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bigip_device_license - Manage license installation and activation on BIG-IP devices

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

  • Manage license installation and activation on a BIG-IP.

Requirements

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

  • f5-sdk >= 3.0.9

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
accept_eula
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Declares whether you accept the BIG-IP EULA or not. By default, this value is no. You must specifically declare that you have viewed and accepted the license. This module will not present you with that EULA though, so it is incumbent on you to read it.
The EULA can be found here; https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12902.
This parameter is not required when state is absent and will be ignored if it is provided.
license_key
The registration key to use to license the BIG-IP.
This parameter is required if the state is equal to present.
This parameter is not required when state is absent and will be ignored if it is provided.
license_server Default:
activate.f5.com
The F5 license server to use when getting a license and validating a dossier.
This parameter is required if the state is equal to present.
This parameter is not required when state is absent and will be ignored if it is provided.
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.
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:
  • absent
  • present ←
The state of the license on the system.
When present, only guarantees that a license is there.
When latest, ensures that the license is always valid.
When absent, removes the license on the system.
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

Examples

- name: License BIG-IP using a key
  bigip_device_license:
    server: "lb.mydomain.com"
    user: "admin"
    password: "secret"
    license_key: "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXXXX"
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove the license from the system
  bigip_device_license:
    server: "lb.mydomain.com"
    user: "admin"
    password: "secret"
    state: "absent"
  delegate_to: localhost

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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