Issue using Ansible BIGIP_UCS module

Following is my playbook:

• hosts: f5 connection: local gather_facts: False vars_files:
  • creds.yml
  • "{{upgrade_info}}"

tasks:

  Configure User
  - name: Configure User
    tags:
       - run
    set_fact: 
       provider:
          user: "{{username}}"
          password: "{{password}}"
          validate_certs: no
       admin_user:
          user: admin 
          password: admin
          timeout: 360
          validate_certs: no
    delegate_to: localhost 

  Fetch the master key from the vm
  - name: Fetch the master key from vm
    tags: 
       - run
    bigip_command:
       provider: "{{provider}}"
       server: "{{ ip_addr }}"
       commands: shell f5mku -K
    register: cmd_output
    delegate_to: localhost

  - name : Setting the master key
    tags:
       - run
    set_fact: 
       master_key :  "{{ cmd_output.stdout | regex_replace('^..|..$', '') }}" 

   Download the software image on host
  - name: Upload the software image on host
    tags:
       - dont 
    bigip_software_image:
       image: /tmp/BIGIP-12.1.3.7-0.0.2.iso
       provider: "{{provider}}"
       server: 172.18.224.4 
       force: yes
       state: present  
       server_port: 443
       transport: cli
       ssh_keyfile: /afs/athena.unimelb.edu.au/user/a/ankurm/.ssh/known_hosts
    delegate_to: localhost 

   Set the hostname
  - name: Set the hostname 
    tags:
      - run
    bigip_hostname:
       provider: "{{provider}}"
       server: "{{ip_addr}}"
       hostname: "{{vm_to_upgrade}}.unimelb.net.au"
       validate_certs: no
    delegate_to: localhost     

   Create the UCS file to restore at the end
  - name: Download a new UCS file
    tags:
       - run
    bigip_ucs_fetch:
       provider: "{{provider}}"
       server: "{{server_name}}" 
       src: "{{ vm_to_upgrade }}-init.ucs"
       dest: "/tmp/{{ vm_to_upgrade }}.ucs"
    delegate_to: localhost

   Shut down current Guest: 
   modify vcmp guest lb1-266-1-dev state configured
  - name: Shut down current Guest
    tags:
      - run
    bigip_vcmp_guest:
       provider: "{{provider}}"
       server: "{{server_name}}" 
       name: "{{vm_to_upgrade}}" 
       state: disabled 
       mgmt_address: "{{ ip_addr }}/{{ nw_bits }}"
       mgmt_network: bridged
       mgmt_route: "{{gateway}}"
    delegate_to: localhost

   Delete Guest:
   delete vcmp guest lb3-396-2-dev
  - name: Delete the vcmp guest & delete the virtual disk
    tags:
       - run
    bigip_vcmp_guest:
       provider: "{{provider}}"
       server: "{{server_name}}" 
       name: "{{vm_to_upgrade}}"
       state: absent 
       delete_virtual_disk: yes
    delegate_to: localhost

    Create new Guest: 
  - name: Create a new guest 
    tags:
      - run
    bigip_vcmp_guest:
       provider: "{{provider}}"
       server: "{{server_name}}"
       name: "{{vm_to_upgrade}}" 
       state: configured 
       mgmt_address: "{{ ip_addr }}/{{ nw_bits }}"
       mgmt_network: bridged
       mgmt_route: "{{gateway}}" 
       allowed_slots: "{{allowed_slots}}" 
       number_of_slots: "{{number_of_slots}}"
       min_number_of_slots: "{{min_number_of_slots}}"
       cores_per_slot: "{{cores_per_slot}}"
       initial_image: "{{sw_image}}"
       vlans: "{{vlans}}"
    delegate_to: localhost

