f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_configsync_action module – Perform different actions related to config-sync

Note

This module is part of the f5networks.f5_modules collection (version 1.39.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install f5networks.f5_modules.

To use it in a playbook, specify: f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_configsync_action.

New in f5networks.f5_modules 1.0.0

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
Examples

Synopsis

Allows running different config-sync actions. These actions allow you to manually sync your configuration across multiple BIG-IPs when those devices are in an HA pair.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
device_group string / required	The device group on which you want to perform config-sync actions.
overwrite_config boolean	Indicates the sync operation overwrites the configuration on the target. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
provider dictionary added in f5networks.f5_modules 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	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. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
password aliases: pass, pwd 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`.
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	The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER_PORT`. Default: `443`
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	Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. Choices: `"rest"` ← (default)
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	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`. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
sync_device_to_group boolean	Specifies the system synchronizes configuration data from this device to other members of the device group. In this case, the device performs a “push” to all the other devices in the group. This option is mutually exclusive with the `sync_group_to_device` option. Choices: `false` `true`
sync_group_to_device boolean	Specifies the system synchronizes configuration data from the device with the most recent configuration. In this case, the device performs a “pull” from the most recently updated device. This option is mutually exclusive with the `sync_device_to_group` options. Choices: `false` `true`

Notes

Note

Requires the objectpath Python package on the host. This is as easy as running pip install objectpath.
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: Sync configuration from device to group
  bigip_configsync_action:
    device_group: foo-group
    sync_device_to_group: true
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Sync configuration from most recent device to the current host
  bigip_configsync_action:
    device_group: foo-group
    sync_group_to_device: true
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Perform an initial sync of a device to a new device group
  bigip_configsync_action:
    device_group: new-device-group
    sync_device_to_group: true
    provider:
      server: lb.mydomain.com
      user: admin
      password: secret
  delegate_to: localhost

Authors

Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

Collection links

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/collections/f5networks/f5_modules/bigip_configsync_action_module.html