4.2. Ansible Modules for F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator

Ansible offers the following collections for F5 BIG-IP to create, edit, update, and delete configurations: These links will take you to Ansible Galaxy site

• F5 Imperative Collection for Ansible: F5Networks.f5_modules

• F5 Declarative Collection for Ansible: F5Networks.f5_bigip

F5 CloudDocs Reference for SSL Orchestrator:

• F5 SSL Orchestrator Collection Overview: SSL Orchestrator Collection

• F5 SSL Orchestrator API Reference: SSL Orchestrator API Reference

• General documentation can be found here: F5 Ansible Collections

4.2.1. Ansible Imperative Collection: f5networks.f5_modules

This is the original collection that leverages F5's imperative API calls to provide granular BIG-IP object configuration.

The complete F5 CloudDocs module list is here: f5_modules

4.2.2. Ansible Declarative Collection: f5networks.f5_bigip

This is a newer collection that leverages F5's declarative automation toolchain, such as those available with the F5 Automation Toolchain (ATO). SSL Orchestrator configuration modules are also available here.

The complete F5 CloudDocs module list is here: f5_bigip

This lab uses modules from both f5networks.f5_modules and f5networks.f5_bigip collections.