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bigip_trunk - Manage trunks on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

  • Manages trunks on a BIG-IP.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • f5-sdk >= 3.0.9

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
frame_distribution_hash
    Choices:
  • destination-mac
  • source-destination-ip
  • source-destination-mac
Specifies the basis for the hash that the system uses as the frame distribution algorithm. The system uses the resulting hash to determine which interface to use for forwarding traffic.
When creating a new trunk, if this parameter is not specified, the default is source-destination-ip.
When source-destination-mac, specifies that the system bases the hash on the combined MAC addresses of the source and the destination.
When destination-mac, specifies that the system bases the hash on the MAC address of the destination.
When source-destination-ip, specifies that the system bases the hash on the combined IP addresses of the source and the destination.
interfaces
The interfaces that are part of the trunk.
To clear the list of interfaces, specify an empty list.
lacp_enabled
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
When yes, specifies that the system supports the link aggregation control protocol (LACP), which monitors the trunk by exchanging control packets over the member links to determine the health of the links.
If LACP detects a failure in a member link, it removes the link from the link aggregation.
When creating a new trunk, if this parameter is not specified, LACP is no.
LACP is disabled by default for backward compatibility. If this does not apply to your network, we recommend that you enable LACP.
lacp_mode
    Choices:
  • active
  • passive
Specifies the operation mode for link aggregation control protocol (LACP), if LACP is enabled for the trunk.
When creating a new trunk, if this parameter is not specified, the default is active.
When active, specifies that the system periodically sends control packets regardless of whether the partner system has issued a request.
When passive, specifies that the system sends control packets only when the partner system has issued a request.
lacp_timeout
    Choices:
  • long
  • short
Specifies the rate at which the system sends the LACP control packets.
When creating a new trunk, if this parameter is not specified, the default is long.
When long, specifies that the system sends an LACP control packet every 30 seconds.
When short, specifies that the system sends an LACP control packet every 1 seconds.
link_selection_policy
    Choices:
  • auto
  • maximum-bandwidth
Specifies, once the trunk is configured, the policy that the trunk uses to determine which member link (interface) can handle new traffic.
When creating a new trunk, if this value is not specific, the default is auto.
When auto, specifies that the system automatically determines which interfaces can handle new traffic. For the auto option, the member links must all be the same media type and speed.
When maximum-bandwidth, specifies that the system determines which interfaces can handle new traffic based on the members' maximum bandwidth.
name
required
Specifies the name of the trunk.
password
required
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_PASSWORD is set.

aliases: pass, pwd
provider
(added in 2.5)
A dict object containing connection details.
password
required
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_PASSWORD is set.

aliases: pass, pwd
server
required
The BIG-IP host. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER is set.
server_port Default:
443
The BIG-IP server port. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT is set.
user
required
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_USER is set.
validate_certs
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS is set.
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.
ssh_keyfile
Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE will be used instead.
transport
required
    Choices:
  • rest
  • cli ←
Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
server
required
The BIG-IP host. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER is set.
server_port
(added in 2.2)
Default:
443
The BIG-IP server port. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT is set.
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
When present, ensures that the resource exists.
When absent, ensures the resource is removed.
user
required
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_USER is set.
validate_certs
bool

(added in 2.0)
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. You can omit this option if the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS is set.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Create a ...
  bigip_trunk:
    name: foo
    password: secret
    server: lb.mydomain.com
    state: present
    user: admin
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
param1
bool
changed
The new param1 value of the resource.

Sample:
True
param2
string
changed
The new param2 value of the resource.

Sample:
Foo is bar


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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