bigip_policy - Manage general policy configuration on a BIG-IP¶

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status
- Author

Synopsis ¶

Manages general policy configuration on a BIG-IP. This module is best used in conjunction with the bigip_policy_rule module. This module can handle general configuration like setting the draft state of the policy, the description, and things unrelated to the policy rules themselves. It is also the first module that should be used when creating rules as the bigip_policy_rule module requires a policy parameter.

Requirements ¶

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

f5-sdk >= 3.0.9

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
description		The description to attach to the policy. This parameter is only supported on versions of BIG-IP >= 12.1.0. On earlier versions it will simply be ignored.
name required		The name of the policy to create.
partition	Default: Common	Device partition to manage resources on.
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.
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.
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.
server required		The BIG-IP host. You can omit this option if the environment variable `F5_SERVER` 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.
server_port	Default: 443	The BIG-IP server port. You can omit this option if the environment variable `F5_SERVER_PORT` is set.
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
validate_certs	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.
transport required	Choices: rest cli ←	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
rules		Specifies a list of rules that you want associated with this policy. The order of this list is the order they will be evaluated by BIG-IP. If the specified rules do not exist (for example when creating a new policy) then they will be created. The `conditions` for a default rule are `all`. The `actions` for a default rule are `ignore`. The `bigip_policy_rule` module can be used to create and edit existing and new rules.
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 draft	When `state` is `present`, ensures that the policy exists and is published. When `state` is `absent`, ensures that the policy is removed, even if it is currently drafted. When `state` is `draft`, ensures that the policy exists and is drafted. When modifying rules, it is required that policies first be in a draft. Drafting is only supported on versions of BIG-IP >= 12.1.0. On versions prior to that, specifying a `state` of `draft` will raise an error.
strategy	Choices: first all best	Specifies the method to determine which actions get executed in the case where there are multiple rules that match. When creating new policies, the default is `first`. This module does not allow you to specify the `best` strategy to use. It will choose the system default (`/Common/best-match`) for you instead.
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 (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

For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.
Requires the f5-sdk Python package on the host. This is as easy as pip install f5-sdk.

Examples ¶

- name: Create policy which is immediately published
  bigip_policy:
    name: Policy-Foo
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add a rule to the new policy - Immediately published
  bigip_policy_rule:
    policy: Policy-Foo
    name: ABC
    conditions:
      - type: http_uri
        path_starts_with:
          - /ABC
          - foo
          - bar
        path_ends_with:
          - baz
    actions:
      - forward: yes
        select: yes
        pool: pool-svrs

- name: Add multiple rules to the new policy - Added in the order they are specified
  bigip_policy_rule:
    policy: Policy-Foo
    name: "{{ item.name }}"
    conditions: "{{ item.conditions }}"
    actions: "{{ item.actions }}"
  with_items:
    - name: rule1
      actions:
        - type: forward
          pool: pool-svrs
      conditions:
        - type: http_uri
          path_starts_with: /euro
    - name: HomePage
      actions:
        - type: forward
          pool: pool-svrs
      conditions:
        - type: http_uri
          path_starts_with: /HomePage/

- name: Create policy specify default rules - Immediately published
  bigip_policy:
    name: Policy-Bar
    state: present
    rules:
      - rule1
      - rule2
      - rule3

- name: Create policy specify default rules - Left in a draft
  bigip_policy:
    name: Policy-Baz
    state: draft
    rules:
      - rule1
      - rule2
      - rule3

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
description string	changed and success	The new description of the policy. This value is only returned for BIG-IP devices >= 12.1.0. Sample: This is my description
rules list	changed and success	List of the rules, and their order, applied to the policy. Sample: ['/Common/rule1', '/Common/rule2']
strategy int	changed and success	The new strategy set on the policy. Sample: first-match

Status ¶

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

Author ¶

Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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