win_iis_webapppool – Configure IIS Web Application Pools

Synopsis

  • Creates, removes and configures an IIS Web Application Pool.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
attributes
-
This field is a free form dictionary value for the application pool attributes.
These attributes are based on the naming standard at https://www.iis.net/configreference/system.applicationhost/applicationpools/add#005, see the examples section for more details on how to set this.
You can also set the attributes of child elements like cpu and processModel, see the examples to see how it is done.
While you can use the numeric values for enums it is recommended to use the enum name itself, e.g. use SpecificUser instead of 3 for processModel.identityType.
managedPipelineMode may be either "Integrated" or "Classic".
startMode may be either "OnDemand" or "AlwaysRunning".
Use state module parameter to modify the state of the app pool.
When trying to set 'processModel.password' and you receive a 'Value does fall within the expected range' error, you have a corrupted keystore. Please follow http://structuredsight.com/2014/10/26/im-out-of-range-youre-out-of-range/ to help fix your host.
name
string / required
Name of the application pool.
state
string
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
  • restarted
  • started
  • stopped
The state of the application pool.
If absent will ensure the app pool is removed.
If present will ensure the app pool is configured and exists.
If restarted will ensure the app pool exists and will restart, this is never idempotent.
If started will ensure the app pool exists and is started.
If stopped will ensure the app pool exists and is stopped.

See Also

See also

win_iis_virtualdirectory – Configures a virtual directory in IIS
The official documentation on the win_iis_virtualdirectory module.
win_iis_webapplication – Configures IIS web applications
The official documentation on the win_iis_webapplication module.
win_iis_webbinding – Configures a IIS Web site binding
The official documentation on the win_iis_webbinding module.
win_iis_website – Configures a IIS Web site
The official documentation on the win_iis_website module.

Examples

- name: Return information about an existing application pool
  win_iis_webapppool:
    name: DefaultAppPool
    state: present

- name: Create a new application pool in 'Started' state
  win_iis_webapppool:
    name: AppPool
    state: started

- name: Stop an application pool
  win_iis_webapppool:
    name: AppPool
    state: stopped

- name: Restart an application pool (non-idempotent)
  win_iis_webapppool:
    name: AppPool
    state: restarted

- name: Change application pool attributes using new dict style
  win_iis_webapppool:
    name: AppPool
    attributes:
      managedRuntimeVersion: v4.0
      autoStart: no

- name: Creates an application pool, sets attributes and starts it
  win_iis_webapppool:
    name: AnotherAppPool
    state: started
    attributes:
      managedRuntimeVersion: v4.0
      autoStart: no

# In the below example we are setting attributes in child element processModel
# https://www.iis.net/configreference/system.applicationhost/applicationpools/add/processmodel
- name: Manage child element and set identity of application pool
  win_iis_webapppool:
    name: IdentitiyAppPool
    state: started
    attributes:
      managedPipelineMode: Classic
      processModel.identityType: SpecificUser
      processModel.userName: '{{ansible_user}}'
      processModel.password: '{{ansible_password}}'
      processModel.loadUserProfile: true

- name: Manage a timespan attribute
  win_iis_webapppool:
    name: TimespanAppPool
    state: started
    attributes:
      # Timespan with full string "day:hour:minute:second.millisecond"
      recycling.periodicRestart.time: "00:00:05:00.000000"
      recycling.periodicRestart.schedule: ["00:10:00", "05:30:00"]
      # Shortened timespan "hour:minute:second"
      processModel.pingResponseTime: "00:03:00"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
attributes
dictionary
success
Application Pool attributes that were set and processed by this module invocation.

Sample:
{'enable32BitAppOnWin64': 'true', 'managedRuntimeVersion': 'v4.0', 'managedPipelineMode': 'Classic'}
info
complex
success
Information on current state of the Application Pool. See https://www.iis.net/configreference/system.applicationhost/applicationpools/add#005 for the full list of return attributes based on your IIS version.
 
attributes
dictionary
success
Key value pairs showing the current Application Pool attributes.

Sample:
{'autoStart': True, 'managedRuntimeLoader': 'webengine4.dll', 'managedPipelineMode': 'Classic', 'name': 'DefaultAppPool', 'CLRConfigFile': '', 'passAnonymousToken': True, 'applicationPoolSid': 'S-1-5-82-1352790163-598702362-1775843902-1923651883-1762956711', 'queueLength': 1000, 'managedRuntimeVersion': 'v4.0', 'state': 'Started', 'enableConfigurationOverride': True, 'startMode': 'OnDemand', 'enable32BitAppOnWin64': True}
 
cpu
dictionary
success
Key value pairs showing the current Application Pool cpu attributes.

Sample:
{'action': 'NoAction', 'limit': 0, 'resetInterval': {'Days': 0, 'Hours': 0}}
 
failure
dictionary
success
Key value pairs showing the current Application Pool failure attributes.

Sample:
{'autoShutdownExe': '', 'orphanActionExe': '', 'rapidFailProtextionInterval': {'Days': 0, 'Hours': 0}}
 
name
string
success
Name of Application Pool that was processed by this module invocation.

Sample:
DefaultAppPool
 
processModel
dictionary
success
Key value pairs showing the current Application Pool processModel attributes.

Sample:
{'identityType': 'ApplicationPoolIdentity', 'logonType': 'LogonBatch', 'pingInterval': {'Days': 0, 'Hours': 0}}
 
recycling
dictionary
success
Key value pairs showing the current Application Pool recycling attributes.

Sample:
{'disallowOverlappingRotation': False, 'disallowRotationOnConfigChange': False, 'logEventOnRecycle': 'Time,Requests,Schedule,Memory,IsapiUnhealthy,OnDemand,ConfigChange,PrivateMemory'}
 
state
string
success
Current runtime state of the pool as the module completed.

Sample:
Started


Status

Authors

  • Henrik Wallström (@henrikwallstrom)
  • Jordan Borean (@jborean93)

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