VIP setup in Ansible

This is an example of how to set up a pool and add members using the loop method and Ansible environment variables.

F5 host needs to be defined in an inventory file 'inventory/hosts'

[f5]
192.168.1.1

Playbook:

---
- name: Setup
  hosts: f5
  connection: local
  gather_facts: True

  vars:
    f5Provider:
      server: "{{inventory_hostname}}"
      user: "admin"
      password: "admin"
      validate_certs: no
      transport: rest
    nodelist:
      - {name: 'test01', address: '8.8.8.8', priority_group: 1, state: 'present'}
      - {name: 'test02', address: '8.8.4.4', priority_group: 1, state: 'present'}

  environment:
      F5_SERVER: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      F5_USER: "{{ f5Provider.user }}"
      F5_PASSWORD: "{{ f5Provider.password }}"
      F5_VALIDATE_CERTS: "{{ f5Provider.validate_certs }}"
      F5_SERVER_PORT: "{{ f5Provider.server_port }}"

  tasks:
    - name: Add pool 'test_pool'
      bigip_pool:
        lb_method: least-connections-member
        name: test_pool
        monitor_type: single
        monitors:
          - /Common/gateway_icmp
        priority_group_activation: 0
      delegate_to: localhost
      notify: Save configuration

    - name: Add nodes
      bigip_node:
        address: "{{ item.address }}"
        name: "{{ item.name }}"
      loop: "{{ nodelist }}"
      delegate_to: localhost
      notify: Save configuration

    - name: Add pool members to Pool 'test_pool'
      bigip_pool_member:
        pool: test_pool
        address: "{{ item.address }}"
        name: "{{ item.name }}"
        port: 53
        priority_group: "{{ item.priority_group }}"
        state: "{{ item.state }}"
      loop: "{{ nodelist }}"
      delegate_to: localhost
      notify: Save configuration