    Power up the Guest: 
  - name: Power Up new guest 
    tags:
      - run
    bigip_vcmp_guest:
       provider: "{{provider}}"
       server: "{{server_name}}" 
       name: "{{vm_to_upgrade}}"
       state: present 
       mgmt_address: "{{ ip_addr }}/{{ nw_bits }}"
       mgmt_network: bridged
       mgmt_route: "{{gateway}}"
    delegate_to: localhost

   Set the hostname
  - name: Set the hostname 
    tags:
      - run
    bigip_hostname:
       provider: "{{admin_user}}"
       server: "{{ip_addr}}"
       hostname: "{{vm_to_upgrade}}.unimelb.net.au"
    delegate_to: localhost     

   Disable Initial Setup of the guest
  - name: Login and Disable initial config
    tags:
      - run
    bigip_sys_global:
       provider: "{{admin_user}}"
       gui_setup: no
       server: "{{ip_addr}}"
    delegate_to: localhost

   Save running Config
  - name: Save the running configuration of the BIG-IP
    tags:
      - run
    bigip_config:
       provider: "{{admin_user}}"
       save: yes
       server: "{{ip_addr}}" 
    delegate_to: localhost

   Provision Modules
  - name: Provision modules
    tags:
      - run
    bigip_provision:
       provider: "{{admin_user}}"
       server: "{{ip_addr}}" 
       module: "{{item}}"
       state: present
       level: nominal
    loop: "{{provision_modules}}"
    delegate_to: localhost

  Reinstate the master key
  - name: Reinstate the master key 
    tags: 
       - run
    bigip_command:
       provider: "{{admin_user}}"
       server: "{{ip_addr}}"
       commands: "shell f5mku -r {{master_key}}"
       commands: shell f5mku -r GZIwzAaSeTu/EIcOHqT7FQ==
    delegate_to: localhost

   Upload and install the UCS file
  - name: Upload the UCS file
    tags:
      - run
    bigip_ucs:
       provider: "{{admin_user}}"
       server: "{{ip_addr}}" 
       force: yes 
       state: present 
       ucs: "/tmp/{{ vm_to_upgrade }}-init.ucs"
    delegate_to: localhost

   Upload and install the UCS file
  - name: Install the UCS file
    tags:
      - run
    bigip_ucs:
       provider: "{{admin_user}}"
       server: "{{ip_addr}}" 
       force: no 
       state: installed 
       ucs: "/tmp/{{ vm_to_upgrade }}-init.ucs"
       no_license: yes
       no_platform_check: yes
       include_chassis_level_config: no
    delegate_to: localhost

  - name: Sync Group
    tags:
       - run
    bigip_configsync_action:
       provider: "{{provider}}"
       device_group: "{{item}}" 
       sync_device_to_group: yes
       server: "{{sync_device}}" 
       overwrite_config: yes
    loop: "{{sync_groups}}"
    delegate_to: localhost

   Remove the uploaded UCS file
  - name: Remove the uploaded UCS file
    tags:
      - run
    bigip_ucs:
       provider: "{{provider}}"
       server: "{{ip_addr}}" 
       state: absent 
       ucs: "{{ vm_to_upgrade }}-init.ucs"
    delegate_to: localhost

Using Ansible version 2.7

thank you for sharing.

I am facing issue with ISO-upload task. it times out after certain size of the image/ won't finish uploading entire image.

I work over VPN and using wireless connection. However I am able to upload same iso via GUI. which tells me that it's not connection issue. Must be something related to upload big file using ansible over vpn and wireless connection.

any idea what tunning do I need to do to make it work using ansible?

Hello Ankur,

The first thing I would do is enable debug mode in ansible.

More specifically, I might try is adding a timeout to your ucs upload and ucs install plays. This would let you know if your ucs plays are actually failing or if they're installing the config like it seems on the big-ip.

I'd also throw a timeout on your config-sync play; if the ucs plays are actually working, then it seems like the playbook is actually hanging on the sync play, not the ucs plays.

That's all I can think of for troubleshooting off the top of my head. Let me know if you figure it out!

best of luck,

Austin