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TNSOPS
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Jan 18, 2023

Getting error when trying to run Ansible (2.9) playbook using bigip_device_info module

Playbook (venv) $ cat playtest.yml --- - name: MY TEST PLAYBOOK hosts: F5 connection: local gather_facts: false collections: - f5networks.f5_modules tasks: - name: Collect BIG IP FACTS b...
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    TNSOPS
    Jan 30, 2023

    i got this working by removing delegate_to: localhost under the task and only keep connection: local at the global level.

     

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Jan 30, 2023

Working Playbook

(venv) $ cat F5_device_info_test.yml
---


- name: MY TEST PLAYBOOK
hosts: f5
gather_facts: false
connection: local
vars:
ansible_python_interpreter: $(which python)
provider:
server: "{{ansible_host}}"
user: "{{ansible_user}}"
password: "{{ansible_password}}"
validate_certs: false
server_port: 443
tasks:
- name: Collect BIG IP FACTS
f5networks.f5_modules.bigip_device_info:
gather_subset:
- system-info
provider: "{{provider}}"
register: device_facts

- name: Display BIG-IP information
debug:
var: device_facts['system_info']['product_version']