage syntax.
This lab uses modules from both collections.
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