BIG-IP Automation with Ansible¶

Task – Imperative - Create VS, Pool and Members using playbook variables¶

1. From Firefox browser explore BIG-IP GUI Local Traffic -> Network Map to confirm app110 virtual servers does not exist

   

2. From VScode explorer click on redhat->playbooks->imparative.yaml to examine the playbook

   

   - name: App Collection f5_modules
     hosts: bigips
     connection: local
     gather_facts: false
   
     vars:
       app:
         partition: App120
         name: app120
         vsip: 10.1.10.110
         vsport: 80
         memberport: 8080
         poolname: app120_pool
         members:
           - 10.1.20.8
           - 10.1.20.9
       state: present
       provider:
         server: 10.1.1.245
         server_port: 443
         user: admin
         password: Agility2021!
         validate_certs: false
   
   
     tasks:
   
       - name: Create
         block:
   
           - name: Create partition
             f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_partition:
               state: "{{ state }}"
               name: "{{ app['partition'] }}"
               provider: "{{ provider }}"
             delegate_to: localhost
   
           - name: Create HTTP Monitor
             f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_monitor_http:
               state: "{{ state }}"
               name: http_mon
               partition: "{{ app['partition'] }}"
               provider: "{{ provider }}"
             delegate_to: localhost
   
           - name: Create Pool
             f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_pool:
               state: "{{ state }}"
               name: "{{ app['poolname'] }}"
               partition: "{{ app['partition'] }}"
               monitors:
                 - http_mon
               provider: "{{ provider }}"
             delegate_to: localhost
   
           - name: Add pool members
             f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_pool_member:
               state: "{{ state }}"
               pool: "{{ app['poolname'] }}"
               partition: "{{ app['partition'] }}"
               host: "{{ item }}"
               port: "{{ app['memberport'] }}"
               provider: "{{ provider }}"
             delegate_to: localhost
             loop: "{{ app['members'] }}"
   
           - name: Add virtual server
             f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_virtual_server:
               state: "{{ state }}"
               partition: "{{ app['partition'] }}"
               name: "{{ app['name'] }}"
               destination: "{{ app['vsip'] }}"
               port: "{{ app['vsport'] }}"
               pool: "{{ app['poolname'] }}"
               profiles:
                 - http
               provider: "{{ provider }}"
             delegate_to: localhost
   
         rescue: # BACKOUT LOGIC
   
           - set_fact:
               state: absent
   
           - name: Delete virtual server
             f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_virtual_server:
               state: "{{ state }}"
               partition: "{{ app['partition'] }}"
               name: "{{ app['name'] }}"
               destination: "{{ app['vsip'] }}"
               port: "{{ app['vsport'] }}"
               pool: "{{ app['poolname'] }}"
               profiles:
                 - http
               provider: "{{ provider }}"
             delegate_to: localhost
   
           - name: Delete Pool
             f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_pool:
               state: "{{ state }}"
               name: "{{ app['poolname'] }}"
               partition: "{{ app['partition'] }}"
               monitors:
                 - http_mon
               provider: "{{ provider }}"
             delegate_to: localhost
   
           - name: Delete Node
             f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_node:
               state: "{{ state }}"
               name: "{{ item }}"
               address: "{{ item }}"
               partition: "{{ app['partition'] }}"
               provider: "{{ provider }}"
             delegate_to: localhost
             loop: "{{ app['members'] }}"
   
           - name: Delete HTTP Monitor
             f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_monitor_http:
               state: "{{ state }}"
               name: http_mon
               partition: "{{ app['partition'] }}"
               provider: "{{ provider }}"
             delegate_to: localhost
   
           - name: Delete partition
             f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_partition:
               state: "{{ state }}"
               name: "{{ app['partition'] }}"
               provider: "{{ provider }}"
             delegate_to: localhost
   

3. From VScode terminal cd to redhat demo directory

   • Type cd ~/f5channel-demos/redhat

4. Run the ansible playbook

   • Type ansible-playbook playbooks/imparative.yaml

   

5. From Firefox browser explore BIG-IP GUI Local Traffic -> Network Map to confirm app110 virtual servers now exists

   

6. Run the ansible playbook to remove

   • Type ansible-playbook playbooks/imparative.yaml -e state="absent"

7. From Firefox browser refresh BIG-IP GUI Local Traffic -> Network Map to confirm app110 virtual server is removed

Task – Declarative - Create VS, Pool and Members using AS3¶

This section is under construction - AS3 playbook coming soon