bigip_sys_db – Manage BIG-IP system database variables

Synopsis

  • Manage BIG-IP system database variables

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
key
string / required
The database variable to manipulate.
provider
dictionary
added in 2.5
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.
password
string / required
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_PASSWORD.

aliases: pass, pwd
server
string / required
The BIG-IP host.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER.
server_port
integer
Default:
443
The BIG-IP server port.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT.
ssh_keyfile
path
Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE.
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
    Choices:
  • cli
  • rest ←
Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.
user
string / required
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable F5_USER.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • reset
The state of the variable on the system. When present, guarantees that an existing variable is set to value. When reset sets the variable back to the default value. At least one of value and state reset are required.
value
string
The value to set the key to. At least one of value and state reset are required.

Notes

Note

  • Requires BIG-IP version 12.0.0 or greater
  • 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 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: Set the boot.quiet DB variable on the BIG-IP
  bigip_sys_db:
    key: boot.quiet
    value: disable
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Disable the initial setup screen
  bigip_sys_db:
    key: setup.run
    value: false
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Reset the initial setup screen
  bigip_sys_db:
    key: setup.run
    state: reset
    provider:
      user: admin
      password: secret
      server: lb.mydomain.com
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
default_value
string
changed and success
The default value of the key

Sample:
True
name
string
changed and success
The key in the system database that was specified

Sample:
setup.run
value
string
changed and success
The value that you set the key to


Status

Authors

  • Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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