erjac77.f5

Ansible Role for F5 Systems

This is an Ansible module designed to help with specific tasks related to the operation and configuration of F5 systems. It currently supports over 190 components and is continuously being updated.

Supported F5 Systems:

BIG-IP
BIG-IQ
iWorkflow

Requirements

To use this module, you need:

Ansible version 2.8.0 or higher
F5 Python SDK version 3.0.21 or higher
Deep Difference version 4.2.0 or higher
Requests (for HTTP) version 2.22.0 or higher

Installation

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Run the following commands in your terminal:

pip3 install "ansible>=2.8.0"
pip3 install "deepdiff>=4.2.0"
pip3 install "f5-sdk>=3.0.21"
pip3 install "requests>=2.22.0"

Step 2: Install the F5 Role from Ansible Galaxy

Use this command to install the role:

ansible-galaxy install erjac77.f5

Example Playbook

Here is a simple example of how to use this module in a playbook:

- hosts: bigips
  connection: local
  roles:
    - erjac77.f5

  tasks:
    - name: Create LTM Pool
      f5bigip_ltm_pool:
        provider:
          server: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
          server_port: 443
          user: admin
          password: admin
          validate_certs: false
        name: my_pool
        partition: Common
        description: My Pool
        load_balancing_mode: least-connections-members
        state: present