New in version 2.2.
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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cache |
no | disable |
|
Specifies whether the system caches DNS lookups or performs the operation each time a lookup is needed. Please note that this applies only to Access Policy Manager features, such as ACLs, web application rewrites, and authentication. |
forwarders |
no | A list of BIND servers that the system can use to perform DNS lookups | ||
ip_version |
no |
|
Specifies whether the DNS specifies IP addresses using IPv4 or IPv6. | |
name_servers |
no | A list of name serverz that the system uses to validate DNS lookups | ||
password |
yes | The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. This option can be omitted if the environment variable F5_PASSWORD is set. | ||
search |
no | A list of domains that the system searches for local domain lookups, to resolve local host names. | ||
server |
yes | The BIG-IP host. This option can be omitted if the environment variable F5_SERVER is set. | ||
server_port (added in 2.2) |
no | 443 | The BIG-IP server port. This option can be omitted if the environment variable F5_SERVER_PORT is set. | |
state |
no | present |
|
The state of the variable on the system. When present , guarantees that an existing variable is set to value . |
user |
yes | The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. This option can be omitted if the environment variable F5_USER is set. | ||
validate_certs (added in 2.0) |
no | True |
|
If no , SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. This option can be omitted if the environment variable F5_VALIDATE_CERTS is set. |
- name: Set the DNS settings on the BIG-IP bigip_device_dns: name_servers: - 208.67.222.222 - 208.67.220.220 search: - localdomain - lab.local state: present password: "secret" server: "lb.mydomain.com" user: "admin" validate_certs: "no" delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
name | description | returned | type | sample |
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name_servers | List of name servers that were added or removed | changed | list | ['192.0.2.10', '172.17.12.10'] |
ip_version | IP version that was set that DNS will specify IP addresses in | changed | int | 4 |
search | List of search domains that were added or removed | changed | list | ['192.0.2.10', '172.17.12.10'] |
cache | The new value of the DNS caching | changed | string | enabled |
forwarders | List of forwarders that were added or removed | changed | list | ['192.0.2.10', '172.17.12.10'] |
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